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Your rights: buying and rejecting cars

Your rights: buying second hand cars

  • What to do if a second hand car you buy is faulty
  • Different rights when buying from a private seller
  • Sellers must describe second hand cars honestly
  • How to check that second hand cars you're buying haven’t been stolen

What's in this guide

Second hand cars: your rights

The laws and regulations you can use to deal with problems when buying second hand cars.

How to complain about second hand cars

Step-by-step guides to help you get the result you want when complaining about second hand cars.

Second hand cars: sample letters

Templates you can use to complain to companies and the authorities about second hand cars.

FAQs: second hand cars

Commonly-asked questions and answers about buying a second hand car, including tips on how to deal with misleading descriptions of second hand cars.