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    • Hello,

      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

      Car was dirty and test drive was two circuits of roundabout on entry to the showroom.  Was p/x my car and rushed by sales exec and a manager into buying the mini and a 3yr warranty that night, sale all wrapped up by 10pm.  They strongly advised me taking warranty out on car that age (2017) and confirmed it was honoured at over 500 UK registered garages.

      The next day, 18/1/24 noticed amber engine warning light on dashboard , immediately phoned BMW aftercare team to ask for it to be investigated asap at nearest garage to me. After 15 mins on hold was told only their 5 service centres across the UK can deal with car issues with earliest date for inspection in March ! Said I’m not happy with that given what sales team advised or driving car. Told an amber warning light only advisory so to drive with caution and call back when light goes red.

      I’m not happy to do this, drive the car or with the after care experience (a sign of further stresses to come) so want a refund and to return the car asap.

      Please can you advise what I need to do today to get this done. 
       

      Many thanks 
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    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

      Frankly I don't think that is any accident.

      One of the points that the judge made was that the customers contract with the broker specifically refers to the courier – and it is clear that the courier knows that they are acting for a third party. There is no need to name the third party. They just have to be recognisably part of a class of person – such as a sender or a recipient of the parcel.

      Please note that a recent case against UPS failed on exactly the same issue with the judge held that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 did not apply.

      We will be getting that transcript very soon. We will look at it and we will understand how the judge made such catastrophic mistakes. It was a very poor judgement.
      We will be recommending that people do include this adverse judgement in their bundle so that when they go to county court the judge will see both sides and see the arguments against this adverse judgement.
      Also, we will be to demonstrate to the judge that we are fair-minded and that we don't mind bringing everything to the attention of the judge even if it is against our own interests.
      This is good ethical practice.

      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

      OT APPROVED, 365MC637, FAROOQ, EVRi, 12.07.23 (BRENT) - J v4.pdf
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If you own a diesel car, it can easily be converted to run off vegetble oil. It gives out no nasty emissions and is free: get hotels, restaurants etc to give you their used oil. It may take a little more effort than standing at a fuel pump, but it is so worth it financially and environmentally. Technically, you still need to pay fuel duty on it, but @ 27.5p per litre is still much cheaper.

 

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Why would the restaurant pay fuel duty on Vegetable Oil? They're using it for cooking, not fuel! If you use it as fuel, YOU are liable for the fuel duty.

 

However, CURRENTLY, one has to be licenced to sell fuel oil of ANY description, and one must charge the fuel duty at point of sale. If something is sold to you for use as fuel oil by a non-licenced seller, they are breaking the Law and are liable to prosecution. You are also liable to prosecution for using fuel obtained illegally. So - declare it to the taxman and pay the duty by all means... but realise that you'll likely also have to pay the fine for using it in the first place!!

 

Personally I would prefer to use either diesel from the forecourt or find a licenced source of biodiesel or other substitute...

 

 

Sorry, need to disagree with this. The places that supply me the oil don't sell it, they give it away. Secondly its not sold as fuel, cos certain additives are added to make it run cleaner.

 

I have done this for many, many years. More years than I care to mention. I have researched this many times. There is a program on BBC2 (How to live more green, or something similar), bloke has big moustache. Anyway, they showed you how to convert the oil into fuel. Surely, if it was illegal, then the BBC would be in serious trouble.

 

If anyone is interested in this, have a look at this website

 

RUN a DIESEL CAR on VEGETABLE OIL

 

It isn't illegal to use vegetable oil as an alternative fuel source. Never has and never will be. Oh and apologies, its now 28.35p per litre in fuel tax.

The only illegal bit is not paying the duty, which I always do.:D

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No, my oil comes from restaurants, but SVO (straight vegetable oil) can be used just as easily. Remember Diesel engines were first designed to run on Peanut oil!!

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