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Evening all, looking for some advice regarding my right.
I purchased a used car for £5600 on a debit card, just over 30 days ago. The car came with a brand new MOT which had ZERO advisories.
Important fact - The previous MOT from just over 12 months ago has a host of advisories on it - Brake pipe corroded offside and nearside, shock absorbers deteriorated nearside and offside, Oil leak from engine.
Since purchasing the car it's needed to go back for some repairs (DPF & Rear Shocks) - which they've repaired.
I've took the car for a service (to a friends garage) because, even though it was sold with FSH, it only had a couple of stamps and no service paperwork of previous work. They called me to explain there is a major oil leak in the engine and the front shock absorbers are corroded and need replacing - TWO of the items listed on the previous MOT from a year ago. However, none of this is showing on the NEW MOT they supplied me with the car.
I've contacted them to explain that I'm quickly losing faith in the car and concerned that it's been sold with known issues and I'm also concerned with other issues that could exist and havent been addressed by the new MOT! The MOT on the car is clearly fraudulent.
They've offered to re-MOT it, put right the oil leak and absorbers and give me an extended warranty - which seems fair. But how am I supposed to trust that the work will be done to a good standard when they've already given me a dodgy MOT in the first place. When I told them about the shocks, they suggested my friends garage was just trying to bump up the costs. I sent them the pics of the corroded shocks!
Can I legally request a refund based on the above or do I have to let them put this right, taking in to account it was sold faulty?
Jamie
I purchased a used car for £5600 on a debit card, just over 30 days ago. The car came with a brand new MOT which had ZERO advisories.
Important fact - The previous MOT from just over 12 months ago has a host of advisories on it - Brake pipe corroded offside and nearside, shock absorbers deteriorated nearside and offside, Oil leak from engine.
Since purchasing the car it's needed to go back for some repairs (DPF & Rear Shocks) - which they've repaired.
I've took the car for a service (to a friends garage) because, even though it was sold with FSH, it only had a couple of stamps and no service paperwork of previous work. They called me to explain there is a major oil leak in the engine and the front shock absorbers are corroded and need replacing - TWO of the items listed on the previous MOT from a year ago. However, none of this is showing on the NEW MOT they supplied me with the car.
I've contacted them to explain that I'm quickly losing faith in the car and concerned that it's been sold with known issues and I'm also concerned with other issues that could exist and havent been addressed by the new MOT! The MOT on the car is clearly fraudulent.
They've offered to re-MOT it, put right the oil leak and absorbers and give me an extended warranty - which seems fair. But how am I supposed to trust that the work will be done to a good standard when they've already given me a dodgy MOT in the first place. When I told them about the shocks, they suggested my friends garage was just trying to bump up the costs. I sent them the pics of the corroded shocks!
Can I legally request a refund based on the above or do I have to let them put this right, taking in to account it was sold faulty?
Jamie
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