A lawsuit against a car dealer for selling a car after an accident – ​​example

A lawsuit against a car dealer for selling a car after an accident was filed by our firm on behalf of a client who purchased a car that was presented to him as being in good condition. This is a common case that our firm encounters very often, and if prepared properly, in most cases it is possible to succeed in such claims and win relief of Canceling the used car transaction that you bought, plus financial compensation and reimbursement of legal costs.

First of all, of course, it is very important to inspect the vehicle at a vehicle inspection institute and also check the Insurance claims history To verify the condition of the vehicle before purchasing it, but in most cases, these actions are not performed due to the buyer's inexperience or because the car dealer manages to gain the buyer's trust and assures him that everything is in order.

In addition, it is very important to make sure that you have received and signed the Disclosure FormThis is a form that every car dealer who sells a used car is required to give to the buyer due to Used Car Sales Law (A law also known as Due Disclosure LawThis is a form that must be attached to every document. Lawsuit against a car dealer for Selling a car after an accident Because this may be good evidence that the dealer did not inform you that the vehicle was involved in an accident before selling it to you.

A lawsuit against a car dealer for selling a car after an accident should be filed as soon as possible after you discover that the car was involved in an accident, even if you discover it months or even years after you bought the car from the car dealer. The long period of time that has passed is usually not an obstacle to canceling the deal, but it is very possible that the court will order a certain portion of the amount that the car dealer must refund to you to be offset, because you used the car and, ostensibly, enjoyed it for a certain period of time.

It is very important to manage these types of claims with the assistance of Experienced automotive lawyerThese are not simple claims and we need to know what relevant legislation and rulings we can rely on to convince the judge hearing the case. Our firm represents plaintiffs against importers and dealers of vehicles only when the value of the vehicle exceeds 100 thousand shekels.

A lawsuit against a car dealer for selling a car after an accident

Regarding:

The plaintiff:

שם פרטי ושם משפחה, ת"ז: _______
________ Street
Tel: __________ 
ע"י עו"ד אדי בליטשטיין (מ.ר. 60023)
13 HaHagana St., Rishon LeZion (Yaron Miller Tower, Office 501) 
Tel: 03-6427876; Fax: 077-4704697 
דוא"ל: [email protected]

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Defendants:

1. שם פרטי ושם משפחה, ת"ז: _________
   ___________ Street
2. קורל – תל בע"מ, ח.פ. 512676289

27 HaMosesa St., Haifa 3295196 

Claim

Essence of the claim:  Supplier – customer, other financial. 
Requested remedies: ביטול עסקה לרכישת רכב יד שניה, פיצוי כספי בגובה 193,489 ש"ח, צו עשה להעברת תוכן מודעת המכירה של הרכב באתר יד 2.
Court fee amount: 4,837.20 ש"ח (2418.6 ש"ח במועד זה לפי תקנה 6(א) ופרט 1 לתקנות בתי המשפט (אגרות), תשס"ז -2007).

Summons

Since the plaintiff has filed this lawsuit against you, you are invited to file Statement of defense within sixty days From the date this invitation was presented to you.

Please note, if you do not submit Defense אזי לפי תקנה 130 לתקנות סדר הדין האזרחי, התשע"ט-2018, תהיה לתובע הזכות לקבל A verdict not before you.

The emphasis in the statement of claim is not in the original unless otherwise noted.

A concise description of the litigants

1. The plaintiff is a private individual who chose to purchase a second-hand vehicle from Defendant 1, after seeing the advertisement published by Defendant 1 and/or someone on his behalf on the Yad 2 website.
2. As far as the plaintiff knows, Defendant 1 is a dealer in used vehicles, and he owns a used vehicle lot on _______ Street (where the plaintiff purchased the vehicle that is the subject of this lawsuit), under the name ______.
3. According to the Nevo legal database and additional information on the Internet, many additional lawsuits have been filed against Defendant 1, on the same issue that is the subject of this lawsuit. ראו לדוגמה תיאור בית המשפט המחוזי בפתח ההחלטה בע"א _______
4. Furthermore, according to reviews left by the defendant's former clients, it appears that the defendant operates in a similar manner. Over the years – Sells vehicles with faults and/or after accidents, without disclosing these details to his customers.

Appendix 1: Reviews left by former customers of Defendant 1.

• Defendant 2 is the company that operates the Yad 2 website, where Defendant 1 published the advertisement regarding the vehicle that is the subject of the lawsuit.

