Associate
Just get on with life. It's a mistake and something you won't do again. Run it for however long you want or just sell it on.
Bought undeclared Cat N car is there anything I can do?
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Man of Honour
Stop trying to push liability elsewhere!
Take some accountability for the situation. You didn't check, now you are annoyed.
You caused the situation - nobody forced you to buy the car, and it would appear nobody "actively" lied to you.
So it's all your own doing I'm afraid - the situation, the way you are feeling now.... just chalk it up to experience and move on.
So you've turned up to look at a 1.4TSI, found a 1.4 with a bent bootlid, bought it anyway and now want to chip the bloke a grand because you're regretting it?
Soldato
That’s not how consumer law works; he’s in breach of contract, and is fully entitled to take him to court, even if it is a private sale.
Having read the thread, OP has made some other critical errors that would go against him in a court of law, however.
Did you not test drive it?
He'd stand zero chance.
Man of Honour
What contract is breached? I think the OP is going to have a tough time proving deliberate misrepresentation.
How is he?
The bloke says he didn't know about an accident repair that occurred 3 months before his ownership. The OP has nothing to prove he did know.
What's he going to take him to court for, not being psychic?
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Man of Honour
It was Cat N'd before the seller bought it, so his claim in the recorded call could well be complete truth. Good luck proving otherwise.
People like OP are the reason I cba with private sales. Blind buys car then demands money off/back when something isn't quite right.
You have ample opportunity to do your homework and check the car over. If he lives 1 street away it's not worth the aggro trying to do someone over so close to home.
You have ample opportunity to do your homework and check the car over. If he lives 1 street away it's not worth the aggro trying to do someone over so close to home.
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What if the company that sold it to him clarifies that is was listed on sale as Cat N?
Man of Honour
How are you going to find out who the sellers seller was?
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By asking him?
Man of Honour
And you think he's going to be open to you asking him questions when you're causing him grief because you messed up?
Soldato
If he was clever enough he wouldn't tell you jack.
He'd have to be clinically brain dead to tell you that after the conversation you've already had and knowing you're trying to prove he's lied to you.
Associate
Even if you could prove he was mis-sold the car by a dealer, the time and money to go through all this is a massive false economy.
Just accept you messed up and move on.
Soldato
Any Cat x cars have to be advertised as such. If the seller doesn't play ball it is a small claim for at least the difference in value. It is OK to drive a Cat N as long as it has a current MoT. Do you have the sellers advert details?
Andi.
Soldato
I've seen countless threads on here and Pistonheads about people who have sold a car privately and then had the buyer contact them asking for redress because of $reasons. The general consensus in every case was to ignore the buyer, or tell them to jog on.
The same applies in this case. You didn't do your homework properly. Accept the annoyance and chalk it up to experience. You have, for all intents and purposes, no comeback. It's simply not worth the effort and mental anguish.
The same applies in this case. You didn't do your homework properly. Accept the annoyance and chalk it up to experience. You have, for all intents and purposes, no comeback. It's simply not worth the effort and mental anguish.