hey sufer01, thanks for the reply. im definitely contacting trading standards now as i wasnt totally sure if i had any case but i needed someone elses opinion. what makes it worse is i bought the car with money from an inheritance left by my grandma who i was very close to. i even considered paying him a visit but then id end up on the wrong side of the law. thanks again mate, Rob.

hi all, i recently bought a car, 2nd hand, for £900. i bought it from not just wheels in nottingham who are a paint refurb company. i was given a receipt from 'richard *unt of not just wheels'. there were a couple of problems with the car i was aware of when i bought the car. on the same signed receipt richard promised to cover half the cost if it came to more than £40 for the repairs. i was quite happy as i thought this is a guarantee of this guys honesty. how wrong i was. after spending a few hundred quid on sorting a few problems, its still not completely sorted. i have contacted him to let him know id like to take him up on his offer but he replied once to say basically, he wasnt keen on the idea and since then nothing. i later found out the mileage was not as advertised (20k out) which is an offence isnt it? and as he didnt put his name on the logbook, im lead to believe he sold it as a trader as if you buy a car as a privateer, you have to legally change the details? any help would be greatly appreciated. Rob.

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no probs maroondevo, nice to meet you pal!

hi all im wondering if anyone can help. i bought a car about 6 weeks ago, a V (99) reg car from a company called not just wheels in nottingham. the company specialise in paint, refurbs etc. but the guy also sells cars as well. i have an email from this bloke, richard munt stating that the car was 'perfect, mint' and other such stuff so i took a trip down (100 miles), turned out to be not quite mint and when i drove the car i heard a knocking which had 'only just started' (yeah right), coming from the front which he said was the engine mount. i also mentioned i could hear knocking from the rear which he dismissed. i told him i wasnt so happy buying the car as it wasnt what i expected so he offered me money off the car. i actually felt bad taking money from him so when he suggested that i get the car looked at and if it cost more than £40 to fix 'the knocking from the front', he would pay half i felt it was a good deal as who would make an offer like that if the car was an old knacker i thought. i got this promise in writing, with a signature and bearing the name 'not just wheels'. after spending £900 on the car initially then a few hundred more on trying to locate the knocking (two front wishbones which cured some of the knocking, broken front exhaust section with particulate filter cured some more) there IS knocking coming from the back in the form of a knackered rear axle. im just wondering where i stand in all this? if he sold me the car through his company, then do i have any rights to compensation or refund? the logbook still had the previous owners name and address on so i assume it was sold through trade as its an offence not to notify the dvla of change of ownership unless your trade and he told me the mileage was 20,000 miles less than it was which is illegal. do i have a leg to stand on? sorry for the looong post, hope i havnt missed anything! Rob. (i can prove all of these allegations without a doubt, i have emails, written signed receipt etc.)

hey night owl, thanks! it started out as a pet name a few years ago (jellyfish scene from finding nemo 'i shall call him squishy and he shall be mine' with dory!) and as no one else seems to have adopted the name on anything ive ever signed up for it stuck! im just about to put up my first post, lets hope its a succesful one!

initially id have been tempted to offer half as a gesture of goodwill as im almost certain that the invoice is in essence the same as a receipt i.e. a legally binding contract for the sale of goods. sounds like they have done something very stupid by falsifying that 'legal document' and especially your signature as that is a criminal offence. id now suggest you stick two fingers up to them!

hi everyone! im rob, 30 years old from lancashire and ive joined TCAG because i feel ive been screwed and im hoping someone here can give me some advice!