Faulty car off Facebook

TELLIT01

Without knowing the nature of the faults it's impossible to know if they are even covered by the MOT.  Irrespective, it would be very difficult to prove, 5 months on, that a fault which would be an MOT fail was evident at that time.  If your friend suspects it could be a dodgy MOT they should report it.

pinkshoes

As already said:

1. What exactly did the advert say?
2. What is wrong with it?
3. How much was it?
4. How old is it?

If the advert was very vague e.g. car for sale 58 plate then it would be up to the buyer to get it checked before purchase.

If it said mechanically sound it needs to be just that.

MOT is irrelevant as that means it passed on that day.

powerful_Rogue

MalMonroe said:

Hi, this is what Citizens Advice says about problems with cars bought from private sellers (including those on Facebook) -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/

Worst case scenario, your friend could take them to court but first, should send a letter to the seller letting them know that your friend has rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 

If your friend is worried that a fake MOT has been issued, they should report the matter without delay, in order to prevent this kind of thing happening to other motorists.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-mot-tester

It's a bit late for your friend now but I would never ever buy a used car from a private seller, whether they are on FB, Gumtree, eBay or any other kind of site. With a dealer/trader you have far more protection. And also if you put some of the payment on a credit card, there's added protection under Section 75. A private seller can (and often will) just turn around and say something like "prove it" - and it's very difficult to do so.

Yet more incorrect information. Your posts are going to end up losing someone money one day.

You have no rights when purchasing a car privately under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The limited rights come from the Sales of Goods Act 1979.

societys_child

An MOT pass (5 months ago) is not the same as 12 months warranty!

mattyprice4004

powerful_Rogue said:

MalMonroe said:

Hi, this is what Citizens Advice says about problems with cars bought from private sellers (including those on Facebook) -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/

Worst case scenario, your friend could take them to court but first, should send a letter to the seller letting them know that your friend has rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 

If your friend is worried that a fake MOT has been issued, they should report the matter without delay, in order to prevent this kind of thing happening to other motorists.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-mot-tester

It's a bit late for your friend now but I would never ever buy a used car from a private seller, whether they are on FB, Gumtree, eBay or any other kind of site. With a dealer/trader you have far more protection. And also if you put some of the payment on a credit card, there's added protection under Section 75. A private seller can (and often will) just turn around and say something like "prove it" - and it's very difficult to do so.

Yet more incorrect information. Your posts are going to end up losing someone money one day.

You have no rights when purchasing a car privately under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The limited rights come from the Sales of Goods Act 1979.

I’ve said this for some time now - the amount of mis-information from this account is barmy. 

I’m starting to wonder if it’s someone deliberately trolling! 

mattyprice4004

To the OP - if your friend wants any guarantee or warranty they need to buy from a dealer, not privately off Facebook. 

They have no realistic prospect of success with a claim, things break and they’ve just been unlucky. 

Zinger549

mattyprice4004 said:

powerful_Rogue said:

MalMonroe said:

Hi, this is what Citizens Advice says about problems with cars bought from private sellers (including those on Facebook) -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/

Worst case scenario, your friend could take them to court but first, should send a letter to the seller letting them know that your friend has rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 

If your friend is worried that a fake MOT has been issued, they should report the matter without delay, in order to prevent this kind of thing happening to other motorists.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-mot-tester

It's a bit late for your friend now but I would never ever buy a used car from a private seller, whether they are on FB, Gumtree, eBay or any other kind of site. With a dealer/trader you have far more protection. And also if you put some of the payment on a credit card, there's added protection under Section 75. A private seller can (and often will) just turn around and say something like "prove it" - and it's very difficult to do so.

Yet more incorrect information. Your posts are going to end up losing someone money one day.

You have no rights when purchasing a car privately under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The limited rights come from the Sales of Goods Act 1979.

I’ve said this for some time now - the amount of mis-information from this account is barmy. 

I’m starting to wonder if it’s someone deliberately trolling! 

It's been mentioned to them before about posting incorrect information. The problem is they never usually return to a thread. They believe they're posting helpful advise.