The reliefs requested in brief

• The Honorable Court is hereby requested to grant the plaintiff the following reliefs:
• Cancellation of a transaction for a second-hand vehicle purchased by the plaintiff (Honda Jazz model with license plate number ______), and the return of the payment in the amount of NIS 113,000 to the plaintiff, plus interest and linkage from the date of the transaction (______) until the date of the judgment in this case.
• Charging defendant 1 with financial compensation in the amount of NIS 50,000 for Mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of using the vehicle, Breach of contract Between the parties.
• חיוב הנתבע 1 בסך 649 ש"ח + 590 ש"ח בגין בדיקת הרכב במוסך הונדה ובדיקת הרכב במכון לבדיקת רכבים (בדיקות שהתובע לא היה צריך לעשות אילו הנתבע 1 היה מפרט מה מצבו האמיתי של רכב).
• Charge defendant 1 with a refund Lawyer's fees בסך 29,250 ש"ח שנאלץ התובע לשלם לצורך ניהול הליך זה, וכן, כל הוצאה שנאלץ התובע לשלם לצורך ניהול הליך זה (כגון, אך לא רק, Court fee).
• give Order made Addressed to Defendant 2, requiring her to deliver to the plaintiff the text of the advertisement, including any edits made to it from the date it was uploaded to the Yad 2 website until its deletion. This advertisement appeared at the link: ________.
• It is also requested that Defendant 2 be ordered to pay Legal expenses To the plaintiff's credit, the plaintiff contacted defendant 2 several times before filing the lawsuit, but defendant 2 chose to ignore his contacts.
• To grant any other relief that the Honorable Court deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

Summary of the facts necessary to establish the cause of action and when it arose

• On _____, the plaintiff noticed an ad on the Yad 2 website in which the defendant 1 advertised a Honda Jazz vehicle. In the advertisement, Defendant 1 did not mention that the vehicle had been in an accident.
• The plaintiff called defendant 1 following the ad. And even in this conversation, Defendant 1 did not reveal to the Plaintiff that the vehicle had been in an accident.
• The plaintiff arrived at the 1st defendant's car lot and saw the vehicle. Only at this point did the 1st defendant's sales representative, Mr. _____, point out to the plaintiff that the vehicle had only been involved in a minor accident, in which the vehicle's rear bumper had been replaced, and that it was Committed to chassis (ראו להלן התייחסות ל"התחייבות" במודעה שפורסמה ביד 2) והוסיף שיש אחריות על הרכב. לאור הבהרה זו התובע לא לקח את הרכב לבדיקה מטעמו.
• The plaintiff was signed by Mr. ____ on a contract agreement and a due disclosure form (Defendant 1 was not present at the signing ceremony.). במסגרת טופס גילוי הנאות נרשם "תיקון תאונה מאחורה". The disclosure form was not provided to the plaintiff in real time., But only about two weeks after the transaction was made, בהודעת וואטסאפ (בעת שליחת המסמכים בוואטסאפ נתבע 1 לא טען בפני התובע שהוא ו/או מי מטעמו מסר לו את טופס גילוי הנאות במעמד ביצוע העסקה). לאחר שטופס גילוי הנאות נשלח לתובע הוא ראה שהתווסף כיתוב "מכת שלדה אחורית ברכב". מדובר בכיתוב ללא ידיעתו ו/או הסכמתו של התובע, וברור שהוא התווסף בדיעבד לנוכח החריגה מהמקום המיועד לכך בטופס.
• On _____, the plaintiff went to the Honda garage in Jerusalem, where it was explained to him that the vehicle had been involved in a chassis accident and that the vehicle had additional defects, such as damage to the vehicle floor.
• On ____, the plaintiff inspected the vehicle at the vehicle inspection institute and discovered for the first time that the vehicle had also been involved in a prior accident, Something that was not mentioned at all in the disclosure form.
• The plaintiff contacted Phoenix Insurance Company, which insured the vehicle at the time of the accident, and received from it the report of the appraiser who inspected the vehicle after the accident. The report's findings indicated damage amounting to approximately half of the vehicle's value, including damage to the front of the vehicle.
• The plaintiff contacted defendant 1 several times demanding that the transaction be canceled, but the defendant refused.
• Hence the lawsuit.

The facts that give the court jurisdiction

1. לבית המשפט הנכבד הסמכות העניינית והמקומית לדון בתביעה זו לאור סכום התביעה ומקום עסקו של הנתבע 1, בהתאם לתקנה 7(א) תקנות סדר הדין האזרחי, תשע"ט – 2018.

