Bought a dodgy car...

mikeym

For future reference buy a car thats in date for its NCT.

I know theres a lot of cars out there that dont have an NCT but they should, its a legal requirement.

keithclancy

mikeym wrote: »

For future reference buy a car thats in date for its NCT.

I know theres a lot of cars out there that dont have an NCT but they should, its a legal requirement.

In fairness the NCT doesn't really give you an indication that you might have bought a complete lemon.

blastman

mikeym wrote: »

For future reference buy a car thats in date for its NCT.

I know theres a lot of cars out there that dont have an NCT but they should, its a legal requirement.

Your faith in the NCT is so cute!!

dring

there´s a difference between a car that´s at the end of its NCT and one that hasnt had an NCT cert for say several months

ForstalDave

In general, if you are buying a car for private use from a dealer, you are fully protected by consumer laws, which also give you the right to take legal action if your rights are not upheld.
But the same consumer rights do not exist when you are buying a car privately, as the seller is not acting in the course of a business. So you need to be more careful and well informed before buying a car in this way.

Similarly, if you are buying a car/jeep/van for your trade, business or profession, you may not be covered by consumer law.

Sellers' responsibilities
It is an offence under both road traffic legislation and the Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act to sell a car to a consumer which is not roadworthy.

If the car is not raod worthy you could argue he should not of sold it, with the warning bulbs being removed he cant really claim he was no9t aware of the issues

blastman

dring wrote: »

there´s a difference between a car that´s at the end of its NCT and one that hasnt had an NCT cert for say several months

You might as well say there's a difference between a car and another car for all the sense that makes....