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Originally Posted by XJSDriver
Hodge911 is correct - even a private buyer must ensure that the vehicle is free of faults unless they are declared at sale - you have a legal right to return the car or tell the seller you are taking them to court and you will win the case. A friend of mine sold their car recently and it developed a fault within a few weeks and they had to pay to put it right or take the car back - they themselves checked with trading standards and the seller was correct in insisting they put it right EVEN THOUGH the fault was not present when they sold it!
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Can I have a reference for that please.
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Here's mine v-a-v a private sale.
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/co...th-a-used-car/
I'd respectfully suggest you are both wrong. The above reference from the CAB exactly mirrors the explanation I gave in an earlier post.