Hi all, looking for some advice please related to a recent car purchase.
A car dealership provided me with a quote for a new car. My intention is/was to buy the car on finance. Since this is a new car the dealership and the car manufacturer are contributing to the deposit. I had discussed the car and the quote no fewer than 5 times with the salesman. Earlier this week I decided to go ahead with the car and finance quote and paid a deposit of £1000 (the balance of my deposit would become payable when I collect the car in a few months). I haven't signed any contract or finance agreements at this point. Today the salesman called me to say that he had made a mistake in calculating the deposit contribution, in effect he had double counted a portion which meant the amount to finance increased so the monthly cost will increase by £100 per month.
I asked the salesman to honour the original offer but he has refused. In my view I have a valid contract - they made an offer, I accepted it and paid £1000 deposit to secure the offer. Furthermore, the salesman had sent me the order form for the vehicle which shows the deposit amounts and the monthly finance amount, he also has confirmed in writing the total amount of my deposit and total of their deposit contribution prior to realising he had made an error.
Can I do anything to force them to continue with this contract? What rights do I have at this point in time?
Thanks
C
A car dealership provided me with a quote for a new car. My intention is/was to buy the car on finance. Since this is a new car the dealership and the car manufacturer are contributing to the deposit. I had discussed the car and the quote no fewer than 5 times with the salesman. Earlier this week I decided to go ahead with the car and finance quote and paid a deposit of £1000 (the balance of my deposit would become payable when I collect the car in a few months). I haven't signed any contract or finance agreements at this point. Today the salesman called me to say that he had made a mistake in calculating the deposit contribution, in effect he had double counted a portion which meant the amount to finance increased so the monthly cost will increase by £100 per month.
I asked the salesman to honour the original offer but he has refused. In my view I have a valid contract - they made an offer, I accepted it and paid £1000 deposit to secure the offer. Furthermore, the salesman had sent me the order form for the vehicle which shows the deposit amounts and the monthly finance amount, he also has confirmed in writing the total amount of my deposit and total of their deposit contribution prior to realising he had made an error.
Can I do anything to force them to continue with this contract? What rights do I have at this point in time?
Thanks
C
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