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Jas278:
All Auctions............You pay the money and take the chance , I trade through the Auction houses and believe me if you dont know what you are doing steer clear, buy private or from a garage , to many private people pay over the odds at the auctions and end up with a lemon.

thermidorthelobster:
That's the way auctions work - you look at the car, you start it up, you buy it.  I'm not at all surprised they wouldn't let you drive it.  If they made an exception then all of a sudden they'd have 400 people wanting to drive cars around their yard.  If you want to try before you buy, don't go to an auction!

Boggert:
I wouldn't buy with out a test drive auction or not. Not so bad if its a £500 but £3K.

redhand:

--- Quote from: "thermidorthelobster" ---That's the way auctions work - you look at the car, you start it up, you buy it.  I'm not at all surprised they wouldn't let you drive it.  If they made an exception then all of a sudden they'd have 400 people wanting to drive cars around their yard.  If you want to try before you buy, don't go to an auction!
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If you read the bit I posted you'll see that Brightwells like most Auctions have an hours grace after the sale to test drive the vehicle and if it is "not as advertised" you can take it back. Remember every seller including Auction houses must accurately describe the item they are selling and it must be fit for purpose. If they knowingly mislead the buyer they are breaking the law. and as this vehicle wasn't for sale in the auction but was offered for sale at a fixed price Consumer law applies.

Having said that if an auction house is trying to sell something that they couldn't sell at auction. Then it doesn't say much for the quality of the vehicle in the 1st place.

thermidorthelobster:
I did read it, and I can't see how that contradicts my statement that they don't let you try before you buy?

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