I bought a car that was advertised with a full service history - but 4 years are missing. What can I do?

A car was sold to me with full service history but 4 years are actually missing. It was also sold with a new MoT but the MoT was 4 months old with advisories. The tyres are now rapidly wearing within 4...

Is a road test mandatory after brake repair work has been carried out?

Is it illegal for a garage not to road test a customer's car after a brake overhaul?

I think my car has been given a fraudulent MoT - what should I do?

I bought a used Smart Fortwo in February. I had intended to place the car into storage for a few weeks around 30 miles away. During the drive, I noticed a pretty horrendous metal grinding noise coming...

A website called car-rate.co.uk has charged me a £100 fee - how do I contest this?

www.car-rate.co.uk have hit me with £100 fee. Can I contest as I do not remember using this site?

What can I do if a dealer refuses my request for a full refund?

I bought a 2019 Nissan X-Trail in Feb 2020. The engine management light comes on at random. Two Nissan dealers did work on it but can't find the fault. I asked the selling garage for a full refund but...

I bought a van privately that turned out to be clocked - where do I stand?

I bought a van off eBay which stated it had done 72,000 miles. When I went to collect it the owner said it was hard to find one with such low mileage. It turns out that the millage is closer to 200,000....

Is it legal to sell a car with a warning light on?

I seem to have stumbled upon a whole world of hate this past week. I recently just passed my driving test and purchased my first car. The car in question was a Volvo C30 R Design. I don't know diddly about...

What car checks are done by dealers?

Can I expect that a dealer will have done a car check and will know the car history if I purchase a car from them? Can I trust them not to sell me a car that is still on finance or has been written off?...

Can I claim against a dealer who sold me a car without disclaiming it had been in an accident?

I bought a car from a Mercedes-Benz dealership and have since found out that it was involved in an accident. The accident resulted in £1500 damage (a new passenger door and wing mirror). I only found out...

Effect on resale value of a car being know to have been 'clocked'

I bought a VW Golf five months ago with 80,000 miles on the clock. I checked the MOT history out of curiosity (I only just found out you can do this) and found that it got up to 140,000 miles on last...