Cazoo not been fixed for 11 months currently it's awol

Cazoo not been fixed for 11 months currently it's awol

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Ladyxxmacbeth

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9 posts

46 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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Bought a car in Jan 23. Fault with EML when I drove it first time. Informed them they said they'd fix it. It's been seen twice by a local garage, told.needed to go to dealer. This was in May. Still waiting for a dealer appointment after 3 were cancelled. Cazoo offered to pick up my car and fix it at their car centre. Was picked up on 26/9/23 and it sat waiting to be fixed for 2 weeks. When they finally got round to looking at it they said it needed to go to a main dealer. Appointment booked for 7/12/23 They never took it to the appointment. I've been to the finance company, cazoo, can I report it stolen ? No one knows where my car is.

No ideas for a name

2,401 posts

93 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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Ladyxxmacbeth said:
Bought a car in Jan 23. Fault with EML when I drove it first time. Informed them they said they'd fix it. It's been seen twice by a local garage, told.needed to go to dealer. This was in May. Still waiting for a dealer appointment after 3 were cancelled. Cazoo offered to pick up my car and fix it at their car centre. Was picked up on 26/9/23 and it sat waiting to be fixed for 2 weeks. When they finally got round to looking at it they said it needed to go to a main dealer. Appointment booked for 7/12/23 They never took it to the appointment. I've been to the finance company, cazoo, can I report it stolen ? No one knows where my car is.
You can't report it stolen as it isn't - you gave it to them.
However, I would think there is a good case for rejection.

If on finance, your finance company technically own it and should in theory help you with the rejection.

As with all these things, the theory doesn't always match the practice - getting your cash back off them is always going to be a struggle.
Cazoo might not have any cash to give you.

ETA: Yes I know it is outside the 6 months for rejection - but the clock stops as soon as you tell them (and stop driving it). I assume at the moment this fault does make it undrivable, not just that the lamp is broken.

Edited by No ideas for a name on Thursday 14th December 19:07

vaud

52,350 posts

162 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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I would try a short, factual email to their CEO:

https://www.ceoemail.com/s.php?id=ceo-10115821

Bullet points, to the point and what you want them to do.

Might work, might not, will take you a few mins. Some CEOs pick up, some CEO exec assistants pick them up. Nothing to lose.

birdcage

2,848 posts

212 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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Better hurry they are probably going bust in a few months tops

LivLL

11,126 posts

204 months

Thursday 14th December 2023
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birdcage said:
Better hurry they are probably going bust in a few months tops
I thought you said in May they had two weeks left?

OP, are you paying monthlies for this car you don't have?

ALawson

7,854 posts

258 months

Friday 15th December 2023
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vaud said:
I would try a short, factual email to their CEO:

https://www.ceoemail.com/s.php?id=ceo-10115821

Bullet points, to the point and what you want them to do.

Might work, might not, will take you a few mins. Some CEOs pick up, some CEO exec assistants pick them up. Nothing to lose.
This approach has worked in 80% of the times I have used it, normally very quickly.

vikingaero

11,197 posts

176 months

Friday 15th December 2023
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ALawson said:
vaud said:
I would try a short, factual email to their CEO:

https://www.ceoemail.com/s.php?id=ceo-10115821

Bullet points, to the point and what you want them to do.

Might work, might not, will take you a few mins. Some CEOs pick up, some CEO exec assistants pick them up. Nothing to lose.
This approach has worked in 80% of the times I have used it, normally very quickly.
Alex Chesterman is no more.

https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/online-use...

RushDom

233 posts

101 months

Friday 15th December 2023
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For what it’s worth, I had a complete disaster with Cazoo back in 2021 - the only way I was able to get any traction on resolving the situation l was by leaving a scathing review on TrustPilot. I think I received a grovelling phone call within 15 minutes of the review going live.

Given their current challenges (and potential demise) I have no clue whether this approach will still work, but possibly worth a shot.

They are still, without question, the absolute worst company (in any industry) I have dealt with. Good luck.

vaud

52,350 posts

162 months

Friday 15th December 2023
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vikingaero said:
Cazoo seem to follow firstname.lastname@cazoo.co.uk so Tim.Isaacs@cazoo.co.uk might work.

Hugo Stiglitz

38,038 posts

218 months

Friday 15th December 2023
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Finance company route for rejection - you're paying for something that you don't have. Explain that the fault was there on purchase and they've had ample time to repair.

Don't bother with Cazoo.

grumpynuts

997 posts

167 months

Saturday 16th December 2023
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Send a full complaint to the finance company requesting to reject the car.Give a full explanation of the story to date.They have duty to ensure the car is of suitability quality under consumer law. Get your money back and go and buy from a proper dealership.

ZX10R NIN

28,367 posts

132 months

Saturday 16th December 2023
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OP have they given you a loan car?