The question has been asked before about whether or not a deposit is refundable if the delivery date comes and goes.
Here is an example from a reply I got from the Honest John website asking just that question;
"CASE LAW
Johnson v HWM Ltd 17-3-1997 Kingston County Court
Allows an indefinite delivery date for a new car and also change of specification
of the car in between dealer order and manufacturer delivering the car
to the dealer because both are out of control of the dealer. If a
contract has been entered into between dealer and customer with a
substantial deposit, then that contact remains binding and, unless
specified in the original contract, an indefinite delivery date or
change of specification are not breaches of contract. "
Now from this I gleam that a delivery date should be written into the contract before any refund may be given. Otherwise the dealer does not have to refund the deposit. I would think though that any dealer that wants to keep a good relationship with prospective buyers would refund without question.
Read from the above what you may...
Here is an example from a reply I got from the Honest John website asking just that question;
"CASE LAW
Johnson v HWM Ltd 17-3-1997 Kingston County Court
Allows an indefinite delivery date for a new car and also change of specification
of the car in between dealer order and manufacturer delivering the car
to the dealer because both are out of control of the dealer. If a
contract has been entered into between dealer and customer with a
substantial deposit, then that contact remains binding and, unless
specified in the original contract, an indefinite delivery date or
change of specification are not breaches of contract. "
Now from this I gleam that a delivery date should be written into the contract before any refund may be given. Otherwise the dealer does not have to refund the deposit. I would think though that any dealer that wants to keep a good relationship with prospective buyers would refund without question.
Read from the above what you may...