Possible appeal

First off I would call the current owner and try to get them to repeat the demand for full payment for the vehicle or get DVSA involved and record it as evidence of them trying to blackmail him . It may come in useful at a later date .
Had this happen to me a few times . A dog chewed a seat belt . I knew 100% it was fine at the time of test two months earlier . . Told him to do one .

Corroded fuel lines are an advisory unless they are actually leaking .Should have seen and should have advised . slap on the wrist .

Shock absorber bent .. Who cares ? Unless it was pretty obviously seriously mangled at the time of the test who on here can say they would definitely have noticed it ? That could have happened since the test .

Broken springs ? I would like to see the broken bits . I once tested a mondeo and failed it on nearside broken . Advised on offside corroded . It was moved the the next ramp for repairs . On reversing the car off the ramp the rusty one went ping . They can snap any time . Same as a brake light bulb can blow first press of the pedal after the test . If the breaks are fresh and not rusted then no problem .

Is the floor corroded to the point of failing ? Was it surface rust and no point advising until next time around ?

Make that call and record the conversation . Blackmail is a criminal offence and could land them in jail lol

sounds like the guys bought a lemon and would like someone else to pick up the tab ie you.as mentioned above I cant see a lot here that would stand up under appeal,its over a month now and the floor corrosion is the only possible I can see depending on severity,the springs certainly wont be rotted thru just snapped as normal,his shock bent is purely and simply not possible to check during a test and was most likely when the spring snapped later.as mentioned above record him demanding pound notes to drop it and kick his arse into touch,when he rings don't forget to offer him the appeal forms......

They can only appeal for mechanical components within 1 month

I assume he's bought the vehicle you tested !

Wally

Update:::: boss spoke to the owner again today he still refuses to let us see the vehicle he says it’s “too dangerous”to drive due to the fuel lines corroded and the floor corrosion. He is adamant that the boss didn’t conduct a proper test.he says that there is no holes or weakness though in the floor! Still wants full refund and says he is contacting DSA! He also says there are 2 broken rear coil springs, I wonder would these come under the 3 month rule due to corrosion or the 28day rule due to them being a mechanical item? Any advice welcomed thank you

Let it go to appeal, I don't think that there is any reason to worry , most VE are reasons and smart enough to see this for what it is, an attempted scam.

if its like any other contemplated inverted appeal ive ever seen its cos its a private sale and the vendor don't care,sold as seen mate or its a trader out the local paper whos probably already told him to do one or most likely the spring/s gone bang a couple of weeks later and he needs a sucker to pay for it,next port of call is normally the poor tester in the fond hope he will roll over and take it up the tradesmans rather than have the ministry involved.lost count of em......even assuming its worse case(a sh1t test)doesn't matter,its over a month,the owner says theres no hole in the floor and the ministry will have to accept a spring can snap any time(assuming its even a visible portion)this aint going nowhere assuming he hasn't missed anything dramatic.

They need to be made aware that regardless of the outcome of any appeal they are still stuck with the heap . The cost of any repairs that are required , and possibly the cost of the appeal if it don't go their way .

Then they may calm down and let you have a look at the car . Invite them to bring along the bloke that has told them it is dangerous and let him point out all the faults to you . Then let him find the faults as fails on the system .