on 19/12 i bought a car from a trader operating from his house,
it had a full 12 month MOT with no advisories, and looked in generally tidy condition.
On driving the car back from Blackburn,
i noticed that the front nearside had a slight rattle
and on looking at prior MOT's the N/s anti roll bar was an advisory,
I emailed a local garage on 21/12 and booked it in for 23/12
On the 23/12 the car went in to be checked and
soon after I got a call stating that the car had a whole host of issues and there was no way it should have passed an MOT on 16/12.
I called the trader, (who incidentally lists cars as both a trader and private seller on autotrader)
who contacted the garage at my end and spoke to them.
The trader then said he wanted to have the original MOT station look the car over, to ensure the issues weren't made up.
I also contacted the original test station to enquire as to whether they knew the MOT was shoddy.
The test station and trader requested I take the car to them,
which I did on 24/12
after calling the test station in the morning I drove to Blackburn (from Blackpool)
and was expecting the tester to be there,
somewhat unsurprisingly he didn't show up for work...
I contacted the seller to tell him that I had bought the car back and the MOT tester hadn't shown,
and he told me he was not prepared to come look at the car, and would not offer a refund.
I have reported the MOT to VOSA as I was advised to by my garage (they refused to carry out any work on the car)
I have reported the seller to Police as I have been advised the car is not roadworthy.
I have contacted Citizens advice who will refer to Trading standards.
I have sent a letter special delivery,
stating I am rejecting the car on the back of the issues my garage found, a
nd intend to send another once VOSA have confirmed the MOT should not have passed.
I'm just wondering if there are any other steps I need to take.
Thanks