Mis-selling a car on the new VED

AdrianC

My head hurts.

You haven't been mis-sold anything, because you haven't BOUGHT anything yet.

All that's happened so far is that you've done some research before purchase, and confirmed the information you were seeking. Congratulations.

bigadaj

CateO wrote: »

Update I've been back in contact with the dealership stating that I had concerns that the car was over the threshold, and that I had checked this with the DVLA. Result is that rather sheepishly they admitted that it was over the threshold. At least now I can make an informed decision to part with the money or not. But it is my choice and not being miss-informed.

Isn't there a difference of not giving you the information and an incorrect answer to a directly asked question. I work in a highly regulated industry and those that lie to a government inspector can be prosecuted (fines and prison sentence) so why is it permissible in retailing?

You can take civil action against them if you feel strongly enough.

Dependent on what industry you work in I'd have thought the impact of lying would be somewhat more dramatic than costing a little extra in operating a vehicle.

bigadaj

Most Mis selling, whether that be in financial products or elsewhere, is actually Mis buying, and frequently it's just not very bright people accepting a deal that isn't very favourable.

The whole PPI and related financial Mis selling has been a huge boon to the government, cheaper than helicopter money, far more efficient than Bank of England QE, as the not very intelligent people who paid out money unnecessarily previously are just the sort of people who now spend their free money on more crap and so provide a boost to the wider economy.

missile

You know the threshold is £40,000 list price.
You know the make and model of the car you are buying.
How hard can it be to check the list price on the manufacturer's website?

BeenThroughItAll

If you're 'looking to buy' and this is an issue, then just walk away.


Sorted.

AdrianC

missile wrote: »

You know the threshold is £40,000 list price.
You know the make and model of the car you are buying.
How hard can it be to check the list price on the manufacturer's website?

The relevant list price includes all fitted optional extras - that can be a LOT harder to determine for a used car - and "ex-demo" is used. But, at the end of the day, any dealer should be very used to quoting the figure, because it's exactly the same as the P11D figure for company car users.

I strongly suspect that the issue here is that the list of the base car did indeed come under the £40k threshold, but the fitted options put it over that. If that is the case, then I don't think the dealer have done anything wrong at all, bar give a slightly-hasty answer without fully checking first.