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I purchased a Range Rover Evoque in March 2017 from a main dealer. The salesman said it was first registered in November 2016. The warranty was three years from that date. At the end of May this year I...
Can a dealer legally change the delivery time for a new car twice? I asked for a car to be a 1 September registration and a deposit was taken on that basis. I was then told that the car had to be registered...
I bought a used car in February and after two months the turbo is broken. The car was smoking and burning oil fast, with two separate garages confirming the turbo is broken. I have asked the trader to...
We want to buy an estate car outright but two different dealers have suggested we take out PCP finance arrangements in order to qualify for the substantial dealer discount, but then cancel it within a...
My cousin has bought a used car from a Citroen garage. She was offered a good part exchange but the salesman told her the car did not come with a warranty. Is he able to get out of his legal liability...
I purchased a second hand 2014 A5 Sportback in October 2017. We received a six month warranty with the car and now the clutch is slipping. The warranty company are stating that the clutch has to be completely...
Last week a couple of yellow warning lights appeared on the dash of my 2014 Skoda Octavia 1.4 petrol. At the main dealer they diagnosed a turbo fault which requires a new turbo to be fitted at a cost of...
I have a 2010 Volkswagen Golf and was told by a garage that the high pressure fuel pump had disintegrated and blocked the injectors. I was later told by a main Volkswagen dealership that I had mis-fueled...
I'm think of buying a car and having narrowed it down to a couple of choices. Is December around Christmas and early New Year a better time from a buyers perspective to buy a new/used car from a dealer?
What does 'VAT qualify' mean. Do I have to pay VAT on top or do I get it back?
 

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