Originally Posted by
turbochild
I have not slated the trader or named and shamed them the guy seems reasonable and has probs been caught out also. I simply asked where I stood as I do not want to pay a premium buying off a trader in the first place and be stung for the abs also if I potentially am protected in some way as nobody else I am sure would either.
If a kid ran out on me and I hit them and they found out abs was removed I am sure I would be hung out to dry would I be able to stand in a dock and say it was fit for the road?
Please dont start feeling sorry for the dealer you bought this from. You are the one who has been sold a van with its factory fitted from new ABS removed. If it is ok to remove it ( as some people have said ) why did the MOT station where you took it not just pass it and say nothing ? They obviously realised it is wrong and that is why they have written a report for you ( over a grand to fix it!!! ) and asked you to come and see the van. I would accept nothing less than either a full refund or a new ABS system fitted by a main dealer.