Second hand car problem - Help Please.

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Conor wrote: »

Ebay is very different because for some reason, people seem to think that the normal rules of buying a car - GO LOOK AT IT FIRST - don't apply. Apart from some specialist stuff, its mostly filled with stuff people can't shift by the normal means or they know has problems.

Regarding Ebay, it's an auction. If you buy from a regular auction it's sold as seen and the rules on second hand car sales don't apply.

You obviously havn't been to eBay for some time, the majority of cars on there are quite simply " On Sale ", not subject to auction.

Many sellers are main dealers.

If a car is not as descibed, the buyer does not have to go through with the contract.

As with any and every purchase, the " buyer beware " rule applies.

Nothing different about eBay.

Tozer

Buyer beware (caveat emptor) does not apply if it is a business to consumer transaction. Sale of Goods Act still applies which means that the warranties of satisfactory quality and fitness for purpose cannot be displaced.

jdfallon1970

Thanks everyone for your advice:

anewman - The tyres were the first thing I had checked when I got home at that point I had only done about 40miles.

I have contacted Trading Standards and they have told me that i have a strong case for getting some costs towards the tyres and the full costs towards the oil leak and the exhaust head being fixed.

Just for a point of interest Trading Standards said that even though it was an auction because it was an ebay auction its means that you can't physically attend. Therefore it does not fall under any regular auction rules but rather under the sale of goods act and distant selling regulations (whatever they are?).

Keith

jdfallon1970 wrote: »

distant selling regulations (whatever they are?).

Distance Selling Regulations? How do they apply when you accepted the quality of the goods when you inspected the vehicle and handed over your money.

I mean you did inspect it before purchasing the vehicle didn't you, or did you hand your money over then find the problems and expect that you shouldn't have to pay for what seems to me to be wear and tear? (apart from the oil leak)

anewman

Oil leaks are not really a problem so long as they're a slow drip, just top it up - although you would expect a car described as having no leaks to have no leaks.

inmypocketnottheirs

Keith wrote: »

Distance Selling Regulations? How do they apply when you accepted the quality of the goods when you inspected the vehicle and handed over your money.

I mean you did inspect it before purchasing the vehicle didn't you, or did you hand your money over then find the problems and expect that you shouldn't have to pay for what seems to me to be wear and tear? (apart from the oil leak)

The Sale of Goods Act applies.