What happens if you reject a car after 30 days?

If you are rejecting the car under the new 30-day ‘short term right to reject’ legislation, you are entitled to a full refund by the same method in which you paid for the car. The dealer cannot charge for usage, damage, wear and tear, collection of the vehicle or anything else.

How long does it take to repair a car after 30 days?

Your 30 days is paused while a fault is investigated and repaired. This is to stop a dealer taking 31 days to investigate a fault and then decline to refund or repair because it’s outside the legal window.

When do faults not count when buying a car?

Faults that only appear after you have driven off will not count unless you can show that they had to have been present when you collected the car. The rules should be particularly useful when purchasing from auction, or other situations where there is little or no opportunity to inspect a car before purchase.

When to reject a car under the Consumer Rights Act?

Under the Consumer Rights Act, if you are outside the first 30 days but within the first six months, the dealer has one chance to repair the car before you can reject the vehicle. Since that would appear to have happened, you should be able to now proceed to rejecting the vehicle for a refund.

When do car engines need to be replaced?

Someone else looked at it and said the engine needed to be replaced. To me a failure such as this should not happen after 3 months. It was not bought as an as is car. When the car broke down it looked like there was oil in it to the full line. Two people looked at the stick and the mark was at full.

If you are rejecting the car under the new 30-day ‘short term right to reject’ legislation, you are entitled to a full refund by the same method in which you paid for the car. The dealer cannot charge for usage, damage, wear and tear, collection of the vehicle or anything else.

Is there oil in the car when it breaks down?

It was not bought as an as is car. When the car broke down it looked like there was oil in it to the full line. Two people looked at the stick and the mark was at full. One day later when the mechanic looked at it there was none on the stick.There was like no oil in the engine but showed no signs of it leaking anywhere.

When did my son’s car engine blow out?

My son bought a used car in Janurary and the engine blew in March. Does he have any recourse with the dealer? – Legal Answers – Avvo My son bought a used car in Janurary and the engine blew in March.