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Should I have been told that my Honda Jazz was originally a hire car?

I recently bought a Honda Jazz, twelve months old with 12,700 miles, from a reputable Honda dealer. I was told by the salesman that the car had one previous owner. It was not until I received the new registration certificate from the DVLA that I discovered the previous owner had been a car hire company. Does this constitute the dealership and the salesman being sparing with the truth?

Asked on 21 December 2013 by IK, Liverpool

Answered by Honest John
No. If you buy a used car that is 3 - 18 months old then there is a 90 per cent probability that the first keeper of the car was a car rental company.

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