If you bought the car from a dealer eight weeks ago then unless you havbe done a great deal of mileage the car is covered under the Sale of Goods Act whether the warranty pays out or not.

The Sale of Goods Act states that if a failure occurs within 6 months of purchase the presumption is that the fault was there at time of sale unless the selling dealer can show otherwise. The remedy is for them to arrange and pay for all the repairs - not 50% of the repairs. If a vehicle fails eight weeks after sale the chances are the court would support the view that the fault was already present,

The Sale of Goods Act is the bedrock of your consumer protection and the warranty sits on top of it. That said the warranty company does have some responsibilities and a Dual Mass Flywheel failure is normally regarded as a mechanical failure rather than wear and tear and many warranties will cover it.

If the warranty company agree to pick up the majority of the bill it will be up to the dealer to cover any shortfall.

Hi again, thanks for that.

Lucy is correct, Dual Mass Flywheel failure is normally regarded as a mechanical failure rather than wear and tear.

However my concern would be that after only 8 weeks the warranty co would (possibly correctly) take the view that the flywheel was faulty at time of purchase thus be down to the dealer to rectify rather than themselves.

The advantage of having them do an assesment is that if they say the fault has just occurred, then they are liable - you win; if they say the fault was there at purchase, then they are confirming the dealer is liable & is evidence for you to pursue the dealer for 100% of the repairs.

Ask for a copy of the assessors report if they decline the claim & good luck.