I had been looking on the net for a 2010 Vauxhall Astra Exclusiv (VVT) and found one that was at a local dealership in Gloucester. This company is not a large has dealerships in Gloucester, Worcester , Ross on Wye, Cirencester etc.

The car I was interested in viewing was at the Gloucester Dealership and it was for sale for £7500 and had a mileage of 7034 miles on clock . My car was valued at £500 as it is a Fiat Stilo 2002 plate with 64,444 mileage.

The day I was going to view the car was saturday 11am at Gloucester. On friday afternoon the day before the viewing the phone rang and it was the salesman informing me the car had been sold.

Having spoke to a member of the sales team in Worcester they informed me that I could have been offered a the option of giving a £250 deposit to secure the car, (refundable) this was never offered by the Gloucester dealership

8 days later the same car with the same registration number and same mileage is for sale again . Though it is now for sale for £8500.

Oh yes I forgot to tell you all , some of the cars had a £250 discount if they were bought before 31st September.