thanks conniff, ill update you all monday

he said he was buying another car and was going to pick it up that weekend. although he already had another alfa GT in the drive way when i went to see the car. once the V5C came back the previous registered keeper IS NOT the seller. this is quite confusing, and suggests he never registered the vehicle. i have tried ringing the seller but the phone is either turned off or he refuses to pick up. i think he knew exactly what he was doing, but theres no way to prove it. if he refuses to contact me is the next step VOSA? im just so worried that i will contact them they will agree the car is unroadworthy and i will be left with no transport. yes the MOT garage will get a fine, nothing will happen to the seller and i will be left out of pocket... can VOSA force the garage to fix the car?

im just worried that i will end up with nothing if i contact them first Raykay. i would rather negotiate a refund or free fix without having to take it further. if the DVSA agree the car is unroadworthy i am stuck without transport to get to work and a big loss to my bank balance that i cant afford right now (not that theres ever a good time to throwaway money).

just a check... i could feel something was wrong with the car so i thought i would get them to look over it and they came back with this huge list of issues. the guy at the alfa garage is happy to write a report if required, i spoke with him on the phone this afternoon. so first port of call is to ring the seller and calmly explain i would like a refund? then the dodgy mot garage ? then calling VOSA? thanks

Hi there, thanks for all your replies. the alfa specialist i took the car too also carries out MOTs, the failures he noted were near side upper wishbones very very loose/worn - wheel dangerously 'floating' as he put it, moving very easily the center exhaust bracket was broken? the offside rear suspension spring had come of the top of the mount and was resting on the chassis, the spring itsself was the wrong type and it was badly fitted the offside inner driveshaft boot was split the headlight motor had failed and the engine/gearbox mountings were very loose and poorly fitted there were numerous other advisory issues. bear in mind that the MOT i was provided from 1 week before purchase was totally clear, no advisories at all. I think my first point of call will be to contact the seller directly. I will probably record the call if possible and keep it as calm as I can on my side.

Hi there, I purchased a used Alfa GT 1.9 JTD from a private seller advertising on autotrader around 1 month ago. this was the advertisement posted: M-JET 16v 3 DOOR GT COUPE, WITH FULL LEATHER INTERIOR , FULL SERVICE HISTORY ALL MANUALS 2 KEYS AND PLENTY OF RECIEPTS, RECENT CLUTCH AND SERVICE,REAR SPRING AND DROP LINKS, 6 SPEED MANUAL 150 bhp POWER AND ECONOMY ALL UNDER ONE HOOD.TWIN TAIL PIPE EXHAUST,SOUGHT AFTER STYLISH ITALIAN THOROUGH-BRED COUPE ALL IN COLOUR CODED AZZURE, BLUE, Next MOT due 04/09/2015, Tax expires 31/01/2015, Full service history, Electric windows, Air conditioning, Parking aid, CD player, Leather trim, Height adjustable driver's seat, Folding rear seats, Sports seats, Metallic paint, Alloy wheels, Power steering, Cruise control, Central locking, Alarm, Immobiliser, Driver's airbags, Side airbags, Passenger airbags. 5 seats, £1,999 the private seller took me for a drive and I had a short test drive in it. everything seemed fine during the drive. the HPI check was clear and he showed me the totally clear MOT certificate issued the week before. I bought the car and have been using it for driving to work etc. i noticed a few minor issues immediately (as you would expect from a used car) but last week the whole car began to judder. i took the car in to my local specialist garage who said that the car should not have passed its MOT test and would have failed on at least 5 separate points as well as several advisories. the MOT certificate I was provided was completely clear. The certificate is legitimate (i check on the mot check website) but the results are clearly falsified. I am unsure what to do. I cant afford to buy another car without some kind of refund. what rights do i have and what would your advice be moving forward. if i report the car to VOSA my worry is i will be left without a drivable car - they will fail the MOT and i assume will get no refund to my outlay. i don't want to sell the car on as i don't want the same thing to happy to another person, and i don't want to scrap the car as i will lose most of the money i have just spent. if I ring the private seller he will tell me to sling my hook "buyer beware, sold as seen" etc thanks for any help and advice you can give. Torison