MINI2 - MINI Forum - View Single Post - When to reject and when not to reject your car!!!

KenL · Feb 17th, 2007, 08:35 AM

I wrote this in another thread but thought it worth copying to here.

Rejection has nothing to do with MINI. Your sale contract is with the supplying dealer, not MINI.

Have a look at this: http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact...page24700.html
Quoting this " Wherever goods are bought they must "conform to contract". This means they must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality (i.e. not inherently faulty at the time of sale)" in any letter is worthwhile.

If a car is supplied with a serious fault, they (the dealer) does not have a leg to stand on and should not be able to refuse a rejection.

Also note this statement "• If a consumer chooses to request a repair or replacement, then for the first six months after purchase it will be for the retailer to prove the goods did conform to contract (e.g. were not inherently faulty) " This means that any serious fault within six months are basically considered to have been there since new.

I successfully rejected a VW that was delivered to me with a gearbox issue. Dealer was excellent, agreed straight away, ordered me a new car and provided a car for me to use until it arrived.

Feb 17th, 2007, 08:35 AM	#11
KenL MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edinburgh Local Time: 06:58 AM Posts: 5,216 Offline	I wrote this in another thread but thought it worth copying to here. Rejection has nothing to do with MINI. Your sale contract is with the supplying dealer, not MINI. Have a look at this: http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/fact...page24700.html Quoting this *" Wherever goods are bought they must "conform to contract". This means they must be as described, fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality (i.e. not inherently faulty at the time of sale)"* in any letter is worthwhile. If a car is supplied with a serious fault, they (the dealer) does not have a leg to stand on and should not be able to refuse a rejection. Also note this statement "• If a consumer chooses to request a repair or replacement, then for the first six months after purchase it will be for the retailer to prove the goods did conform to contract (e.g. were not inherently faulty) " This means that any serious fault within six months are basically considered to have been there since new. I successfully rejected a VW that was delivered to me with a gearbox issue. Dealer was excellent, agreed straight away, ordered me a new car and provided a car for me to use until it arrived. Red/Black R56 Cooper