This was on the basis that, if Mr King was entitled to reject the car, Black Horse would have a right of relief against Park's. Black Horse disagreed and Mr King commenced proceedings against Black Horse arguing that, under section 9 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA), he was entitled to reject the car supplied to him.ĭuring the litigation in Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, the supplying dealer, Park's (Ayr) Limited, was brought in as a third party. In October 2020, Mr King sent an email to Black Horse claiming that the car was not of satisfactory quality and was not fit for purpose. Backgroundīlack Horse supplied Mr King with a motor vehicle under a hire purchase agreement in June 2019. The Sheriff Appeal Court (SAC) recently considered whether a hirer under a hire purchase agreement was entitled to rely upon his rejection of a motor vehicle when he had continued to use the vehicle after rejecting it.