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not many people know, but this is also true for a privately sold vehicle, although more difficult to police if things did happen
No, its not the case for a vehicle sold privately, a vehicle sold privately merely has to be honestly described it does not have any implied quality or have to be fit for purpose.
This is a quote from the Which organisation, which deals a lot with consumer rights etc, taken from here:
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/problem/the-second-hand--car-i-bought-has-a-problem/
I bought my second hand car privately
You have fewer rights when you buy from a private seller and key parts of the Sale of Goods Act don't apply – there is no legal requirement for a car to be of satisfactory quality or fit for purpose.
But, legally, the seller must:
- accurately describe the second hand car (for example, an advert must not say 'one owner', when the car has had several)
- not misrepresent the second hand car (tell you something about the car which isn't true – such as if it’s been in an accident, the owner must answer truthfully.
So as I mentioned previously providing the seller doesnt say its had a new belt when it hasnt, or some other deliberate mistruth related to the failure, you would have NO grounds for a claim against them if you bought a secondhand car and the belt failed.
Im sure your intentions are good, but what you are saying is the sort of advice im saying he needs to be careful who he listens to, very few people in the uk accurately know their rights and people often advise each other wrongly!
(hence I am quoting reliable sources to back up my argument and even still advising taking qualified legal advice, rather than repeating "ive heard that..." type information.
