Worn/flat tyre advice

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It's been a while since I sent the letter (3 weeks), but that flies by when you're busy. I still haven't heard anything from the garage, so I've just called TS today to take up the claim on my behalf.

Bristol Evening Post have also just emailed me this:

No, it hasn’t been [published] yet {the story}. The owner of the garage disputed what you said. He claims you knowingly purchased a part-worn tyre rather than a brand new one and said all his tyres are pressure-tested to ensure they are okay. He claims you must have hit something in the road which caused the damage. I am awaiting a reply from the council as to whether it is legal to sell a part-worn tyre which is so old.
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Firstly, I didn't knowingly buy a part-worn tyre. Secondly, what does the tyre pressure have to do with it being 16 years old? Thirdly, what a totally unfounded and cliché excuse. "Oh, it must have happened after you left the garage". What, it aged 16 years as soon as I pulled off the forecourt did it?

These guys are absolute ***** but what the hell can I do? I've just emailed VOSA and Think! asking for advice but doubt they'll care/it won't be their jurisdiction, as it were.
 
Give it up, you're just driving yourself mad for nothing.

You now know the story they are telling, they will stick to it, you cant prove that is the tyre you bought (so the whole age of tyre argument is now null and void)

Call it a day fella, its not worth anymore effort.
 
DiamondMark said:
you cant prove that is the tyre you bought (so the whole age of tyre argument is now null and void)
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When can you ever prove that anything you bought was sold to you by X company? Even if you've got a proper receipt you could've still bought an identical item from another retailer.

It's just not right that they can get away with this (and probably do constantly).
 
Russinating said:
When can you ever prove that anything you bought was sold to you by X company? Even if you've got a proper receipt you could've still bought an identical item from another retailer.

It's just not right that they can get away with this (and probably do constantly).
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You dont normally have to prove anything, but you are in an unusual situation here.

Its up to you of course, but me i couldnt be arsed raising my blood pressure over something when the writing is on the wall.

You had a run at it, it aint working out, short of going and giving the bloke a dig, what you going to do?
 
DM said:
You dont normally have to prove anything, but you are in an unusual situation here.

Its up to you of course, but me i couldnt be arsed raising my blood pressure over something when the writing is on the wall.

You had a run at it, it aint working out, short of going and giving the bloke a dig, what you going to do?
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Take him to court & win!

Shame your not here to read (or perhaps respond) to that......

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18337101
 
[TW]Fox;20471446 said:
Was there really a need to bump this?
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Given the OP posted the link in this result thread there is a fair chance somebody would have bumped it anyway.

Not that it should matter to you.
 
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