I've been had as well

[starfire039]

Just had a short letter back from the finance company regarding my car. They said"

"We can confirm that as per the Sale of Goods Act 1979 it would remain your responsibility to prove that the problems you have raised with the vehicle were present at the point of sale".


Back to trading standards I go... I thought the whole point was that under hire purchase I am covered over the length of the "hire"- it's like leasing something, if it goes wrong mid lease, they have to put it right- you don't have to prove it was like it when they gave it to you! What a load of crap.

[starfire039]

just got off the phone to trading standards- they told me to write a letter to them saying I@m going to get a true independant report done, ask if they agree, and then send it back to em. If it's proven to not be fair wear and tear or misuse, then they have to fix it. They can confirm it doesn't have to be faulty at point of sale.

[peterzs]

Thats the trouble dealing with big companies they think they can get away with it.

Hope you get it sorted.

[stamford]

Keep at it Steve as they hope people will buckle under the pressure.

[starfire039]

My middle name is "persistant *******"