M decides to sell his car. He has owned it for 3 years, having bought it second-hand from a car dealer.

When he bought the car, M was told that it had only one previous owner, who had carefully maintained

the vehicle and always had it regularly serviced by the same dealer from whom M had bought it. The

dealer also assured M that the car had never been in an accident and that the mileage shown on the

odometer was correct.

M knew that some of the statements made to him by the dealer from whom he bought the car were

wrong. Nevertheless, M advertised it as in excellent condition, accident-free and so on.

When D came to inspect-the car in response to M's advertisement, M repeated that the car had no

accident history, and the odometer reading was genuine. D buys the car from M at the price requested

by M. After owning the car for only a short time, D discovers that some of the statements made to her

by M were untrue, and she consults you for advice as to her legal rights.

Advise D of what action (if any) she can now take against M? When providing your advice, assume

that it can be proven that the true value of the car as described by M and bought by D (given the

accident history and increased mileage) is $17,000.

(Total: 20 marks)