Lawyer Siret car hidden vice in Bordeaux

9 janvier 2025 Equipe rédactionnelle

Lawyer Siret car hidden vice in Bordeaux

precautions to be taken on the history

Garantie des vices cachés et la prescription de cinq ans

SIRET AVOCAT BORDEAUX

Contact téléphone 02 51 05 38 23 et Mail : jsiret@siret-associes.com

Such a purchase may be tempting for price reasons, especially in Germany, Belgium, the USA…
But be careful, these vehicles have a past, which is not always declared…

It is unfortunately common to buy a vehicle in Germany, or the seller can, at his discretion, have the vehicle modified before reselling it at full price…
You may also be interested in a US vehicle that looks good but turns out to be damaged and not repaired according to European standards, making it dangerous. This vehicle is certainly subject to a check by the DREAL when it is imported, but this visual and superficial check does not allow for any deficiencies regarding safety and mileage.

It is therefore necessary and essential to check the history of the desired vehicle:

•for the USA, this history is given by Carfax , which shows the mileage, recorded in the USA, and informs about accidents, with the photos of the vehicle .

•for Belgium, the mandatory Carpass system provides a document with the history of a vehicle registered in Belgium, which avoids fraudulent meters due to a methodical mileage record.

•for Europe in general, Carvertical provides all information regarding mileage and occurrence of reported accidents with the cost of repairs.
Attention, the Carfax, Carpass or Carvertical reports may be incomplete if the history has not been carefully recorded.
Therefore, in addition to these reports, it is necessary to require the seller to transmit the history of maintenance and repairs of the vehicle.

So, buyer of beautiful American cars (Mustang, Corvette, Camaro) or German (BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche,) Italian (Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati) English (Range Rover, Jaguar) or more simply European, without having first checked his background in his country of origin.

And, in the absence of a reliable history, abandon your project, especially since the purchase of a vehicle abroad can lead to a jurisdiction of foreign law less favorable than French law.
Our firm usually deals with this type of file that would not have taken place if buyers had inquired beforehand!

If you have suffered this mishap, we can assist you to solve it in the best of your interests the firm SIRET et Associés, with more than 40 years of experience, will be able to help you.

 

The firm Siret et associés, established for more than 40 years in the Grand Ouest, and with 3 main offices, in Bordeaux, Aurillac, La Roche sur Yon.

Nos implantations : CHALLANS – LA ROCHE SUR YON – POUZAUGES – BORDEAUX – AURILLAC 

Lawyer Siret car hidden vice in Bordeaux

Contact téléphone 02 51 05 38 23 et Mail : jsiret@siret-associes.com

 

SELARL SIRET & Associés – RCS  390 567 519

Numéro d’Identification Intracommunautaire FR 90390567519

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AVOCAT VICES CACHES TOUT VÉHICULE à BORDEAUX

Nos domaines d'intervention en vice caché automobile

Notre cabinet traite l’ensemble des pathologies pouvant constituer un vice caché sur un véhicule : défauts moteur (fuite d’injecteurs, rupture de bielle, défectuosité générale, consommation excessive d’huile ou d’eau), défauts de transmission (boîte de vitesses, courroie de distribution, volant moteur), défauts de carrosserie et de structure (oxydation, corrosion perforante, déformation de longeron, défaut d’étanchéité de toit), ainsi que les défauts de fabrication ou de conception plus difficilement perceptibles sans démontage.

Nous intervenons également sur les litiges liés à la vente elle-même : falsification du compteur kilométrique, clause de non-garantie abusive, kilométrage anormalement élevé non signalé, ou manquement à l’obligation d’information de l’acheteur par le vendeur professionnel.

Procédure et indemnisation

Selon votre situation, nous vous accompagnons dans la désignation d’un expert (amiable ou judiciaire), la mise en œuvre de votre assurance de protection juridique, et l’obtention du remboursement du prix de vente, des frais annexes (immobilisation, gardiennage, véhicule de remplacement) et de vos honoraires d’avocat. La prescription pour agir en vice caché est de 2 ans à compter de la découverte du défaut ; la prescription quinquennale peut s’appliquer dans certains cas de tromperie ou de défaut de conformité.

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