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I bought a Mazda in December 2017. It had 10,000 miles on the clock and I paid £16,000. I was sold the car with the remainder of the 21-month manufacturer's warranty, so I had six months left on it. The...
I bought a 2015 Citroen C1 with 26,000 miles on it six months ago, which was serviced before I had it delivered. A month in, I first used the horn, and discovered it didn't work. Along with this, the gears...
I bought a 2015 Skoda Yeti under Skoda’s approved used scheme. I was not shown the MoT certificate or made aware of any issues before paying for the vehicle. On handover, I saw the MoT certificate, which...
My 2015 Ford Fiesta has done 36,000 miles, I've had it from new. It's five weeks out of warranty and the the engine management light came on. It was a suspected coil pack, but the garage changed the coil...
I had a new Volkswagen Golf delivered on 11 April with 120 miles on it. Four hours later with 200 miles on it, the car went into limp mode. It was taken to a Volkswagen main dealer and I was supplied with...
I brought a 2013 Ford Kuga last December. It came with a three-month warranty. Last month, I noticed a grating sound when it changed from second to third gear. The garage had a look at it and assured me...
My 2013 Ford Focus 1.0 suffered engine problems at 58,000 miles. Ford has diagnosed that it needs a new engine. Ford know this three-cylinder engine has problems, so what are my consumer rights?
What is the position if someone buys a used car from a garage and then it develops wear and tear faults on two or three components, but after six months has passed, say the clutch, handbrake or suspension...
My step-son just purchased a 2008 Citroen C2 from a car dealer for £1700. The dealer said that it was not their car, but an employee's car. The money was paid, via bank transfer, to the employee and not...
The Consumer Rights Act applies to used cars as well as new cars, but is there a fixed point at which the car's price is deemed to be too low for the Act to apply? Secondly, if any significant fault that...