Second hand car troubles

Tue, 22 Dec 2009



According to a recent investigation into second-hand cars, some 86% of motoring issues occur within three months of buying, costing an average of 465 pounds per buyer. The Office of Fair Trading investigated the second-hand car market and found that many of those who did encounter problems had no luck sorting it out with the dealer.

Of those that contacted their dealer, just 47% managed to get the problem solved. The senior director of infrastructure at the OFT, Heather Clayton, was reported as commenting: "The second hand car market has consistently attracted a high number of consumer complaints."

However, there are advantages to choosing a second-hand car. Steven Baillie of Sainsbury’s Loans was reported as saying: "It can of course be significantly cheaper to buy a second-hand car but buyers and sellers could save even more money if they do their homework."
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