After 2 & 3/4 days of happy ownership, my first fault landed with a red battery and charging system fault.

Not wanting to cause further damage by driving with a red warning light on, LRA are coming out first thing in the morning.

Is into much to ask a £60k purchase lasts more than a week? So much for the 165 point pure sale check. First time FFRR owner

Whatever it is, was clearly working at the point the AUC check was done - and when you picked it up. It's not a great start, but they'll sort it. It'll be one less thing to go wrong later...

the battery was flat as **** when I went to look at it and I was assured it had been health checked.

As you say, they'll get to the bottom of it, just annoying as I need it tomorrow. First time FFRR owner

The AUC can be done up to 3 months before you buy it, it's supposed to be re-done every three months. Batteries are supposed to be tested every month, the problem is that they are often moved a few metres with no real chance to recharge and left unlocked for the great unwashed and their kids to crawl over seven days a week...
That's the reality of buying a used vehicle, the benefit of buying from a dealer is that issues will be sorted, difficult ones, maybe not first time but they have deep pockets and a reputation (with the manufacturer, if not also the customer) to maintain.

ETA - if LRA are involved, you should have a replacement vehicle provided on the same day as they attend, even if the breakdown is collected later. If it hasn't happened, remember the squeaky wheel gets the oil...

Thanks @phoenix, I know you are right. I was looking forward to the drive tomorrow, picking up a new guitar in the process rather than maybe being without a car until a courtesy car turns up etc.

Fingers crossed an update or something can be done on the driven I'm good to go First time FFRR owner

Similar battery story here. Picked up my 4+ yr old car just before Christmas. 2 days later had a low battery warning after a 300 mile drive. It was on 11.8 v. Managed to charge it to 12.4 but it won’t hold a charge, spoke to dealer they said much the same about it sitting around and told be to get one locally and bill them.
Marshall Cambridge wanted a 5 week wait for a booking and charge a diagnostic fee (despite it being under approved used warranty) in case ‘something else was wrong’. Absolute joke, getting an Exide battery fitted at an independent tomorrow instead. MY19 SDV8 Autobiography

2007 Defender 90 XS (Gone)
2014 Discovery HSE Lux (Gone)
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It's standard practice I'm afraid... These get left kicking around on forecourts for months and batteries just don't like it...

+1, it’s also standard practice with other makes of vehicle and not just LR, so can’t really blame the vehicle.

Dealers have literally hundreds of vehicles stood around for months on an annual basis. They therefore work on the basis Of let a battery fault manifest itself and then we will address it - otherwise it would cost them a serious amount of money replacing every flat or low battery on the forecourt. That’s one of the hazards of buying any secondhand vehicle. 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17

Bimshire wrote:

Similar battery story here. ... and charge a diagnostic fee (despite it being under approved used warranty) in case ‘something else was wrong’..

LRA came out yesterday, the main battery is fine (looks like a new Halfords one) and the secondary battery also looked new but it was 7v and looks like the relay to send power to it to charge is foobarred. He's coming back this morning to fit new part (@ £675 for the part!!). The warranty covered it. First time FFRR owner