If you are a self-employed driving instructor, as I once was, you are a business, whether you are independant or getting your pupils from a school.

If you bought the car to use for driving tuition the supply of the car is a business to business transaction and the new consumer act does not help you.

The date applicable to the new act in your case will be the date of invoice

Not certain this entirely correct. My cousin is self employed. He is a sole trader and his turnover is below the VAT level. He buys tools, equipment and vehicles and if they develop faults he has always had the problem rectified under the warranties. He buys the materials in his own name ( as a sole trader must) and they are his property, he is the consumer and is therefore covered by the old SoG act or the new act, whichever applies. I would not let a garage try to wriggle out of any obligation on the flimsy excuse that someone is running a business. So what? A faulty car is a faulty car, and has a warranty and it makes no difference whether you are a self employed person or retired or employed. QED.

Cheers Concrete

I still maintain that whatever goods are purchased they must be fit for their intended purpose. So if a car is bought then it is covered by warranty against faults. How does it affect the warranty if the car is bought by a private citizen, sole trader or company director? A warranty is a warranty for that car and if it is faulty it is covered. Is it the case that the warranty does not apply if the car is purchased by any other than private citizens? I find that hard to believe. I appreciate the distinction between self employed and employed or retired but fail to see how it affects your rights under the law. I remain to be educated on this point. Cheers Concrete