Well been intouch with OFT.
They told me that yes i can send him a letter, which i can check with them once i have written it, but i would have to take it to court, and if the other issues with the vehicle are wear & tear like cracked spill pipes, battery low in Power Sounder, bulbs not working on dash, then if he saying he didn't know about them, then the fix is down to me, and not on him.
The fact that he knocked money off for the faulty Speedo doesn't affect anything if i want to pursue this.
Yes if i get another garage to look at the faults it takes it away from him, but it can take months to go through court costing me god knows what in fees on the chance that they will say these faults aren't down to him.
Whislt i'm waiting the vehicle just has to sit on my drive, which is no good to me.
The fact that i drove it down to Devon from Wales without a problem doesn't help me as it was obviously working ok to travel that distance.
I think at the end of the day, i have been had over by a dodgy trader that knows his stuff.
I can't afford to take this to court and have to wait months to get anywhere or find out i've just wasted my time.
End of the day i think i am just going to have to learn by my mistakes and get the repairs done myself.
Hopefully with the help and info on this forum will help keep the cost down.
I can still send him a letter to try and scare him, but i have a feeling that it will have no effect as i think he knows how difficult it is for me to prove anything.
Some might think i'm been foolish not taken this to court, but right now i would rather put the money into getting it fixed, than lining some court or solicitors pockets.
2.2 DTi Sports RS 3dr Auto Diesel (2000 - V)