Legalities Regarding Buying Second Hand Cars

[carnkie64]

I recently purchased a second hand car which was sold as seen. After a full service at a reputable garage they found it was unroadworthy and needed a lot of work. I have only had the car 4 days. Where do I stand legally, does the 14 day cooling off period apply in these instances. It was bought in good faith from a family member as well !!!!!!

[tonywiltshire]

Thank you NOX, I am well aware of the law and do not intend to pursue this pointless exchange of views.
My advice remains the same.

[starone]

My husband was in the same position, only not a family member. He went to the Small Claims court. What a fiasco! All they do is recognise the fact that someone owes you money. It is you who has to get that money back plus the fact that you now have to pay court costs. There is no way we could get the money back - the bloke went on Social Security and voila! there is no way he can pay! Rogues know the system. We ended up even worse off than before, besides which we did not even have the car because my husband, thinking the man would be honourable (like himself) took it back. He sold it to someone else and we could do nothing.

[FredPuli43]

Nox, not sure what your experience is but s75 of the Road Traffic Act, to which Tony refers makes it an offence to sell, or offer or expose for sale any motor vehicle which is not in a roadworthy condition. It doesn't matter who sells it, trader, private seller or anyone else. The only defences are 1) that the sale was for export to somewhere outside Great Britain or 2) that the seller did not believe or had no reason to believe that the vehicle would be used on a road in that condition.

This seller sold the vehicle as a car for use on the road then and clearly the buyer thought so too and that was the purpose of the sale and purchase. Whether the ensuing judgment can be enforced is not yet known, but that's no reason not to pursue the matter in the court.

[FredPuli43]

^ and had no reason^