Kevin C

Keep well clear of these people

I am a 79 year old pensioner with arthritis in both hips and knees so a car is of great importance to me for mobility.During lockdown over the years I managed to save a couple of thousand pounds,so as my car was past its best I decided to buy another one which would luckily see me through to my demise.I saw a Toyota Aygo advertised by this firm so went to check it out as it looked ok.It had over 10 months test on it and no advisories,the body work and inside of the car were in very good condition so I decided to buy it at a cost of £2190 pounds,plus it had under 60,000 miles on the clock.This week I took it to my local garage to get its first mot under my ownership and as I had only done 6,000 miles i expected it to go through with very little brother so you can imagine my total disbelief to be told that had a large number of serious defects and was only fit for scrap.They showed me the under side of the car chassis was rotting away with rust and was that serious that it was not safe to drive.I got in touch with aaa automotive straight away and explained the problems,but all you get off these people are excuses.I said that surely a car with almost a full mot and no advisories could not be in this condition after only 6,000 miles and it must have had had defects when it had its mot.He said he would get in touch with them and phone me back.However I had a missed call from him later on so I immediately phoned back to discuss the situation and since then when I ring for more info,no one picks up the phone.My local garage also informed me that when the mot was originally done last July it had a few advisories,however it was tested again the very next day and all the advisories had been cleared meaning that they had been fixed.This was not the case as none of them had been touched which they have told me is illegal.I intend reporting this to the Ministry of Transport on Monday to see what they have to say about this.So after only 6,000 miles I am now left with a car only fit for scrap,too dangerous to drive even if I could and over £2000 pounds out of pocket.I am now having to go into debt to get another car which,as I am a pensioner will find it very hard in today's economic situation. Why are people like these still allowed to trade when all they bring is misery to people,and at my time of life this is something I could certainly do without.All I can say is that if you are even thinking of dealing with these people I would certainly think again.Once they have your money your on your own.If any one thinks that I may be exaggerating about this you can check it out yourself.The car I bought number plate is SL58VOO, so go to mot checks on line, it's free to look and see for yourself