Fake MoT certificate - can I sue the dealer?
I bought a used Jeep Grand Cherokee three months ago from an independent dealer. The car only had four months left on the MoT, but I didn't think that would be a problem as there were no advisories on the current one.
Yesterday I was browsing online and I found that you could check your car’s MoT history, so I gave it a try. Much to my dismay my current MoT certificate should have listed five advisories and on closer examination of the certificate I discovered it is in fact a photocopy.
The dealer had in fact put a piece of paper over the advisories and made a copy. He then went over the signature with black ink, if you look closely with a magnifying glass you can see the photocopy signature underneath.
Where do I stand with this? Can I return the car after I have had it for hree months? Should I let trading standards know?
Yesterday I was browsing online and I found that you could check your car’s MoT history, so I gave it a try. Much to my dismay my current MoT certificate should have listed five advisories and on closer examination of the certificate I discovered it is in fact a photocopy.
The dealer had in fact put a piece of paper over the advisories and made a copy. He then went over the signature with black ink, if you look closely with a magnifying glass you can see the photocopy signature underneath.
Where do I stand with this? Can I return the car after I have had it for hree months? Should I let trading standards know?
Asked on 11 August 2014 by Tom22
Answered by
Honest John
You can return the car to the dealer for a full cash refund. Remind him that this deception is actually a criminal offence, so unless he wants to appear in both a civil court and a criminal court he better give you your money back in full. See: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/consumer-rights/
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