Urgent advice needed!!!!!!!!!

[SoVW]

In a way it's you that's been inconvenienced by the dealer not charging the correct amount? You're now faced with the problem of how you are going to pay the shortfall.

In my (totally un-qualified) opinion, a court wouldn't punish you if you show you are keen to pay off the amount but can't pay it all at once. I therefore agree with another post that you should offer to pay it off in instalments and explain that due to their mistake you're facing financial problems and you'd appreciate their understanding and perhaps they could reduce the amount owed too.

[Biglicks]

 If they had overcharged you instead , how would you feel.
 No doubt you would be slagging them off to all
 Just be honest allways best policy in my book as I myself manage a shop.

[Merlinman]

The risk you run by not paying is that your Credit Rating could be adversely affected for some time; in this day and age that's a serious
sanction.

Go talk to them - I'm sure they'll reach an amicable agreement over repayment?

At the end of the day the Dealer will probably want to avoid the hassle/cost of litigation?

Honesty is always the best policy - and who knows, you may want some 'goodwill' at a later date from your dealer?

It's your Credit Rating at  risk - and not those advocating a 'cavalier' attitude 

[R32UK]

When I had completed my student placement for a large firm they continued to pay me and a friend for about 6 months after we had left.

They only realised about 8 months down the line and sent us both a letter demanding the extra amount they paid us to be paid back in full asap. My mate took this letter down to the cab who told him it sounded like a threatening letter, and that the company had not followed the correct procedure in reclaiming their money.

He wrote back telling them that he did not appreciate the demand of the full sum, and that they would get £2.50 per month until the full amount was repaid (approx£5k ). They wrote back and agreed. I never received any further letters




oh yes... and the morale of the story is seek some legal advice. Its their error so its likely that they will accept the money anyway you choose to give it to them

[matthewsimone]

i like that r32uk couldnt have said it better myself just send them a fiver a month or something as said earlier its threr mistake and you have now been inconvienienced  with all this hastle and agro 

[joesgti]

keep the cash, pay it back in very small amounts per month! as r32uk said! 

[corgi]

keep the cash, pay it back in very small amounts per month! as r32uk said! 

As I said, come to a reasonable arrangement with them... don't try to shaft them. If they think that you are taking the mickey they will drag you through court and the courts will make you pay a reasonable amount... and probably the costs... and then there's the costs of your own legal representation. Offer to clear the debt in a reasonable timeframe.

Yes, the dealership made a mistake but pitman4u still has their money. How would you feel if they had overcharged you and then they had said, "We'll pay you back, £5 per month."? I know... you'd be all over this forum complaining about how unfair it was.

Pitman4u still hasn't explained how he didn't realise at the time that he had been undercharged by £1000 - I'm damn sure I'd have noticed...

It has been pointed out to me by a solicitor friend of mine that, in law, the ownership of the vehicle might not have transferred (and before you start bleating on, the V5 does not prove ownership, only who the registered keeper is) as the contract to purchase the vehicle has not been completed; the agreed purchase price has not been paid... i.e. there is a good chance that in law the dealership still own the car.

You can take whatever action you like, I guess, but you need to be aware of the potential consequences...

[R32UK]

Agree with what your saying Corgi mate... but in all honesty nearly every person on this forum has been shafted by a dealership at some point. Be it with sub standard workmanship, misleading information, and general lack of satisfactory levels of customer service. Wouldnt hurt to give them a little of their own tonic back to them. I know I would certainly draw out the payments even if I could afford to pay them back in one lump sum.

[RedRobin]

as i said tho i no longer have £1000 spare! it was paid on my card that is now maxed due to other bills.i only realised when my card bill came in. ill see what the citizens advice have to say and if legally i dont have to pay it bk then there is not a chance they will be gettin it!! morals can prove very expensive in the middle of a recession!

....Be honest! Tell them what your cashflow problems are and come to an arrangement to pay it off over time. Even if they made an error, from what you've said, you still owe the money.

If I was boss of the VW dealership franchise and you told me to f*ck off over this, I'd make sure you were black listed throughout the VW network AND hit you for the debt plus costs. This would include repossessing the car if possible.

Please note that you can't arbitarily decide to only pay back only very small amounts per month - You have to come to a formal agreement and if you can't agree you will doubtless have to go to court and also be means tested.

[RedRobin]

Agree with what your saying Corgi mate... but in all honesty nearly every person on this forum has been shafted by a dealership at some point. Be it with sub standard workmanship, misleading information, and general lack of satisfactory levels of customer service. Wouldnt hurt to give them a little of their own tonic back to them. I know I would certainly draw out the payments even if I could afford to pay them back in one lump sum.

....That doesn't justify you attempting to shaft them - It makes you as bad as those you allege as shafting you.

Besides which, you are encouraging someone to shaft a dealer who hasn't shafted him (as yet). You are painting all dealers with the same brush.