Details of the allegations

1. On ____, the plaintiff noticed an ad on the Yad 2 website that advertised a Honda Jazz vehicle for sale. The ad was published at this link: ______.
2. מודעה זו נשלחה מהתובע לאישתו. עיון במלל שנשמר בוואטסאפ של התובע ואישתו (תצוגה מקדימה של המודעה מיד 2) רואים בבירור את המלל הבא: "הונדה ג'אז הייבריד שנת 2023 יד ראשונה 8,000 ק"מ | יד2". ובהמשך כתוב: "חדשה רכב חסכוני מאוד ואמין תחזוקה זולה מצלמות רוורס שליטה מההגה ועוד שלל תוספות התחייבות".

Appendix 2: Preview of the ad on the Yad 2 website, as saved on WhatsApp (two screenshots).

1. התצוגה המקדימה מסתיימת במילה "התחייבות". התחייבות ניתנת במצבים מסוג זה על מנוע/גיר/שלדה או התחייבות לכך שהרכב לא עבר תאונות. זו הסיבה שישנה חשיבות על מתן צו לנתבעת 2 על מנת שתשחזר את תוכן המודעה, כדי להראות שהנתבע 1 לא רק הסתיר את מצבו האמיתי של הרכב מהתובע, אלא הטעה פוזיטיבית את התובע ולא גילה שהרכב היה מעורב בתאונה.
2. The plaintiff called defendant 1 following the advertisement.And even during this conversation, Defendant 1 did not mention to Plaintiff that the vehicle had been involved in any accident. If this information had been detailed in the ad and/or during the telephone conversation, Plaintiff would not have considered reaching out to Defendant 1 and/or purchasing the vehicle, even at a significantly lower price.
3. It is already clear that by his omissions, Defendant 1 violated various obligations stipulated in the Consumer Protection Law, and even various obligations under the Contracts Law and the Sales Law.
4. When the plaintiff arrived at the 1st defendant's car lot he was dealt with by a sales representative named _____ (whose name is specifically mentioned at the bottom of the sales agreement). Mr. ____ first mentioned to the plaintiff during his visit to the car lot that the vehicle was involved In a very minor accident As part of which only the rear tampon was replaced. Mr. _____ added that he is responsible for the chassis and that in any case this vehicle has a warranty.
5. In light of this clarification, the plaintiff did not take the vehicle for inspection on his own behalf.
6. A sales agreement and a disclosure form were signed between the parties. These documents were not delivered to the plaintiff in real time by Mr. ____ (or any other person at Defendant 1's business), but were sent retrospectively, after about two weeks, in a WhatsApp message, by Defendant 1.

Appendix 3: The sales agreement and disclosure form sent to the plaintiff after the transaction was completed.

• בעת חתימתו של התובע על טופס גילוי הנאות נרשם בו בחלק הרלוונטי לפגמים ברכב "תיקון תאונה מאחורה" only, which apparently matched the explanation received from Mr. _____.
• It was also agreed between the parties that prior to the vehicle being handed over to the plaintiff, a number of minor repairs would be made, such as replacing the plates and brakes and repairing the reversing camera.
• The vehicle was actually delivered to the plaintiff on ______, but the plaintiff discovered that the reverse sensors had not been repaired and there were noises coming from the rear of the vehicle.
• On ______, the plaintiff physically arrived at Defendant 1's lot and requested to cancel the transaction in light of the fact that some of the defects were not repaired at the garage to which Defendant 1 referred the plaintiff.
• Defendant 1 refused to cancel the transaction and referred the plaintiff to a Honda garage to address these defects.
• On ______, the plaintiff arrived with his vehicle at the Honda garage in Jerusalem, where he was first told that the vehicle had been involved in an accident in which the vehicle's chassis was also damaged, and that the vehicle suffered additional damage not specified in the due diligence form, such as damage to the vehicle's floor. The plaintiff was told at the Honda garage that the damage to the vehicle's floor could be critical, especially in winter, because there was a possibility of water ingress that would damage the vehicle's battery.

Appendix 4: Vehicle inspection findings from ______ at the Honda garage in Jerusalem + the amount paid for the inspection.

