private seller or dealer?

[hm1973]

please can some1 help me..i recently purchased a 2nd hand car,i asked if it had been involved in an accident and i was told no,on checking the v5 b4 i signed it there was no mention whatsoever about accident damage..on receiving the v5 back from dvla it clearly states this car was accident damaged..i know i wouldnt have leg 2 stand on if this was a private seller,but this is where is gets suspicious..i contacted prev owner and to no avail..then i received a letter from him yesterday stating he is not a car dealer(i never mentioned this 2 him)when i went 2 view car it was a lady who i delt with as she said he was away working,he stated in his letter he gave her �200 commission through the sale of the car..they are also selling other cars,which to me makes him a trader..he also said it clearly stated on v5 it was accident damaged when i signed 4 it..i know for a fact it was NOT..i have witnesses to this also.the car was also advertised with new exhaust and working air con..no new exhaust and the air con doesnt seem 2 work..where do i stand legally with this

[rdv]

even with a private sale the car should be as advertised but you would probably need to take legal action to achieve anything

[NORMANTHEDOG]

sorry,buts its your own fault,you should have done a HPI on the car before you bought it,when will people learn.

[hm1973]

i know i should have done a check on the vehicle but thats not the point,this guy is clearly a trader...he has said that the v5 clearly showed it was accident damage,and it has been signed .i know it did not state anything about accident damage,and i never signed any form to the fact, so he has obviously somehow had 2 v5's..the one i signed did not state accident damage..so he has obviously signed the other v5 with my name and sent that away...that counts as forgery in my book..