What rights does a private buyer have?

My nephew has bought a tipper truck privately, 20 mins into the drive home the EML came on and now a red EML (turbo boost problem) He rang the seller who denied all knowledge but said book it into a Merc dealer and he would pay. I told him to get in writing, even a text msg. Sadly garage cannot even diagnose it yet, do we have much recourse?

Asked on 14 May 2024 by Nigel Maxey

Answered by Craig Cheetham

As this was a private purchase, sadly you don't - but the vendor appears to have been reasonable so far so perhaps give him the benefit of the doubt once you have the diagnosis. Legally, though, a private purchase gives you very little protection.

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