Selling a car that was once owned by a hire company
I bought a car (nearly new) a year ago and the salesmen told me it had one previous owner. I paid £24k for it. I am selling it now and the garage told me it is of low value because the previous owner was a hire company.
I had no idea and would not have bought it had I known. I had asked the original salesman, who had owned the car, if it was an ex demonstrator etc. and he just said he had no idea other than it was a one owner car.
Given that the OFT issue the following comment in their guidance for second hand car dealers do you feel I was duped and would I have a case to claim?
'Misleading' Creating a misleading impression about the previous usage of a vehicle. For example, giving the impression that a vehicle has one previous user – through the use of statements such as ‘one previous owner’ – when in fact it is an ex-business use vehicle that has had multiple previous users (such as an ex-rental, driving school vehicle or taxi).
I had no idea and would not have bought it had I known. I had asked the original salesman, who had owned the car, if it was an ex demonstrator etc. and he just said he had no idea other than it was a one owner car.
Given that the OFT issue the following comment in their guidance for second hand car dealers do you feel I was duped and would I have a case to claim?
'Misleading' Creating a misleading impression about the previous usage of a vehicle. For example, giving the impression that a vehicle has one previous user – through the use of statements such as ‘one previous owner’ – when in fact it is an ex-business use vehicle that has had multiple previous users (such as an ex-rental, driving school vehicle or taxi).
Asked on 14 February 2013 by GrimReeper
Answered by
Honest John
The garage is talking cock. Ex rental cars have as much value as ex fleet cars or ex privately owned cars. Tell this garage you don't want to give them your business and go elsewhere.
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