(For anyone looking at this, the context is the OP's dispute with Mazda over engine failure which is explained at length on the current Mazda 6 thread in the technical section.)

Med, your problem is that your contract with Mazda's finance division is for the supply of the car, which you have breached by stopping your payments. I can appreciate why you did so, but the law will see your dispute over the quality of the car being a separate issue, which you are of course right to pursue - but with the dealer who supplied the car, not with Mazda UK. Your rights under the Sale of Goods Act as a consumer are against the person who supplies the goods.

I'm sure you feel morally that Mazda is to blame - I agree - but the law doesn't see it like that. You may think the law is an ass - but the alternative would be to have people with a grievance suing everyone right left and centre who they think is to blame for their problem.

I'm sorry but I agree that you were badly advised by your original solicitor.

Edited by Avant on 12/04/2010 at 00:29

You need to go back to the old solicitor's firm and tell them that you are considering pursuing them for the negligent advice that he gave you. You need to consider a report to the solicitors regulatory authority. You will have suffered a loss if your credit rating has been damaged. There is a lot of this around at the moment Im afraid and the proffessionhas been completely over zealous in telling people that stopping payment wont affect their credit ratings. It normally does.