Dodgy Trader - Any advice appreciated

sheramber

Don't buy.

531063

Just pay over £100 on a cc & you have section 75 cover for the full amount of the purchase.

williamgriffin

531063 said:

Just pay over £100 on a cc & you have section 75 cover for the full amount of the purchase.

Why pay over £100? A penny would do as long as the car costs between £100 and £30,000.

macman

twilighterror said:

Hi all

Thanks for the replies. Incidentally this was published yesterday
it won’t let me post links but google ‘car dodgy brakes pregnant woman’ and look at the Coventry Evening Telegraph article
 This is the same guy so he’s quite a fellow.

The good news, I should be able to use this to find out where he lives.
I bought the car on 21/9 so plenty of time. The car is with the specialist who has written a report of damage, I was considering getting him to fix it because frankly, Alan doesn’t respond to any messages. Surely if the trader ignores all messages there comes a point whereby you can get it fixed and invoice them?

To be honest I’m now more intrigued by the idea of returning the car to him. So I could, drop the car to his house, put the keys through the letterbox and then just text him and say I’ve rejected it, as is my right within 6 months and then demand a refund?

You need to return it to his business premises-the point of purchase. Don't text anything. You need to put it in a formal letter that asserts your rights under CRA 2015. 
As we have pointed out, your case is weakened by every day you retain the car. You are now well outside the 30 day rejection window for a full 'no quibble' refund, so you must offer him one chance to repair it before rejection. 
If you want to get it fixed by the 'specialist', fine, but if so your chance of recovering the cost from him is less than zero.
6m is merely the point after which you need to prove the fault was pre-existing: before that, it's up to him to disprove it.