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Welcome to the forum; you have come to the right place for advice.
We all learn by our mistakes and to castigate you for making that mistake is simply wrong, nor does it do anything to encourage the lifeblood of this forum, which is the arrival and retention of new posters.
I once bought a Rover 800 on the basis of it having done 70k miles, and it quickly became apparent that the mileage was much more than that. I bought from an independent dealer but being young and inexperienced in the buying of cars, and without sources of advice like this one or support from someone older and wiser, I was too intimidated by the idea of doing anything about it to follow the matter up. Nowadays I wouldn't hesitate.
Essentially and as said above, you would need some documentation from the time of sale to prove that the car was sold with 13k miles. If you had that, you would then be able to compare this against the MOT history, which you can print off, to show to the dealer that they have made, at best a serious error and at worst have ripped you off.
If you look elsewhere on this website you will find references to consumer law when it comes to buying used cars. Have a good read, because if there IS documentation stating that the car had only 13k miles on the clock, and it was a dealer rather than a private seller that you bought from, you MIGHT be able to do something about it.
If it was a private seller there's little you can do except appeal to their sense of decency.. and (edit) as others have said, if you're happy with the car otherwise, then you may well be able to put it down to experience because you've learned a valuable and not particularly costly lesson.
Very best of luck.
Edited by argybargy on 14/01/2018 at 10:21
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