'Nightmare situation': Perth man slugged $16,000 after test drive crash
Ask more about insurance before test drive Source: Flickr / Ninian Reid (CC BY 2.0)
A Perth woman has issued a warning to potential car buyers after it was found her son would be liable for nearly $16,000 in damages after crashing a car when he was out on a test drive.Kim told 6PR's Morning Show her son had been planning on making the $3500 purchase from a local car dealership when he was involved in the accident."He asked if the car was insured and he was told yes," she said. Her son was towed back to the dealership, where the salesperson informed him the car had only been insured with compulsory third party insurance and he would be fully liable for the accident.Tsang Wing has more.
A Perth woman has issued a warning to potential car buyers after it was found her son would be liable for nearly $16,000 in damages after crashing a car when he was out on a test drive.Kim told 6PR's Morning Show her son had been planning on making the $3500 purchase from a local car dealership when he was involved in the accident."He asked if the car was insured and he was told yes," she said. Her son was towed back to the dealership, where the salesperson informed him the car had only been insured with compulsory third party insurance and he would be fully liable for the accident.Tsang Wing has more.
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