Uncooperative car trader

bigadaj

NewUserHere wrote: »

I've said nothing that is incorrect

So why can't you state where your information comes from.

Everyone else has stated its wrong, some have been charitable and stated you might be misguided, but is so far from the truth tat it may do harm if followed by the ignorant.

You are getting to the point where you need to be reported and banned, it's one thing to have arguments about opinions, but posting misleading information as fact and law is potentially harmful.

Mirkom

So it seems all in the air here. In a nutshell, the car is broken after one day of purchase. Trader doesn't seem bothered. What next?

Fat_Walt

Mirkom wrote: »

So it seems all in the air here. In a nutshell, the car is broken after one day of purchase. Trader doesn't seem bothered. What next?

Letter before action, rejection of the vehicle. What do you want to do?

If he's not interested your only option maybe the legal route, in which case you'll need to find out what the fault is. It may only be a couple of quid to repair it in which case do it and move on.

shaun_from_Africa

How did you pay for the car?

Herzlos

Mirkom wrote: »

So it seems all in the air here. In a nutshell, the car is broken after one day of purchase. Trader doesn't seem bothered. What next?

Legally, you can give the dealer an opportunity to fix the vehicle, and if it's not satisfactory you can reject it.

Realistically, that might not be viable, as there's no requirement for the dealer to collect the vehicle from you, so you're looking at a largish bill just to get it to him (which he's not required to refund). The act of rejection may cost you more than the car is worth, too. You'd need to return it to him (again), and leave it on his property with the keys. If he doesn't just pay up, you'll need to go through the small claims court which may take months, and he may not even pay up after that point (either by ignoring the CCJ, phoenixing the company or whatever).

Pragmatically, you're as well at least getting a local garage to inspect it, either via recovery or a mobile mechanic, and have them try to figure out what's up with it. Then you can either:
1. Get it recovered to the dealer at your cost (£100+ unless you've got a friend with a car trailer).
2. Just fix it, which may be cheaper than recovery
3. Scrap it, which may also be cheaper than recovery, since we're talking about a "cheap runaround" who's main criteria was "had MOT", and a car that must be at least 12 years old.

pappa_golf

NewUserHere wrote: »

Op

you have rights. You have a 6 year guarantee afforded to you as a UK consumer. You are not obligued to return the car an the don't collect it you can sell and and keep the money. If the dealer does collect it you have a right to your expenses back and can legally take the radio and other non-essential parts to cover this.

was that statement , with regards to a " a cheap runaround, nothing flash, with 4 months m.o.t." taken from the FOTL handbook?

ratrace

Mirkom wrote: »

So it seems all in the air here. In a nutshell, the car is broken after one day of purchase. Trader doesn't seem bothered. What next?

Oh I give up

bod1467

NewUserHere wrote: »

Op

you have rights. (At least one statement in this post is correct)

You have a 6 year guarantee afforded to you as a UK consumer.

Complete and utter bunkum. The reason why is explained in the Can Trader Do This thread.