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I sold a car which turned out to have been clocked - where do I stand legally?

I bought a car from a trader with no warranty - sold as seen. After six months I sold the car on with a 'sold as seen' invoice stating the following on the invoice. The odometer said 84,000 miles when I bought it and, when I sold it, 94,000. I did a HPI check and it came out clear when I purchased it.

The person who I sold it to has just contacted me, saying he has done the MOT history which I was not aware one can do and the car had MOTs done at 287,000 miles, 137,000 miles etc, which meant the odometer has been changed. I was totaly unaware of this problem. The car did not have any MOTs or service book when I bought it, so I was not aware of this mileage error. Where do I legally stand?

Asked on 13 September 2010 by wpf387

Answered by Lucy
A dealer cannot sell a car "as seen" but you can as a private individual. If you were not aware of the history and sold the car in good faith as delivered to you, then you cannot be held liable for the mileage or any other problems with the car.
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