Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Right. i want justice and i need your guys' help. the garage i bought my soop from has advertised the car i used as a trade-in. no big deal as obviously they'd like to sell it and make some more cash off me!! problem is they've advertised it with nearly 20k miles less than when i traded it in!!!! should i report them? who do i report them to??? let me know what you think cos it seems well-dodgy to me........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Trading Standards will be very interested in this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Yeah, trading standards sound like the guys... have you got a recent service invoice, mot etc which shows a higher milage? Bear in mind they may have just made a 'typo' on the advert..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulfurn Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Id be very angry if I bought an alleged 20k mile car, that really had 40k miles on it. Trading standards as Jake says - though may it have been a typo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 and to top it all off.......i didn't check the brakes out properly (silly of me, i know) and turns out the rears have been binding so now need to replace the pads/discs at my own expense!!! reckon there's any chance of me getting some cash back for that?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 trading standards could always check it out for themselves!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chiefvinso Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I use to work with Trading standards and to be honest unless you had some physical evidence they wouldnt budge - I know typical local government. Could be good to let them know though as they might already be looking at the dealer. Did you get any warranty with your car? But I dont think brakes are covered in most warranties - not sure though. Sorry to hear about that tho. What is the status on clocked cars, I mean I havent heard of anyone getting done for it - who enforces this area and I would pressume its hard to act on as the cars pass through different owners over a period of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sakura Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Why not call them and say you have noticed they have made a "mistake"? Suggest you could overlook it, if they pay to get your rear brakes fixed - then after they have done that - report them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Why not call them and say you have noticed they have made a "mistake"? Suggest you could overlook it, if they pay to get your rear brakes fixed - then after they have done that - report them! genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 think you should name and shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Originally Posted by Sakura Why not call them and say you have noticed they have made a "mistake"? Suggest you could overlook it, if they pay to get your rear brakes fixed - then after they have done that - report them! genius! ...but illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 Yeah Jake, i had thought of the pay for my brakes and i'll go away but as you say i don't really want to land myself with a charge for extortion!!! will be phoning TS at lunch time, see if i get anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey76364 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Just to add ...and not to make you more pissed off but, how do you know that the car you have just bought off them hasnt been clocked too !!! if this is what they are doing !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 ...no danger of that Monkey m'boy, i'm about as pi$$ed off as you can get right now and yes i know that they'll probably have done it with mine as well....especially since the supra has a digital odo which as far as i'm aware is even easier to tamper with!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sakura Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 ...no danger of that Monkey m'boy, i'm about as pi$$ed off as you can get right now and yes i know that they'll probably have done it with mine as well....especially since the supra has a digital odo which as far as i'm aware is even easier to tamper with!! Is your car an import? If so, you can at least check the mileage on the BIMTA website. Even if the car doesn't come with a BIMTA certificate, they can trace it back to the mileage at the auction in Japan. You can get a certificate for about £20, and this helps prove mileage when/if you want to sell the car on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 cheers Sakura, may end up doing that when i upgrade to a TT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Clocking the car isn't (or wasn't a couple of years ago) in itself illegal, but selling it on knowing that it is clocked is a CRIMINAL offence. Two blokes near me got done for this a couple of years ago and they lost their business over it. The Retail Motor Industry Federation may be interested if your garage is a member. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldudereno Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Contact the DVLA, I'm sure they'll advise you. Did you fill in your part of the reg document and declare the mileage of the vehicle when you traded it in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 i filled in my part and posted it off but don't think i filled in the mileage..........DOH!!!! :thumbdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSteve Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 think you should name and shame What he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted June 28, 2005 Author Share Posted June 28, 2005 spoke to Trading Standards on the phone just now and they're going to look into it for me........ .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey76364 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Just hope they will do some thing if they have clocked it !!! .... grrrrrrrrrrr @ people like that !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobAndrews Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 get a mate to go round and pretend to be interested, they can pose the question 'and what did you say the mileage was' and they can confirm/correct it and he can also sit in the car and look at the mileage. atleast then you'll know yourself whether it is just an oversight or fraud. in the motor trade, as any business person knows, a reputation is what the business is built on, but you can easily spread the word locally about them. just make sure it's not an honest mistake otherwise it's their livelihoods your messing with. (having said that it is second hand car dealers and we all know what they're like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arctic Chill Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I agree with RobAndrews, make sure it's not a mistake. However, we all know it won't be. Having dealt with Trading Standards I wouldn't hold my breath, maybe the local police would be interested. It is deception after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getrag Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Havent read the other posts but.... Pop over to them and say you saw their "mistake" in the paper. Then ask to get some work done...at a competitive price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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