Faulty second hand car

[Icy1775]

Hi all

i bought a second hand car last week, took it for a very short test drive which raised no concerns, had a good look over it and all seemed well.

Got home one with it without an issue however the next day went for a short drive and got stuck in a bit of traffic, when coasting to a stop was a touch jittery and when I went to set off although being in drive it was overrevving and had no drive, it was as though it was in neutral, but it wasn’t. Then it suddenly got drive back with a bang and violent lurch, the temp started rising to 110 too when this happened

I had this happen all the way home and has done it again yesterday

there is clearly a major fault with the gearbox

The trader has hand written the following on the receipt
”comes with full year MOT”
”Buyer fully checked and test driven the car”
”Car comes with no warranty or implied”
and in upper case “SOLD AS SEEN”

i have text text the dealer last yesterday to inform him there were problems with the car however he has not responded

what are my rights with this, the car is unusable.

[ostell]

Was all this extra writing on the receipt AFTER you had paid for the car?

You will probably have a good case under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 in that the goods were not of merchantable quality. You can reject within 30 days without having to submit to a response. Write to the dealer as soon as you can.

Search for "Consumer Rights Act" on the internet, you will find a lot of non legal explanations.

[Icy1775]

I had handed the keys over for the car I was part ex-ing and the extra cash required it was at that point that I signed the receipt

[Icy1775]

How does it work if we reject the car and they have sold the car we used as part ex ??