Any statutory rights?

theNude

theNude

theNude

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Hi Forum,

I bought a 2002 2.0 Laguna initiale just over a month ago and it has now broken down 4 times with the computer telling me there is an injection fault and it goes into safe mode which means it doesnt rev over 2krpm and if i stop it goes red and turns the engine off.

i phoned the garage and asked them if i had a warrenty and they said no. however what is the law on this?

Thanks.

and PS. please no comments saying i should have bought a Mondeo!
 
Can't help you with the legal side of things, but check the electrical connections to the injectors and make sure they're well clipped in place.
 
If it was sold to you as trade, then you have little recourse without expensive legal action, otherwise the car has to be fit for purpose under the sale of goods act, obviously though the price you paid for it is relevant in determining purpose.
 
If the car is bought from a trader then you have a MINIMUM of 3 months warranty (more at the discretion of the garage). This is a statutory right under British law.

Ste_bla, a trader cannot do a trade sale to a private purchaser, or sell a car as sold as seen for that matter.
 
Alibaba99 said:
If the car is bought from a trader then you have a MINIMUM of 3 months warranty
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No, you don't. What you have is that if there is a fault with the car, the burdon of proof to demonstrate the car was not faulty at the time of purchase lies with the retailer for the first 6 months. After 6 months, it moves to the consumer. What this effectively means is that there is virtually no way for a trader to suscesfully legally get out of doing something about a fault like this.

Once its fixed, get rid of this car. It's a complete pile of rubbish and will be NOTHING but trouble. You joke about the Mondeo but there is a reason they always get recommended and Lagunas dont.
 
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