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van broke down within a week, small claim court?

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  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Start putting things in writing. Tell him you are rejecting the vehicle and want a refund.
  • Mr_kerr
    Mr_kerr Posts: 8 Forumite
    waamo wrote: »
    Start putting things in writing. Tell him you are rejecting the vehicle and want a refund.

    Thanks. Get really stressed these two weeks. I may send a letter to the seller not sure whether I will get any response.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Mr_kerr wrote: »
    Thanks. Get really stressed these two weeks. I may send a letter to the seller not sure whether I will get any response.

    Probably not but if this gets to court a paper trail is always a good thing.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,596 Forumite
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    Mr_kerr wrote: »

    I tried to ontact the seller. In the beginning he didnt answer me. Later the van was taken to a garage nearby. The power steering pump and a metal pipe have been replaced with bill above half grand.



    In what way did you contact the seller? In writing?

    When you say that in the beginning he didnt answer you, how long was it from initially contacting him until you spoke to him?

    Was it him that told you to take it to a nearby garage?

    What EXACTLY did the advert for the van say in the description?

    Normally you need to give the seller an opportunity to put right the fault. By taking it elsewhere (unless he told you to do this) then you may have made this rather difficult.
    Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
    Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')

    No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    waamo wrote: »
    Start putting things in writing. Tell him you are rejecting the vehicle and want a refund.

    However that option would leave the OP £500 down.
  • davidwood681
    davidwood681 Posts: 881 Forumite
    How much was the van OP?
  • J_B
    J_B Posts: 6,842 Forumite
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    Mr_kerr

    This is not a criticism, but your written English doesn't come across as perfectly as maybe it should.
    Do you have someone who could help you write a letter?

    :)
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