Skylarking
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TGR, just to elaborate a little more, an engine failure that renders the vehicle inoperable an on.y be classified as a major failure under ACL. This means the buyer can choose their preferred remedy of either repair, replacement or full purchase price refund. It doesn’t mean the buyer has the choice of who will repair the defective product should they choose a repair (as the seller may have their own mechanics on staff so they can repair it more cheaply, of just make a cheaper repair...)
What works in your favour is that it’s only two weeks since purchase and you didn’t get the vehicle inspected before your purchase (ignorance can be is useful). But what can really undo an ACL major failure claim is if any written report was provided to you before you took possession of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle defects you listed must be rectified.
Dealers can be really slimy buggers as they know the law. If the seller provided a written report listing no noise found during roadworthy inspection and also wrote that such noises are common for vehicles of this age, then your ACL claim could be scuttled before it leaves port (since you accepted such a possible defect once you took possession). If they only wrote no fault found and the rest was verbal waffle, then you are in a better position to make a major fault claim.
(It may also depends on what the normal going price is for your vehicle you purchased. If you got it for much less than the going rate, the reason could be construed that it was due to it being old and tired...)
Ring CAV and outline the written conditions around your purchase and what has occurred after just 2 weeks and they should be able to provide advice (though quality of staff can be vary).
What works in your favour is that it’s only two weeks since purchase and you didn’t get the vehicle inspected before your purchase (ignorance can be is useful). But what can really undo an ACL major failure claim is if any written report was provided to you before you took possession of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle defects you listed must be rectified.
Dealers can be really slimy buggers as they know the law. If the seller provided a written report listing no noise found during roadworthy inspection and also wrote that such noises are common for vehicles of this age, then your ACL claim could be scuttled before it leaves port (since you accepted such a possible defect once you took possession). If they only wrote no fault found and the rest was verbal waffle, then you are in a better position to make a major fault claim.
(It may also depends on what the normal going price is for your vehicle you purchased. If you got it for much less than the going rate, the reason could be construed that it was due to it being old and tired...)
Ring CAV and outline the written conditions around your purchase and what has occurred after just 2 weeks and they should be able to provide advice (though quality of staff can be vary).
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