Where do i stand?

kingabs · 19-07-2009, 12:19

As title i went to purchse a car a few days ago and the price had been agreed and the order forms filled in with a deposit payed.
Now my agreed price was around £9715, when i got home with my part of the order form which had Toyata's managers signature on the form as well as mine i had relised that the price on the form was around £2000 cheaper than the agreed price.
Question is now i belive that their is a law which they have to obyed by if the price was written down wrong but the thing is i cannot remember which one it is!
Also can they stop us from having the car even though the price was written down on the order form incorrectly by them and also signed by them?

Any help appreciated.

webcrawler2050 · 19-07-2009, 12:21

As far as I can tell, they can't do anything - however, you may have gotten a model without things you asked for - so it's probably best to check?

kingabs · 19-07-2009, 12:24

On the order form it has the registration number of the car and model number so do u think i have a good chance of getting it at their mess up.
Does anyone know the law that confirms this.

**Kymmy** · 19-07-2009, 12:26

If you have a contract for the car at that price then they should have to honour it.. If not though then it'll be upto you to take legal action as trading standards will not take action over what they would consider to be a mistake

Raistlin · 19-07-2009, 13:20

Read the small print on the order, see if it covers this eventuality.

The fact that they've accepted your order, and taken a deposit at that price, means that they have entered into a contract with you to provide the car at the price stated.

As others have said, make sure that the order is definitely for the car that you want, then you need to see what happens when you come to take delivery and pay the balance (or arrange finance for it).

As others have said though, even if there's a specific law that covers it, if the garage refuses to honour the deal then telling them they're breaking a law won't force them to go through with the deal. You will still need to take legal action against them to get them to go through with it.

You might find that rather than getting into long-winded complicated arguments/legal battles (which could cost you in the long run) you could perhaps enter into some sort of compromise with them (perhaps meet them half way).

I'd wait and see what they do/say next though.

superbiatch · 19-07-2009, 13:37

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Originally Posted by kingabs

As title i went to purchse a car a few days ago and the price had been agreed and the order forms filled in with a deposit payed.
Now my agreed price was around £9715, when i got home with my part of the order form which had Toyata's managers signature on the form as well as mine i had relised that the price on the form was around £2000 cheaper than the agreed price.
Question is now i belive that their is a law which they have to obyed by if the price was written down wrong but the thing is i cannot remember which one it is!
Also can they stop us from having the car even though the price was written down on the order form incorrectly by them and also signed by them?

Any help appreciated.

There isn't a scrappage allowance included by any chance is there?

Have they come back to you to point out the mistake yet? Or are you just preparing for when they do?

kingabs · 19-07-2009, 17:44

Nope they haven't come back to me yet regarding their clerical error.

20-07-2009, 04:09

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Originally Posted by superbiatch

There isn't a scrappage allowance included by any chance is there?

Have they come back to you to point out the mistake yet? Or are you just preparing for when they do?

That's what I was thinking to, they have dropped £2000 off the price which is the scrappage allowance. Sounds like a good deal though, £2000 off the price of a motor.

kingabs · 20-07-2009, 09:27

It does sound like a good deal considering i already managed to get them down for £10995 to £9715 but again on their contract they signed it says £7715.

Julian · 20-07-2009, 09:59

I don't suppose your deposit was £2000 was it?

And the £7715 is in the box where it says "Balance payable on collection"

kingabs · 20-07-2009, 10:01

nope deposit payed on the order form was £200 and even the debit card machine recipt was £200.

webcrawler2050 · 20-07-2009, 10:20

Well, if it's signed and done. There is nothing they can do..

kingabs · 20-07-2009, 12:03

just as a final note. Does anyone know the name of the law if they try to back out of a signed contract then i can hit them with the name of the law?

TheDaddy · 20-07-2009, 13:18

If I were you I'd seek proper legal advice, most (if not all) contracts have a completely independent cooling of period for both parties, just remember to watch the clock at the solicitors, the first hour is usually free but he/she will be looking to drag it over so they can charge you.

Raistlin · 20-07-2009, 13:22

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Originally Posted by kingabs

just as a final note. Does anyone know the name of the law if they try to back out of a signed contract then i can hit them with the name of the law?

There won't be a specific 'law' that covers this, and if there were 'hitting' them with it wouldn't make any difference.

If they try to 'get out' of the contract (if, indeed, there is anything for them to 'get out' of) then 'hitting' them with the name of any law won't make any difference. The only way to pursue the matter further would be to take independent legal action against them.