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Garage is refusing to refund me for a faulty car - whats steps should I take?

I bought a car from a garage, which I later discovered was faulty. I left the car with the garage for agreed repairs. No repair was done, so after 10 weeks asked for money back - to which they refused. I transferred the registration to garage through DVLA and cancelled insurance. Have a court judgement stating he owes me the money. What steps can I take to find out if they have sold the car as I assume it still belongs to me?

Asked on 16 August 2017 by Stan Hatch

Answered by Honest John

On gaining the CCJ what you should do is apply for a High Court Sheriff's order which costs about £70. That is much more effective than bailiffs because then the debtor cannot make a further application to court. When they visit him he either has to pay up or get his property seized.

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