You're right. The 3 month warranty does not have to be offered and some suspect

it used as a bit of a red herring by dealers to confuse the consumer so that they don't persue their statutory rights.

If a fault develops in the first 6 months, the onus is on the dealer to prove that the fault was not present at the time of sale.

Good info here - User Posted Link

Posted By: Hendrikos on November 6th 2013 at 21:22:20

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Is this a reasonable email to send, or would you be less likely.... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 20:50:40
- Assuming that this wasn't a 'trade sale'. You get a 3 month warranty by law in the UK on (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Nov 6, 21:02:06
  - My understanding is that you get at least 6 months.... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 21:06:20
    - You're right. The 3 month warranty does not have to be offered and some suspect (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Nov 6, 21:22:20
      - I watched a consumer programme about used cars just a few months back (General Chat) - Hendrikos, Nov 6, 21:35:11
      - yep. ta (n/m) (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 21:28:00
    - you should be ok getting it sorted (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 6, 21:08:04
- prevention is better than cure (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 20:56:32
  - ?130, butI have a mechanic at work who I knew wouldbe able to look at it..... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 21:02:27
    - fairy snuff (General Chat) - Tombs, Nov 6, 21:08:35
      - Sure it won't be, and as long as they provide me a replacement ...... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 21:13:39
- personally I wouldn't send the last paragraph. (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 6, 20:55:59
- Your cheque is in the post (General Chat) - Upperjarroldmiddle, Nov 6, 20:55:10
- Last paragraph sounds too heavy-handed at this stage. (General Chat) - Jim Nasium, Nov 6, 20:54:28
  - That was my concern, that I could potentially end up antagonising him... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 21:00:21
    - you need to show the fucker you mean business and aren't a soft touch (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 21:01:53
      - Ha ha, that's settled it. If you think leave it in, I'll definitely ...... (General Chat) - avid_canary, Nov 6, 21:07:33
        
        nope far too many nutters out there (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 21:09:04
      - Yeah a bit of SCC diplomacy will get it sorted (n/m) (General Chat) - emmaroyds, Nov 6, 21:05:12
        
        there's a time and a place for diplomacy (General Chat) - SCC 28, Nov 6, 21:07:15
  - Yep. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Nov 6, 20:57:09
    - Agreed... (n/m) (General Chat) - Vivid Data Shark, Nov 6, 20:58:07

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