I am sorry to hear that ETVan.
it starts with a very positive phone call, and they seem like they know what they are doing. He will say it comes with 2 years warranty.
He said he will leave all receipts and invoices in glovebox for me. I found his reference on 1st Choice. Biggest mistake.
1. We should all first collectively report 1st Choice of the scam
He then sends a 3rd party company to come collect the car. It will be sat in the garage with no work being done it for a couple of weeks. He will then use excuses like: waiting for parts, his daughter is ill, he has cancer etc etc.
The new part means = more money.
Then it will ready for dispatch.
On the day of dispatch, whilst driving the car onto the tow truck, the engine light will suddenly come on. He will diagnose. There is an electrical fault now. His 'friend' who owes him a favour will carry out the extra work for cost price. Roughly another 2k.
He will then say because he had to extra work on the car, and everything done on cost price, there is no warranty. A very clever calculated scam.
My car was with 169UK for 6 months (initially it was supposed to be 2 weeks). What should have cost 2k, cost me 5k in total. As soon as it came, I drove it for a few minutes and the EXACT same problem came back within say 15 minutes of driving. Of course, there were no receipts or invoices in the glovebox.
I gave up, and sold the car for scrap. Total loss for me = Roughly 5k for his costs and value of my car 5k + 6 months of depression.
Has anyone actually met this scammer? Or had any sort of justice?
Please share so we can think of some sort of strategy.
Ps. ETVan = Cut your losses, and go down with some lads and pickup your van! Asap!!!