Bought a used car from a dealer, AA approved trouble after

Grumpy_chap

Agreed, the purchaser of a used car is responsible for their own due diligence when buying to check those things that are important and easy to assess during test drive.  This would include turning on the air conditioning.

EdGasketTheSecond

Likewise Dealers are responsible for ensuring that what they sell actually works unless stated otherwise. There is a difference between fair wear and tear due to age and something downright not working at all.

sweetsand

EdGasketTheSecond said:

Likewise Dealers are responsible for ensuring that what they sell actually works unless stated otherwise. There is a difference between fair wear and tear due to age and something downright not working at all.

Exactly and the dealer clearly advertised "air conditioning."
Thanks.

bigadaj

sweetsand said:

EdGasketTheSecond said:

Likewise Dealers are responsible for ensuring that what they sell actually works unless stated otherwise. There is a difference between fair wear and tear due to age and something downright not working at all.

Exactly and the dealer clearly advertised "air conditioning."
Thanks.

Again where is your evidence....

sweetsand

fred246 said:

https://www.businesscompanion.info/focus/car-traders/part-b-your-obligations-under-consumer-rights-act-2015-cra
There is an example there saying that air conditioning should be working.

Thank you. When a dealer sell you a car, everything must be working unless they advise you the onus is on the dealer to sell a working car unless stated otherwise.

Mercdriver

sweetsand said:

fred246 said:

https://www.businesscompanion.info/focus/car-traders/part-b-your-obligations-under-consumer-rights-act-2015-cra
There is an example there saying that air conditioning should be working.

Thank you. When a dealer sell you a car, everything must be working unless they advise you the onus is on the dealer to sell a working car unless stated otherwise.

So you have no need to buy 4 new cars every 10 months...

sweetsand

bigadaj said:

sweetsand said:

EdGasketTheSecond said:

Likewise Dealers are responsible for ensuring that what they sell actually works unless stated otherwise. There is a difference between fair wear and tear due to age and something downright not working at all.

Exactly and the dealer clearly advertised "air conditioning."
Thanks.

Again where is your evidence....

Its not my "evidence" I am referring to but that of the OP.
See OP post at 19 August at 3:55PM
That is "evidence" enough for me but the OP has his rights as a consumer as well as they bought from a dealer.
Did you not read the read before jumping on my post?

bigadaj

sweetsand said:

bigadaj said:

sweetsand said:

EdGasketTheSecond said:

Likewise Dealers are responsible for ensuring that what they sell actually works unless stated otherwise. There is a difference between fair wear and tear due to age and something downright not working at all.

Exactly and the dealer clearly advertised "air conditioning."
Thanks.

Again where is your evidence....

Its not my "evidence" I am referring to but that of the OP.
See OP post at 19 August at 3:55PM
That is "evidence" enough for me but the OP has his rights as a consumer as well as they bought from a dealer.
Did you not read the read before jumping on my post?

Yes of course I did. You have inferred that it was advertised with aircon, the OP asks a hypothetical question. It may or may not have been advertised with aircon, it is likely that the OP assumed it had but it wasn't explicitly stated and they didn't ask. At that price point then elements of  car not working that aren't critical to the safety or operation of the car is not surprising, aircon is not exactly essential in the uk after all. Whether you consider this is evidence is irrelevant, and we've been through the rights the consumer has above. 

Grumpy_chap

sweetsand said:

Thank you. When a dealer sell you a car, everything must be working unless they advise you the onus is on the dealer to sell a working car unless stated otherwise.

That is not true - otherwise no dealer would ever be able to sell a car more than a couple of years old.  The obligation on the dealer is to ensure the safety of the car and not to conceal facts (that is directed at not concealing accidents etc). 

The OP even admits right at the start...

kielyjohn said:

I bought a car and didn’t check the aircon was working

It was entirely within the gift of the OP to check the aircon was working before agreeing to purchase.  The OP did not do so.  That is the OP's risk.  To be honest, on a 12 yo £1,600 car, if I had bought it and the air con did not work I would just shrug and focus on just having a car to get from A to B.

sweetsand

bigadaj said:

sweetsand said:

bigadaj said:

sweetsand said:

EdGasketTheSecond said:

Likewise Dealers are responsible for ensuring that what they sell actually works unless stated otherwise. There is a difference between fair wear and tear due to age and something downright not working at all.

Exactly and the dealer clearly advertised "air conditioning."
Thanks.

Again where is your evidence....

Its not my "evidence" I am referring to but that of the OP.
See OP post at 19 August at 3:55PM
That is "evidence" enough for me but the OP has his rights as a consumer as well as they bought from a dealer.
Did you not read the read before jumping on my post?

Yes of course I did. You have inferred that it was advertised with aircon, the OP asks a hypothetical question. It may or may not have been advertised with aircon, it is likely that the OP assumed it had but it wasn't explicitly stated and they didn't ask. At that price point then elements of  car not working that aren't critical to the safety or operation of the car is not surprising, aircon is not exactly essential in the uk after all. Whether you consider this is evidence is irrelevant, and we've been through the rights the consumer has above. 

Ok, you say you did read the thread, but IMO you have not understood it as the OP is clear the car was advertised as with aircon.
I've supplied you with the "evidence" as you kindly requested but I pointed out to you it's not my "evidence" but that of the OP ie the person that was there and bought the car and that in most peoples book is the end of the story.