Legal issues surrounding crooked roadworthies

[jetpacman]

I would like to know what I can do if I discover that the vehicle that I bought from a dealer has been illegally passed through a roadworthy. If I have evidence to prove it on paper what can I do.

The vehicle was purchased over 1 and a half years ago and based on a suspicion the matter was investigated and all the evidence is pointing to a roadworthy where certain critical things were indeed noted on the roadworthy paper as failure points, but weren't repaired.

Can the whole deal be rendered null and void or can the dealer be brought to book for this.

 

[ToxicBunny]

From personal experience, yes it can.

I bought a vehicle that went through the same thing. I dunno if it can be rendered null and void easily, but it gives you the leverage to put LOTS of pressure on the dealer and mine at least eventually caved and reversed the deal.

Granted it involved getting McCarthy's involved (since I found the car on their website) and writing a letter to the newspaper etc etc... It made life very unpleasant for the dealer.

 

[sox63]

I would like to know what I can do if I discover that the vehicle that I bought from a dealer has been illegally passed through a roadworthy. If I have evidence to prove it on paper what can I do.

The vehicle was purchased over 1 and a half years ago and based on a suspicion the matter was investigated and all the evidence is pointing to a roadworthy where certain critical things were indeed noted on the roadworthy paper as failure points, but weren't repaired.

Can the whole deal be rendered null and void or can the dealer be brought to book for this.

Depends if that word "voetstoets" appears in the agreement. If so you can't hold him to anything.

 

[def]

Hi Jetpacman,

So, tell us what happened in this story?

 

[kaspaas]

Even Voetstoots requires the seller to reveal all defects he was aware of.

Having a fraudulent roadworthy for sure is a defect he should have revealed!

The major exception is for stuff being bought at an auction I believe - there it is buyer beware... once bought a stolen vehicle at such an auction, and it was real trouble getting my money back.

Fortunately I had a friend in the SAPS who refered me to the right people.