Losing my deposit?
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I know I'm in Portugal, so their law could be different, but what would happen in the UK in the following situation?
Car value 27 000. I put down a deposit of 3000.
I've also ordered leather seats as a dealer (not factory) option, which will be backed by manufacturer's guarantee, in my own specified colours. Cost 1400, almost certainly fitted by now. A few other options as well.
Now I might have to cancel the order
I can imagine that I lose my 3k deposit . But can they also charge me for the leather seats?
Thanks - and hoping it doesn't come to this.
Brendan
Car value 27 000. I put down a deposit of 3000.
I've also ordered leather seats as a dealer (not factory) option, which will be backed by manufacturer's guarantee, in my own specified colours. Cost 1400, almost certainly fitted by now. A few other options as well.
Now I might have to cancel the order
I can imagine that I lose my 3k deposit . But can they also charge me for the leather seats?
Thanks - and hoping it doesn't come to this.
Brendan
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David - I was hoping you'd answer, thanks. Why did you choose your particular phrasing? Is it common to charge for options, even more than just keeping the deposit? Strikes me that BMW owners risk losing a lot then! Is a deposit normally kept, to cover for the dealer's trouble, or normally returned except to cover for certain expenses? (Like the leather?)
Wheelwright - a) it's in euros, b) that's what they asked for. And as there wasn't a problem at the time, I paid it.
Wheelwright - a) it's in euros, b) that's what they asked for. And as there wasn't a problem at the time, I paid it.
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