Can we claim money bank

Kellycoulton

Hi, looking for a bit of advice. My Dad brought a used car from ebay. He paid £1500 by bank transfer direct to the seller. The car arrived with numerous faults and is currently unusable. The seller is refusing a refund. Is there anyway to reclaim this money through his bank?

Caz3121

was the car misdescribed?
was it a private or business seller?

MovingForwards

Was it a trader or private seller?
Why did he not view the car before buying it?

lincroft1710

A bank transfer is almost impossible to reverse

macman

It's completely impossible to reverse a bank transfer, unless the transfer itself was fraudulent, which it wasn't.
Did you father not view or test drive the vehicle before paying?
Your only option, if the buyer refuses a refund, is an LBA and then small claims process.

mattyprice4004

Impossible to answer without knowing if it’s a trader or a private sale. 

Grumpy_chap

How was the car described in the advert?
What are the faults?
Was it private or trade sale?
What age, mileage and condition of car?  I assume that at £1500, it was a very aged, high mileage vehicle so reasonable expectations must have been low.

Kellycoulton

Thanks for confirming what I already thought. It was a trader advertising on ebay. I'm not sure of the particulars of the car, or the advert, however the many faults found at the garage certainly were not advertised

GrumpyDil

If he was selling as a trader then your father potentially has rights to return the vehicle.

However these rights depend upon the length of time since the purchase and if this was a distance sale so can you post the time line of the purchase and whether your father viewed the car before completing the purchase or not.

Also, as this was purchased through eBay has he looked into any assistance he can get via eBay.

You will also need to be clearer on the faults found as the rights mentioned above are tempered according to the age of the car and reasonable expectation. 

Laz123

Err, your dad bought a car without inspecting it first? Or have I missed something?

macman

Laz123 said:

Err, your dad bought a car without inspecting it first? Or have I missed something?

No, you haven't. Look at the motoring board and you'll see numerous accounts of people buying a car from hundreds of miles away based on nothing but a few pictures on a website. No inspection, no test drive, no check of the service history. 
Beats me too!