A dealer bought an old vehicle from me - do I have to refund him after he found rust?

I had an 18 year old campervan up for sale. A dealer inspected it and reduced his offer by £500 because of some bodywork rust, this was agreed. He bought it, then contacted me to say there was more rust than he thought (all visible) and that I should make him a refund to cover the cost of its treatment. He claims my advert, said it was in good condition, which it is for an 18 year old vehicle. What is my responsibility?

Asked on 7 April 2017 by Straggly Dan

Answered by Honest John
None. Because you sold it to a dealer and a dealer is expected make a professional judgement, which he did, and reduced the price he paid to you by £500. You are not in breach of contract. You own him nothing.
Similar questions
I bought a vehicle and paid in full for it, only to find on the trip home there was a gearbox problem. I then found out that only the seller singed the logbook. I have the vehicle and one half of the logbook...
I sold a 10 year old car with 27,000 miles and a full service history, only to be told a week later that the car had a speedo change eight years ago and has actually covered 35,000 miles. The dealer that...
I've put £100 down for a car and was waiting for the decision of the finance company. I was refused by the finance company and now the dealer won't refund my money even though he wrote that the £100 was...
 

Value my van

Save £75 on Warranty using code HJ75

with MotorEasy

Get a warranty quote

Save 12% on GAP Insurance

Use HJ21 to save on an ALA policy

See offer