Used Car - Faulty - Expenses Question

Strebor123

unholyangel said:

Strebor123 said:

Grumpy_chap said:

The Dealer has given you a full refund.
You won't get anything for the £200 or so.
It may be the best £200 you've ever spent.

Yeah well it definitely could be worse as it's meant I haven't ended up with a big problem car. Just a bit peeved that he's got a full service on the car for free. And I am now carless too! 

Is there no legal basis for recouping some of the money at all? 

Yes but when did you actually reject the car? Within 30 days you're entitled to a full refund but, for motor vehicles, after 30 days the refund can be reduced (for other items it's 6 months before it can be reduced). So if that applies, you may want to consider you could end up worse off if you push it. 

Also, you wouldn't need to prove he was aware of the issues. Only that the goods didn't conform to contract and that the loss was caused by that breach of contract. 

I had the car for 11 days. He has it back now. 

I suspect that it might be worth a shot at reclaiming some of the expense back from him.