• Shortly after the plaintiff left the Honda garage, he approached defendant 1 and asked to receive the disclosure form and again asked to cancel the transaction - defendant 1 refused again.
• After several reminders from the plaintiff, the 1st defendant sent the transaction documents on _______. In real time, Defendant 1 did not claim in the WhatsApp messages that a disclosure form was provided to the plaintiff at the time of the transaction.
• לאחר עיון בטופס גילוי הנאות ששלח נתבע 1 לתובע ביום ______, התובע נחרד לגלות שהנתבע 1 ו/או מישהו מטעמו הוסיפו על גבי טופס זה, לאחר מועד חתימתו של התובע על גבי הטופס, וללא אישורו ו/או ידיעתו, את המילים "מכת שלדה אחורית ברכב".
• It is clear that this addition was added retrospectively because it is all detailed outside the table designated for data entry, even though the remaining details are detailed within the table.
• Plaintiff 1 immediately realized that he had fallen. Victim of fraud ופנה בשלב זה לבא כוחו. לצורך הטיפול בתיק זה התובע שילם לבא כוחו 29,250 ש"ח אותם יש להשית על הנתבע 1.

Appendix 5: A tax invoice for the amount paid by the plaintiff to his attorney.

• On ______ the plaintiff produced the Insurance claims history of the vehicle. The document received indicates that the plaintiff's vehicle was involved in a serious accident on ______, a few months before the vehicle was sold to the plaintiff. As will be explained below, this document was in the possession of the 1st defendant even before the transaction was made, However, despite this, Defendant 1 did not present this document to the plaintiff, and it and/or its contents were not specified in the due disclosure form.
• בעקבות התאונה שהרכב היה מעורב בה, שולמו לבעל הרכב באותו מועד תגמולי ביטוח בשווי 80,400 ש"ח! כזכור, התובע שילם עבור הרכב 113,000 ש"ח. סכום תגמולי הביטוח מעיד על הנזק האדיר שנגרם לרכב.

Appendix 6: Vehicle insurance claims history produced on _____.

• בתאריך _____ נשלחה בדוא"ל ובפקס בקשה לנתבעת 2 לקבל את תוכן המודעה שהופיעה בקישור _____.
• בהעדר מענה, בתאריך _____ נשלחה הודעת דוא"ל נוספת ליועצת המשפטית של הנתבעת 2 ולמנהל שירות הלקוחות שלה. גם הפעם לא התקבל מענה.

Appendix 7: פניות ב"כ התובע לנתבעת 2.

• After it became clear that the vehicle was insured with the Phoenix Insurance Company at the time of the accident mentioned above, the plaintiff's attorney contacted the insurance company and requested the opinion of the appraiser who inspected the vehicle after the accident.
• On ______, the plaintiff inspected his vehicle at a vehicle inspection institute. During this examination, the plaintiff discovered first That in addition to an accident in the rear of the vehicle, the vehicle was also involved in an accident in the front - a matter that was not mentioned in the disclosure form at all. The list of defects in the front of the vehicle, discovered during the inspection, speaks for itself.

Appendix 8: Vehicle inspection form at the Vehicle Inspection Institute dated _____ + receipt for payment for the inspection.

• On _____, Phoenix Company submitted the appraiser's opinion, and the next day, the photos attached to the appraiser's opinion.

Appendix 9: The opinion of the appraiser (including photos) who inspected the vehicle the day after the accident.

• A review of the report, including the photos, will reveal that the vehicle was indeed involved in a serious accident. Contrary to what is stated in the disclosure form, the accident was not only in the rear of the vehicle, but also in the front of the vehicle – A matter that was not mentioned at all in the disclosure form.
• חוות דעתו של השמאי מזכירה באופן מפורש נזקים בקדמת הרכב. בעמוד 7 נכתב במפורש: "בבדיקתנו נוכחנו Accidental damages In the back And in the front of the vehicle". בעמוד 8 פורט מה בדיוק יש צורך להחליף לתקן/להחליף בקדמת הרכב. This is a long list whose damages were estimated at a significant amount..
• As mentioned, the issue of damage to the front of the vehicle is not reflected at all in the disclosure form, And that is enough to order the cancellation of the transaction.
• On _____, a notice of cancellation of the transaction was sent to Defendant 1 andWarning before taking legal action.
• בתאריכים _____ ו-_____ התקיימה בין ב"כ התובע לב"כ הנתבע 1 התכתבות בדוא"ל ממנה עולים נתונים לא פחות ממדהימים.

Appendix 10: פניית ב"כ התובע מיום _____ והתכתבויות דוא"ל בין ב"כ התובע לב"כ הנתבע 1.

• beginning, ב"כ הנתבע 1 הודתה כי במודעה שפרסם הנתבע 1 לא היה אזכור לכך שהרכב היה מעורב בתאונה כלשהי. לשיטת הנתבע 1 אין הוא חייב לפרט עניין מהותי זה במודעה (ולא בשיחת הטלפון) מכיוון ש:

"לעניין הפרסום- הפרסום נועד עבור מתעניינים פוטנציאלים – ולא מתבצע הליך מכירה כשלקוח נכנס למודעה (הוא לא משאיר פרטי כרטיס אשראי) .