Manxman_in_exile

Zinger549 said:

mattyprice4004 said:

powerful_Rogue said:

MalMonroe said:

Hi, this is what Citizens Advice says about problems with cars bought from private sellers (including those on Facebook) -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/

Worst case scenario, your friend could take them to court but first, should send a letter to the seller letting them know that your friend has rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 

If your friend is worried that a fake MOT has been issued, they should report the matter without delay, in order to prevent this kind of thing happening to other motorists.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-mot-tester

It's a bit late for your friend now but I would never ever buy a used car from a private seller, whether they are on FB, Gumtree, eBay or any other kind of site. With a dealer/trader you have far more protection. And also if you put some of the payment on a credit card, there's added protection under Section 75. A private seller can (and often will) just turn around and say something like "prove it" - and it's very difficult to do so.

Yet more incorrect information. Your posts are going to end up losing someone money one day.

You have no rights when purchasing a car privately under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The limited rights come from the Sales of Goods Act 1979.

I’ve said this for some time now - the amount of mis-information from this account is barmy. 

I’m starting to wonder if it’s someone deliberately trolling! 

It's been mentioned to them before about posting incorrect information. The problem is they never usually return to a thread. They believe they're posting helpful advise.

I'm not sure that Mal don't return to threads any more.  It used to say in their signature that they rarely returned after posting with the somewhat pretentious quote from the Rubyiat that "the moving finger having writ, moves on", but that quote has been dropped now.

Their most egregious bit of incorrect information was that 1977 must have been a terrible year - even though they weren't in the UK at the time!

1977 was a great year.  Went to scores of gigs including David Bowie's Heroes tour.  London's Burning.  Pretty Vacant.  God save the Queen.  Peaches.  Went to see Suicide.  Phil Read won inaugural Isle of Man F1 TT.  Star Wars, Close Encounters, Saturday Night Fever, Eraserhead.  The list of good things is endless...

Great year.

theonlywayisup

mattyprice4004 said:

powerful_Rogue said:

MalMonroe said:

Hi, this is what Citizens Advice says about problems with cars bought from private sellers (including those on Facebook) -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/

Worst case scenario, your friend could take them to court but first, should send a letter to the seller letting them know that your friend has rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 

If your friend is worried that a fake MOT has been issued, they should report the matter without delay, in order to prevent this kind of thing happening to other motorists.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-mot-tester

It's a bit late for your friend now but I would never ever buy a used car from a private seller, whether they are on FB, Gumtree, eBay or any other kind of site. With a dealer/trader you have far more protection. And also if you put some of the payment on a credit card, there's added protection under Section 75. A private seller can (and often will) just turn around and say something like "prove it" - and it's very difficult to do so.

Yet more incorrect information. Your posts are going to end up losing someone money one day.

You have no rights when purchasing a car privately under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The limited rights come from the Sales of Goods Act 1979.

I’ve said this for some time now - the amount of mis-information from this account is barmy. 

I’m starting to wonder if it’s someone deliberately trolling! 

I've noticed that when you challenge this person they don't even come back with an argument and I completely agree, the advice is poor at best but is consistently wrong. 

Murphybear

powerful_Rogue said:

Big MalMonroe said:

Hi, this is what Citizens Advice says about problems with cars bought from private sellers (including those on Facebook) -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/buying-or-repairing-a-car/problems-with-a-used-car/

Worst case scenario, your friend could take them to court but first, should send a letter to the seller letting them know that your friend has rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. 

If your friend is worried that a fake MOT has been issued, they should report the matter without delay, in order to prevent this kind of thing happening to other motorists.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-an-mot-tester

It's a bit late for your friend now but I would never ever buy a used car from a private seller, whether they are on FB, Gumtree, eBay or any other kind of site. With a dealer/trader you have far more protection. And also if you put some of the payment on a credit card, there's added protection under Section 75. A private seller can (and often will) just turn around and say something like "prove it" - and it's very difficult to do so.

Yet more incorrect information. Your posts are going to end up losing someone money one day.

You have no rights when purchasing a car privately under the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The limited rights come from the Sales of Goods Act 1979.

There are very few legal requirements to selling a car privately

From the AA website 

The legal bit

For a private buyer it's a case of 'buyer beware' but that doesn't mean you can sell a car in any condition or describe it as something it's not.

• You must have the right to sell it
• The vehicle must match your description
• The vehicle must be roadworthy

I would never buy a car from a private individual.  The last car I bought was from a local garage in a little village.  The owner had a superb reputation and apparently looked after the cars from nearly everyone in the village and he looked after my husbands ancient Lexus (as it happened he owned a virtually identical model .  He did a few sales as well and the car I bought has run smoothly for 7 years.