The AA or RAC or even Honest John might be able to offer some help.
Many years ago, I put a deposit down on a 1996 used Nissan QX and signed the order form.
Then I found out that the car was actually a 1995 vehicle, so I refused to buy it.
I couldn't prove that the model year was not as advised, however, so the dealer pushed me to buy the car on the basis that I'd already signed a commitment to do so.
So I contacted the AA.
They told me that, in reality, if I sacrificed my deposit - which was small - then all that the dealer could really come after me for was any difference between what I was going to pay for the car and what a subsequent customer ended up paying for the car.
Since they had my deposit already, and since I'd also knocked them down on price, there was a chance that any other customer would actually pay more and the car would yield a bigger profit. Therefore, there was little chance of the dealer losing out.
And that's where it ended. I lost my small deposit and walked away.
Had I not sought advice, however, then I'd have had to buy a car that I didn't want.
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