הלקוח מתקשר , מגיע, רואה את הרכב, בודק אותו ומקבל עליו פרטים כמו שקיבל מרשך"

• Read and don't believe. It's no wonder there are so many legal proceedings against Defendant 1 and so many negative reviews describing similar fraud and concealment of details (see, for example, Appendix 1).
• Furthermore, the plaintiff's conduct constitutes a violation of numerous statutes, for example, but not limited to, the Consumer Protection Law, the Sales Law, the Contracts Law. It is inconceivable that Defendant 1 knows such a material detail, such as an accident in which the vehicle was involved, but does not disclose this information. Already in the ad he posted.
• again, ב"כ הנתבע 1 העבירה לידי בא כוח התובע את היסטוריית תביעות הביטוח של הרכב שהופקה On ______ – months before the transaction is executed!

Appendix 11: Insurance claims history produced on _____.

• כלומר, נתבע 1 היה מודע לא רק לכך שהרכב היה מעורב בתאונה, אלא בתאונה קשה ושבאותה עת שולמו לבעלת הרכב תגמולי ביטוח בסך 67,000 ש"ח – כמחצית משווי הרכב (בטופס שהפיק התובע ביום _____ סכום זה התעדכן לסך 80,400 ש"ח).
• This form was not presented to the plaintiff prior to the transaction, was not mentioned in the disclosure form, and of course was not attached to it. If Defendant 1 had presented this form to the plaintiff, it would have been enough to make the plaintiff give up on purchasing the vehicle.
• The defendant's conduct indicates that he Misled the plaintiff regarding the condition of the vehicle and/or the significant damage to the vehicle at various stages of the transaction: 1. Before the negotiations through the advertisement; 2. During the telephone conversation – before arriving at the vehicle lot; 3. During the negotiations through Mr. ____, by concealing all the data that was known to Defendant 1 and/or Mr. _____ and/or presenting the accident at the rear of the vehicle as an accident in which only the tampon was replaced.
• In the circumstances described above, the plaintiff is entitled to cancellation of the transaction, the return of his money (plus interest and linkage), and financial compensation for the damages he suffered.

Liability exemption clauses in the contract agreement

• Article 2 of the contract agreement states:

"הקונה מצהיר שבדק את המכונית בעצמו ו/או באמצעות מכונאי מטעמו. מצא אותה מתאימה למטרותיו, waives any claim of defect or choice and has no and will not have in the future any claims or allegations against the seller regarding the quality of the car".

• Article 8 of the contract agreement states:

"כל סעיפי הסכם זה הם סעיפים עיקריים ומשלימים זה את זה. הקונה מצהיר שבדק את המכונית הנ"ל ואין לו תביעות כלשהן."

• As detailed above, the publication by Defendant 1 and/or anyone on his behalf on the Yad 2 website did not include any reference to the accident in which the vehicle was involved. Defendant 1 did not specify to the plaintiff that the vehicle was involved in the accident, even in the telephone conversation prior to the plaintiff's arrival at the vehicle lot. A material detail was added to the due diligence form after the plaintiff signed it, and without his knowledge and/or consent. The due diligence form in any case does not refer to the accident in which the vehicle was involved in the past, and this is sufficient to order the cancellation of the transaction.
• Under these circumstances, sections 2 and 8 of the contract agreement indicate that Bad faith Extreme and should be abolished.
• זאת ועוד, הסכם ההתקשרות של הנתבע הוא חוזה אחיד, כהגדרתו בחוק החוזים האחידים, תשמ"ג – 1982. עניין זה בולט במיוחד לנוכח העובדה שהוראות ההסכם קבועות ומה שניתן להשלמה הוא שם המוכר ושם הקונה.
• Therefore, sections 2 and 8 of the contract agreement should be seen asDepriving conditions This is according to the presumption set forth in sections 4(1), 4(6), 4(8), 4(12), of this law, and they are liable to be annulled. In our case, section 5 also applies.

In conclusion

• In light of all of the above, the Honorable Court is hereby requested to summon the defendants to a hearing before it and to rule as follows:
• the remedies detailed in this statement of claim.
• לחייב את הנתבעים בתשלום הוצאות משפט ושכר טרחת עו"ד בתוספת מע"מ.
• To grant any other relief that the Honorable Court deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

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