Buying an ex Mobility vehicle

Inner_Zone

Mercedes55 wrote: »

I think they should have told him it's tax status as we bought a car we couldn't legally drive and still can't as there is nowhere open on a Sunday to sort things out.

A lot of Post Offices open on a Sunday.

almillar

they often need various repairs if the person who owned it was using the car to get a wheelchair in or out or may have damaged the paintwork with walking aids

Good general rule - and presumably, as with any other car, you actually looked at the bumper on the boot - what if it wasn't a MOTABILITY car, and a young family was scraping a pram over it instead?

Your opinion goes against that of the motor trade and many 'car nuts' - Motability cars CAN BE great - but you've got to inspect them, just like any other car.

As far as I can see, the only LOSS you've actually incurred, is that you've got the hassle of changing the tax class, and not being able to use the car for a couple of days.
If that's all, I'd just suck it up and get on with it. Compared to the value of an £18,000 car, it's small beans.

I've been told it's against the Sales of Goods Act to sell a car without saying it needs to have it's Tax Class changed

Apart from that Act no longer being in force, can anyone confirm or deny this?

motorguy

almillar wrote: »

Apart from that Act no longer being in force, can anyone confirm or deny this?

There was nothing in the SOGA about having to be informed about taxation class change.

Andy_L

Inner_Zone wrote: »

A lot of Post Offices open on a Sunday.

or you can tax it online

Michtaylor09

My two previous cars were ex motability. Both low mileage, both 3 years old when I bought them for a good price. I kept them both for 4 years, never had any problems with them. They never failed a mot. I never had to spend anything on them apart from tyres and brake pads, just the usual wear and tear stuff.
Both cars were passed on to family when I had finished with them and both are still running well. One is 7 years old and the other is 11 years old.
Would I buy another ex motability? Yes... No hesitation, but I always get a mechanic to check them over first.

Michtaylor09

Mercedes55 wrote: »

My husband did a part exchange for a car that turns out to be an ex Mobility car.

They didn't tell him this until after money had changed hands and then they also added about him having to go to the Post Office and fill out forms to get the Tax Class changed.

To be honest I'm not terribly happy with it being ex Mobility as it was a lot of money and I have read that dealers buy them very cheaply as they often need various repairs if the person who owned it was using the car to get a wheelchair in or out or may have damaged the paintwork with walking aids.

I've been told it's against the Sales of Goods Act to sell a car without saying it needs to have it's Tax Class changed, does anyone know if this is the case. I'm having no success with getting the Dealer to take the car back

Did you or your husband check the paintwork for damage? Was there any?
If a motability car needs repairs, they are done as and when needed during the 3 year lease period . i don't understand why you are so upset?

Herzlos

If you've looked the car over and are happy with it, what it did in the past is irrelevant (unless it was a taxi / learner car, which it isnt).

How old is it if it's £18k? If it's a 3 year Motability, then it must have cost around £40k new (assuming 45% value left at 3 years), and that makes it quite pricey for a Motability.

Michtaylor09 wrote: »

i don't understand why you are so upset?

Buyers remorse?

Chrishazle

From the OP's username, guess the make....

Be gentle people, the OP came here looking for help, not criticism. Think how you would feel if, as a lady "39 and holding" and not a petrolhead, with a husband with health problems, the round trip to collect the car took him 8 hours in total, after which he was exhausted - and until he got home all the OP knew of the car was the Autotrader ad - which has now disappeared! BTW, I am not the husband, but I'm pretty sure the OP is a person I know from another forum, and she's a nice, gentle person.

IMHO non-disclosure of the tax class of the vehicle, compounded by not getting it re-registered as PLV before sale resulting in it being driven untaxed, is disgraceful, and the seller should completely unwind the deal, returning the car they traded in and the additional cash they paid as a minimum, preferably with something added to compensate for the fuel cost and wasted day for the husband. Preferably they return the traded in car by transporter and take the Motability vehicle away rather than the OP/husband having another long trip to the seller.

GTE_Boy

Chrishazle wrote: »

From the OP's username, guess the make....

Be gentle people, the OP came here looking for help, not criticism. Think how you would feel if, as a lady "39 and holding" and not a petrolhead, with a husband with health problems, the round trip to collect the car took him 8 hours in total, after which he was exhausted - and until he got home all the OP knew of the car was the Autotrader ad - which has now disappeared! BTW, I am not the husband, but I'm pretty sure the OP is a person I know from another forum, and she's a nice, gentle person.

IMHO non-disclosure of the tax class of the vehicle, compounded by not getting it re-registered as PLV before sale resulting in it being driven untaxed, is disgraceful, and the seller should completely unwind the deal, returning the car they traded in and the additional cash they paid as a minimum, preferably with something added to compensate for the fuel cost and wasted day for the husband. Preferably they return the traded in car by transporter and take the Motability vehicle away rather than the OP/husband having another long trip to the seller.

If it is the same person, then maybe giving the full story from the off would have resulted in the best advice.

d123

Chrishazle wrote: »

IMHO non-disclosure of the tax class of the vehicle, compounded by not getting it re-registered as PLV before sale resulting in it being driven untaxed, is disgraceful, and the seller should completely unwind the deal, returning the car they traded in and the additional cash they paid as a minimum, preferably with something added to compensate for the fuel cost and wasted day for the husband. Preferably they return the traded in car by transporter and take the Motability vehicle away rather than the OP/husband having another long trip to the seller.

What legislation do you think there is that would make that happen?

If the tax class was such a big issue why didn't they ask even before going to see the car?