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All you need to know about buying and selling a car. This includes cleaning your old one up for sale to haggling over the price and financing a replacement

used car buyers rights
Buying + selling

Shortly after collection the private buyer of my SEAT Leon rang to say it broke down. Now they want their money back. What are used car buyers’ rights?

There are some fairly murky details to this question which are worth explaining. The buyer’s friend drove off in the 2012 Leon (body shape shown above). Half an hour later…

By James Foxall18th August 202220th October 2022
car dealer lied
Buying + selling

A car dealer lied to me about whether my motor’s timing belt had been changed. What should I do?

When our reader bought their Skoda Octavia, they asked about the timing belt. The salesman said they didn’t know. They then claimed it had been changed 5,000 miles ago and…

By James Foxall12th July 202229th June 2023
ev home charging points
Buying + selling

I’m buying an EV. What is the best EV home charging point?

This is going to be a question drivers will ask increasingly as we approach the 2030 cut off when new combustion engine cars will no longer be sold. And there…

By James Foxall16th June 202229th June 2023
inflated used car prices
Buying + selling

Will people who buy cars at the currently inflated used car prices lose money when they sell, once the market has settled?

The used car market is very competitive at the moment with prices at a historic high. So it’s a reasonable question to ask whether inflated used car prices will continue…

By James Foxall17th May 202229th June 2023
grinding brakes
Buying + selling

I bought a used car three days ago. It now has grinding brakes. Should the dealer fix it?

Our reader bought a 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class that had done 23,000 miles from a dealer. When he test drove the car, it felt fine. But a couple of days after…

By James Foxall5th May 202229th June 2023
car takeback services
Buying + selling

Is it worth using car takeback services to get rid of my car?

If you want to sell a car, one of the options these days is a car takeback service. They’re designed to make life easy so surely there must be some…

By James Foxall21st April 202229th June 2023
consumer rights
Buying + selling

In just over a month my used car has had to have its clutch and sound system replaced. What are my consumer rights?

Our reader doesn’t say whether the garage they bought the car from has done the work on the new clutch and sound system for free but we presume it has.…

By James Foxall29th March 202229th June 2023
new car shortage
Buying + selling

My lease car goes back in June and the new car shortage means I can’t find a replacement until October. Will dealers release new car stock in March?

The difficulty in sourcing new cars has been well documented. The semiconductor shortage following the pandemic has hit the car industry hard. It’s not unusual for lead times for new…

By James Foxall15th March 20225th May 2022
mondeo parts
Buying + selling

If Ford stops selling it, would I still be able to get Mondeo parts for a nearly new model?

This is a valid question and not just relevant to buyers of Ford Mondeos but pretty much any car. Here we look at why our reader shouldn’t expect any problems…

By James Foxall10th February 202229th June 2023
how long will garages keep selling petrol and diesel
Buying + selling, Driving

I’m buying a new car but worried: how long will garages keep selling petrol and diesel after 2030?

That garages might stop selling petrol and diesel is a legitimate concern and one we’ve heard from several of our readers. The government is banning the sale of new petrol…

By James Foxall25th January 202229th June 2023

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