I'm sure they will ask, please DM me anything. This is an open request for everyone that went this far!

Update regarding this: I have just submitted my court claim as he ( obviously ) did not reply to any of the letters sent. Aiming to proceed with a CCJ as I have 0 hope this guy will attend or reply.

Hi I would like to corroborate the story in this thread with my own for the journalist if possible. Can this be used as evidence in court?

Please do. In the meantime, the address at 118 Haslingden Old Road, there's another guy in the same yard with him as that's not his actual address. His base of operation a.k.a that bungalow does not belong to him. It also comes down to what you actually want from this situation. Do you want to keep the car and him pay for the repair costs (under that warranty that he probably promised you?) or return the car for a full refund. Either way you're entitled to whatever you choose, as long as it's within a 30 day period. I can also tell you what citizens advice will tell you, which is: 1. Send a letter stating what you want, ideally presenting what the independent service result came with. Give him 14 days to give you back the money or warranty. 2. He won't respond because he's a piece of doodoo so you'll have to send a final letter before court claim ( which is where i'm at right now, I bought the car from him on the 16th of december ) where you give him another 14 days before legal action. By the way, besides the articles where he got whooped by the cops there's others where he bought via his partner a car with finance and sold it and where he bought some cars from a guy ( which i'm sure he knew ) that were actually company cars.

Hey man, I'm really sorry you're having to go through this as many others (myself included). I just sent him the letter before court claim yesterday and will be chasing this further. This guy is an absolute menace to deal with, he guilt tripped me the same way he did to you telling me that because I banned him from autotrader " he cannot feed his kids and employees and I personally ruined his life".

Apologies, I'm not really familiar with the entire process. I'll get more informed as well. In the meantime, he refused the letter but then again the proof of delivery attempt is there, alongside the SMS conversation. I did give 14 days notice.

Quick update: I requested the car returned and he accepted. In the meantime I sent the letter before claim as well, when I receive a text at 23:00 telling me " I went behind his back and destroyed his life because they banned him from auto trader ". Ofcourse, this was alongside the fact that now he cannot refund me for his car. Is it just the claim form following? Many thanks,

If I invoked my right to return and it has been acknowledged via SMS, does that hold up in court?

Do they have anything to do with Lexy Auto Cars - Google Search G.CO ?

So if he doesn't reside there but i send the letter to the address mentioned above, will that still be valid?

B6236 Google Maps MAPS.APP.GOO.GL Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. It's exactly behind this bungalow.

Update: I collected my car from the garage after the inspection yesterday evening and decided to give Andy a call or two, in hopes that I can ask him for a refund. No answers then, today I received a call from Auto Trader, asking me if there was any update regarding the matter and also informing me that they reached out to him to ask for a response regarding the complaint I put in. He told them that he was away hence the lack of communication but nothing further... And then the miracle happened: When I put the phone down with them I checked my inbox and I had a text from Andy asking me when am I free to pop the car down for him to have a look and fix the issues. I then replied to him, telling him about the independent garage as a consequence to his lack of communication, also informing him of my request to return the car for a full refund. At this stage I have drafted the letter but I still am in slight doubt about his official address.

I did read your post, and then sme other person's that had a more recent, August I believe, encounter with the guy. His most recent one is +447425 985909. He stopped answering to me but a colleague called and he answered immediately. I also launched an investigation with Auto Trader as he has 7+ adverts still up.

Good evening everyone, Let me preface this post by saying I deeply wish I could have seen this forum before purchasing the car that I did, but unfortunately that was not the case. I purchased a car from Andrew/Andy Long of GA Motors, Unit D, Haslingden old road, Blackburn on the 18th of December and the car was delivered to me on the 21st as it needed a new MOT (which might have been done at a known one to the dealer). He told me he would give me a 6 month warranty on it that never arrived. The car is a Citroen DS3, White, 1.6L Petrol, from 2014. I left a 200 GBP deposit and then paid the rest (3600) via bank transfer when receiving the car (it was delivered by one of his guys. He drove it to where I live). Service history seemed fine on it and I did a comprehensive check when I found the advert and decided on it. Shortly after purchasing the car the engine light came on and lasted for a few days and then went away. I took it to an independent garage and it came up with a leaking turbo and several other issues, totalling around 1000 GBP to fix. I have been trying to contact him since but to no avail. I got in contact with citizens advice and they told me to draft an official letter stating that I want the car returned and a full refund effective immediately. My only fear is that after reading the previous posts I won't be able to deliver it to the right address, whichever that might be. Any further advice would be appreciated!