Dealership lied about service history!!!
Angus22
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So...it’s service time on my car, but it’s also time to sell said car as I need to use the finance payment on a house. Gets a quote to settle the finance. Gets a quote to sell back to the garage I bought it....
I take it and they as for the documents which have been say in my glove box, untouched since I bought it one year to the day......
No service record. Errrr but we bought it with a FSH......
“I’m sorry but our system says it has no service history so is only worth half the value we quoted you....”
So basically, where do I stand?. I categorically was told it had FSH, I was sold it at the market value with a service history. The finance company I’m assuming would assume this too as it’s a £20k car they’ve financed
Help!!!
I take it and they as for the documents which have been say in my glove box, untouched since I bought it one year to the day......
No service record. Errrr but we bought it with a FSH......
“I’m sorry but our system says it has no service history so is only worth half the value we quoted you....”
So basically, where do I stand?. I categorically was told it had FSH, I was sold it at the market value with a service history. The finance company I’m assuming would assume this too as it’s a £20k car they’ve financed
Help!!!
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Do you have a copy of the advert that says it has FSH? It may be stored on your computer somewhere.0
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At the moment it seems to be a case of your word against theirs. Do you have any prove that it was sold with a FSH, and also why haven't you had it serviced in the time you've owned it?0
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And why didn't you check the service book before you bought it?0
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No unfortunately not, it was apparently just taken in as a part ex so we saw it as we passed by!0
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They handed me the leather book holder and very proudly declared here’s your service history. I assumed that being the biggest car retailer in the U.K. they’d not lie!0
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They handed me the leather book holder and very proudly declared here’s your service history. I assumed that being the biggest car retailer in the U.K. they’d not lie!
Really? Is that because you think car sales people have a fantastic reputation for honesty? I'd have been checking the contents of the book as soon as I got home (or even before leaving the premises) and I'd have been back on the phone to the dealer if it didn't contain what they said it did. Lesson learned for the future hopefully.0 -
They handed me the leather book holder and very proudly declared here’s your service history. I assumed that being the biggest car retailer in the U.K. they’d not lie!
Technically they might not be lying. They gave you the service history but it turns out it's never been serviced. As others have said, you need to back up your "categorically was told it had a FSH" statement with evidence.0 -
So...it’s service time on my car, but it’s also time to sell said car as I need to use the finance payment on a house. Gets a quote to settle the finance. Gets a quote to sell back to the garage I bought it....
I take it and they as for the documents which have been say in my glove box, untouched since I bought it one year to the day......
No service record. Errrr but we bought it with a FSH......
“I’m sorry but our system says it has no service history so is only worth half the value we quoted you....”
So basically, where do I stand?. I categorically was told it had FSH, I was sold it at the market value with a service history. The finance company I’m assuming would assume this too as it’s a £20k car they’ve financed
Help!!!
Did they actually say only half the value?
The finance company couldn't care less if it has FSH0 -
If you don't know when the last service was or at what mileage it was done at (which if you had never looked at its service history you couldn't have done) how did you know it was due a service?0
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