I haven't a clue about the legalities.

In practicle terms i'd get it serviced now if it hasn't been already in your ownership.

It might be worth getting Landrover to do this service (even if you usually use someone else) or at least chat them up about ongoing servicing work, and during said flirting ask about the previous history on their system...depending on how they respond and what information they can give you, even if they won't confirm by print out, you can decide if paying their prices is worth it.

If no history is forthcoming at all then if it were me i'd forget the dealership completely find a good LR specialist and get them to go right through the car assuming nothing has been done at all prior to this, get all transmission fluids replaced etc.

The specialist will have a good idea how well or not this car has been looked after prior to this, i have faith in good make specialist indies because my experience has been good so far.

If you keep the car for several years and you have a file of good ongoing regular care to produce to a prospective buyer you might find you have a better service history than most cars which get dealer servicing during the warranty period and then various periods of neglect as subsequent owners, some of whom might be quite shocked how much a car like this costs to maintain correctly do the basics only if that.

Edited by gordonbennet on 14/06/2016 at 10:01

surely they misrepresented the sale by not giving me the FSH i wouldnt have bought it otherwise.

ill go see him later

Can we all take the blinkers off now please?

You are not going to get the info you want from the seller, you are being fobbed off.

As ever, good legal advice in thoery, but in practice.....hopeless!

What you need to do is check out how the small claims court works and decide if the process, the cost and the wait is worth it to you. In my area of the country I would expect maybe £300 and 6-8 months, yours may differ. Maybe even take a bit of professional advice on the subject from a local solicitor. Then and even if you do win the case, hope the seller has the abilty to pay up. The most you can hope for is the difference in value having a FSH would have on the vehicle against not having one.

The lesson here is to always ask to see any service documents before handing over any monies.

Great result. I'm sure you'll be checking all paperwork is present and correct before transferring any money in future.

Don't forget you'll still need to negotiate hard to get the best deal for your purchase.

No physical record?

Not even invoices and receipts?........unlikely.

If you have a pre-paid service deal you wouldn't expect to see an invoice.

You do see an invoice, but on the bottom line it says £00.00 and the words....."Costs met by service contract".......or something similar.