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taz2822 · Nov 12th, 2004, 12:58 PM

Am I quids in?????

payed my £500 deposit over the phone in June and picked up wifes car in September and payed the balance in cash/&px the car at a ridiculous knocked down price. Dealer has now rung and said that i owe them £500 as the deposit hasn't actaually been taken. Although the sale docket had the deposit deducted. They want me to check thru my bank statements and check. As ive had the car for 4 months can i say' tough' thats your problem if you havn't taken the money." Or am I legally obliged to pay up if in fact they havn't debited the ammount.

Hat · Nov 12th, 2004, 01:02 PM

i think they'd persue it if you didn't pay. i just had a similar thing with my new car order. basically the sales person gve me a £100 discount but when they sent the new order invoice they had deducted £300. when i rang to change some options they spotted the 'mistake' & re-added £200 to the bill. now i have a signed invoice from them with a £300 discount - can i hold them to it?

dansmini · Nov 12th, 2004, 01:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hat

now i have a signed invoice from them with a £300 discount - can i hold them to it?

I would sure think so!! Did they have to sign it as well?

dietcokeplease · Nov 12th, 2004, 01:58 PM

Hat,

Most dealers have E&OE printed somewhere on the order form. Or sometimes something in the contract conditions that the deal is subject to the sales managers agreement.

Taz,

My sister never had her card debited for her deposit of £3,500 for about 3-4 months after she got the car.

I think she got confused about the deposit and the guaranteed future value and the fact that she's never bough anything on finance in her life.

But legally you have no leg to stand on, apart from the moral argument.

ALD0 · Nov 13th, 2004, 09:33 AM

What happened in the end?
Did they take the £500 off you?

marrsbar · Nov 13th, 2004, 02:32 PM

Once you have the goods that are for sale you don't have to pay them anything. They have made the mistake.

And as for E&OE (errors and omissions exempt) - it means jack, everyone puts it on receipts and documents to make people think they don't have any rights if mistakes are made. Its not true, no court recognises the "E&OE" phrase...

personal experience.

taz2822 · Nov 14th, 2004, 10:05 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by interceptor

What happened in the end?
Did they take the £500 off you?

don't know, going to have to check thru my bank statements from June yo see if they have debited the money or not- I naturally assumed that when I gave my card details for the deposit order that that wasnone refundable and already taken. They said that thyve had a few problems like this so could I check. yeh, in my own time methinks

arbee · Nov 14th, 2004, 10:52 AM

I goit about £350 off the price of my MOC, except it was with the salesmans consent

Nov 12th, 2004, 12:58 PM	#1
taz2822 Master of the Lost Boys Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In my new Cabriolet Local Time: 12:43 AM Posts: 997 Offline	£500 missing deposit- where do I stand? Am I quids in????? payed my £500 deposit over the phone in June and picked up wifes car in September and payed the balance in cash/&px the car at a ridiculous knocked down price. Dealer has now rung and said that i owe them £500 as the deposit hasn't actaually been taken. Although the sale docket had the deposit deducted. They want me to check thru my bank statements and check. As ive had the car for 4 months can i say' tough' thats your problem if you havn't taken the money." Or am I legally obliged to pay up if in fact they havn't debited the ammount.

Nov 12th, 2004, 01:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
dietcokeplease Official MINI2 Fluffer Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Spearmint Rhino Local Time: 11:43 PM Posts: 5,315 Offline	Hat, Most dealers have E&OE printed somewhere on the order form. Or sometimes something in the contract conditions that the deal is subject to the sales managers agreement. Taz, My sister never had her card debited for her deposit of £3,500 for about 3-4 months after she got the car. I think she got confused about the deposit and the guaranteed future value and the fact that she's never bough anything on finance in her life. But legally you have no leg to stand on, apart from the moral argument. There is just one moon and one golden sun; And a smile mean friendship to ev'ryone; Through the mountains divide, and the oceans are wide; It's a small world after all.

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Nov 12th, 2004, 01:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hat Wolves Did It! My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 12:43 AM Posts: 15,944 Offline	i think they'd persue it if you didn't pay. i just had a similar thing with my new car order. basically the sales person gve me a £100 discount but when they sent the new order invoice they had deducted £300. when i rang to change some options they spotted the 'mistake' & re-added £200 to the bill. now i have a signed invoice from them with a £300 discount - can i hold them to it?

Nov 12th, 2004, 01:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
dansmini Sullivan Racing Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ohio Local Time: 07:43 PM Posts: 1,138 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hat now i have a signed invoice from them with a £300 discount - can i hold them to it? I would sure think so!! Did they have to sign it as well?

Nov 13th, 2004, 09:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
ALD0 Hacking the IBUS Join Date: Jun 2003 Local Time: 12:43 AM Posts: 9,517 Offline	What happened in the end? Did they take the £500 off you?

Nov 13th, 2004, 02:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
marrsbar MINI2 Senior Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 11:43 PM Posts: 444 Offline	Once you have the goods that are for sale you don't have to pay them anything. They have made the mistake. And as for E&OE (errors and omissions exempt) - it means jack, everyone puts it on receipts and documents to make people think they don't have any rights if mistakes are made. Its not true, no court recognises the "E&OE" phrase... personal experience.

Nov 14th, 2004, 10:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
taz2822 Master of the Lost Boys Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In my new Cabriolet Local Time: 12:43 AM Posts: 997 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by interceptor What happened in the end? Did they take the £500 off you? don't know, going to have to check thru my bank statements from June yo see if they have debited the money or not- I naturally assumed that when I gave my card details for the deposit order that that wasnone refundable and already taken. They said that thyve had a few problems like this so could I check. yeh, in my own time methinks

Nov 14th, 2004, 10:52 AM	#8 (permalink)
arbee bepmoc-er My Classifieds Join Date: Oct 2004 Local Time: 11:43 PM Posts: 315 Offline	I goit about £350 off the price of my MOC, except it was with the salesmans consent

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