There used be a section on the site, in FAQs which stated that a car bought from a dealer was covered for 6 months, and unless the dealer could prove otherwise the fault was presumed to be present at the time of sale and it had to be fixed/corrected. How long after the sale did this problem occur and, if it failed in mid December last year, how has this question arisen in the last week of July, 7 months later?

Hi Woody, a number of points if I may:

1. There is no statutory minimum warranty cover required under law, although it is (bizzarely IMO) a widely held notion by both customers & dealers that 3 month engine & gearbox cover is such.
2. If the un-named WARRANTY company you bought the policy DIRECTly from have rejected the claim as being inside 90 days from commencement they must be of the oppinion that the fault is wear & tear otherwise the claim would have been approved (as I understand the policy terms). Whilst w&t in itself does not remove all liability from the suppying dealer under sale of goods, this fact may limit their responsibility
3. Did you give the supplying dealer the opportunity to rectify the fault before taking it to the Rover garage? If not, again the suppliers liability is greatly reduced
4. I'd ask the supplier nicely AND IN WRITING to consider paying towardsthe costs. If you get no joy try Trading Standards & ask their views

Good luck