A woman has said she's been left £2,000 out of pocket after being sold a car with a massive 17,000 mileage discrepancy. Saima Tabassum, 26, bought her second-hand Citroen DS3 in May 2019 and was told it had 19,632 miles on the clock.
But when she went to sell the car to We Buy Any Car this month she said they told her there was a mileage discrepancy on its history. Saima, from Merthyr Tydfil, said the car - which she was selling as she is moving abroad with her fiancé next month - had a history which showed 33,785 miles in its 2017 MOT but in 2018 that had gone down to 16,749. Documents provided by the garage Saima bought the car from confirm these figures but she said she was told not of any discrepancy at the time.
Speaking to WalesOnline, Saima said her car was originally valued at £4,300 online by We Buy Any Car but that after meeting them in person to complete the sale, the company told her it would only be worth £2,300 due to the mileage discrepancy. "I went to the garage and they straight away pointed out the discrepancy on the system," she explained.
