Sold an unsafe care and refuses to reimburse us
We purchased a car from Andy on the 20th October 2023. The purchase was an emergency and so we travelled just over an hour for this Q5. On the 31st October we advised Andy that there was an issue with the stop/start (we couldn't start the car properly). Andy replied suggesting we change the batteries in the remote, and suggested we take it back so his mechanic could look at it. We have an extremely busy life, and I work shifts and so we made it clear that this would be extremely inconvenient but it was booked in for a service and an MOT a few weeks later (earliest we could get), so he agreed with us getting it looked at whilst it was being serviced and MOT'd and to keep him in the loop.
We did. The car had been found to be dangerous and I had been forced to arrange alternative transport from the garage (when I went expecting it to be a waiting appointment) because they refused to let me drive it. The brakes were so corroded there were bits breaking off and the timing belt had 'been done', but the timing had not been adjusted correctly (hence the inability to keep it running when trying to start it) and there were bolts not tightened correctly and some even in the wrong place!
His response was to blame us for not taking it back to him, said that Audi had ripped us off and that we were wrong to get the DANGEROUS brakes and timing belt faults fixed without going back to him. He then offered the amount that HIS mechanic would have charged to fix those faults (around 1/4 of the bill we faced) as a final settlement of ALL claims and gave us 14 days to accept his offer or it would be withdrawn.
It is a long story, and we have been reasonable (we didn't ask him to reimburse the whole amount of the bill, only the cost of the cam belt and brakes). But he has now ignored us since the 15th January. What communication we have received, has been coercive, aggressive and nonfeasant.
Our experience of Right Car Move has been awful. We have been asking for a fair resolution for over 5 months and Andy is now ignoring us. If you are thinking of buying a car from here, feel free to contact me first. I have a full audit trail of communications, vehicle safety reports, as well as a breakdown of the legal obligations he failed to adhere to, which I am more than happy to share to stop this happening to someone else!
20 October 2023
Unprompted review