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Sold my car privately, they are now threating to bring me to court if I don't agree to refund

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  • user1977 said:

    She wrote again today saying she was going to the office for the claim
    What office?
    Don't know what office. I am not replying nor I am visualizing the messages, just read from the notification panel. 
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    There is no "office". Small claims are launched online - https://www.gov.uk/make-money-claim

    Let's just say that there's a faint whiff of cattle about this.

    Sit back, don't reply, and just let her get bored.
  • Io so cosa fare. Proprio niente! Ignorarla.

    I don't think a translation is needed for that!
  • Io so cosa fare. Proprio niente! Ignorarla.

    I don't think a translation is needed for that!
    LoL :-) . 
  • Io so cosa fare. Proprio niente! Ignorarla.

    I don't think a translation is needed for that!
    Ottima Italiano!
  • Richard53
    Richard53 Posts: 3,173 Forumite
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    Mi ha fatto ridere comunque.
    If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.
  • Just make sure that when you order Penne Arrabiata that you take care to pronounce both 'n' s in Penne.  Otherwise you will be asking for angry p****s ;)
  • Richard53
    Richard53 Posts: 3,173 Forumite
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    When I holidayed in Genoa (friend's sister lived there) at the age of about 13, I was warned not to confuse the town name Chiavari down the coast with the verb chiavare, which is apparently extremely rude.
    If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.
  • You have fewer rights when a second-hand car is bought privately than from a dealer because important elements of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 don’t apply to privately sold cars.

    This means there is NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT for the car to be of satisfactory quality or fit for purpose

    However, contractual rules about misrepresentation do apply. So, as the seller you must accurately describe the car and not tell the buyer something about it that isn’t true, such as saying it has full service history when it hasn’t or is in excellent condition if it’s only just scraped through its MOT test with a long list of advisory work. The car also has to be in a roadworthy condition and you must have the right to sell it.


  • You have fewer rights when a second-hand car is bought privately than from a dealer because important elements of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 don’t apply to privately sold cars.

    This means there is NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT for the car to be of satisfactory quality or fit for purpose

    However, contractual rules about misrepresentation do apply. So, as the seller you must accurately describe the car and not tell the buyer something about it that isn’t true, such as saying it has full service history when it hasn’t or is in excellent condition if it’s only just scraped through its MOT test with a long list of advisory work. The car also has to be in a roadworthy condition and you must have the right to sell it.


    I did not lie and described the car to the best of my knowledge. did show the mot certificate and the advisory list. the car was working when I sold it. 
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