Dealer refusing to sell me a new car.

redped

Jumblebumble said:

Xenon123 said:

It is not a warranty management issue compounded by the distance.  If something is wrong with the car within the warranty period, it is a warranty claim which can be addressed at my local dealers workshop.  If it is not a warrantable issue within the warranty period, the selling dealer has no liability anyway.  If its outside of warranty its on me.  If for any other reason I feel a return to the dealership is unavoidable, I would not expect the dealer to arrange that, I would deal with that myself.

If there is a warranty issue when the car arrives and the original dealer fixes it and then something else fails it is possible that the dealer in Northern Ireland may blame the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dealer's handywork for the problem and claim it is not under warranty and then what?
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dealer has no idea if you would when the chips are down actually deal with a return to them yourself.

Don't also forget that ultimately  until the car is in your hands and the money is in the dealers hands the deal does not exist

Fixed that for you.

Murphybear

flaneurs_lobster said:

Neil49 said:

Just out of interest, have you tried getting a quote from a dealer in the Irish Republic? 

Don't think the OP would be interested in a left-hand drive car...

Last time I went to Ireland everyone drove on the same side of the road as the UK

The issue of goods from the U.K. not being delivered to Northern Ireland is massive, not just the occasional car dealer.  I found the following document

“Consumer Council for Northern Ireland 

Consumer experiences of retailers not delivering to Northern Ireland

July 2024”

Money_Grabber13579

Murphybear said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Neil49 said:

Just out of interest, have you tried getting a quote from a dealer in the Irish Republic? 

Don't think the OP would be interested in a left-hand drive car...

Last time I went to Ireland everyone drove on the same side of the road as the UK

The issue of goods from the U.K. not being delivered to Northern Ireland is massive, not just the occasional car dealer.  I found the following document

“Consumer Council for Northern Ireland 

Consumer experiences of retailers not delivering to Northern Ireland

July 2024”

It is a massive issue. Even Amazon won’t deliver certain goods to Northern Ireland (as in goods which Amazon sell themselves and ship from their warehouses). 

Most suppliers of plants and seeds won’t ship to Northern Ireland either.

Despite what the OP says, there is a different regulatory environment now in NI when compared to the rest of the UK and it is that which is causing these issues. It’s an issue which can be dealt with but most businesses in GB can’t be bothered with the hassle and paperwork for what is a very small number of Northern Ireland customers, so just refuse to supply.