by VDT Attorneys | May 30, 2025 | buying a second-hand vehicle, Latent defects, Voetstoots, Voetstoots and misrepresentation
The case centred around a second-hand vehicle sold to the applicant and falsely described as “accident-free” with a “full-service record.” Upon discovering that the vehicle had extensive latent defects and had been involved in a prior collision, the purchaser sought...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 16, 2024 | Claim, Expiry of claim, Latent defects, Prescription
In short, the answer is ‘yes’, but there is a time limit for you to institute legal action against the previous seller, and it would also need to be defects that are worth instituting a claim for. In this article, we will not entertain the type of defects you can...