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Step-by-step action plan

Step-by-step action plan. Check the cause, evidence to keep, exact recovery steps, and escalation. Based on EV Dealer Closed After Booking.

Start here

Lock the evidence. Save booking form, receipt, bank or UPI record, promised delivery, cancellation terms, chats and advertisements.

What applies to this exact problem

  1. Lock the evidence

    Save booking form, receipt, bank or UPI record, promised delivery, cancellation terms, chats and advertisements.

  2. Identify the contracting party

    Use the legal name, GST or company details and bank beneficiary on the receipt. The showroom brand may differ from the seller.

  3. Verify with the manufacturer

    Ask whether the outlet was authorised, whether the booking exists in the manufacturer system and whether another dealer can fulfil or refund it.

  4. Send a formal demand

    State booking number, amount, date, breach, requested refund or delivery and a reasonable response deadline. Send through multiple provable channels.

  5. Protect the payment route

    If fraud is suspected or the payment was recent, notify the bank or payment provider and report through the official cybercrime channel.

  6. Escalate to consumer remedies

    Use the National Consumer Helpline, then the appropriate consumer commission or legal process where necessary.

Check these first

  • State the exact expected result and the exact result you have now.
  • Find the official record that owns the result and compare it with your evidence.
  • Change one thing at a time, then verify the final state before moving on.

Fix it in this order

  1. State the exact expected result and the exact result you have now.
  2. Find the official record that owns the result and compare it with your evidence.
  3. Capture vehicle model, VIN, battery/charger serial where available, odometer, warning codes, and the exact symptom.
  4. Ask the authorised service centre for diagnostic findings and the warranty clause used for approval or denial.
  5. Separate normal range variation from a measurable fault using repeatable conditions, charging logs, error codes, or state-of-health evidence.
  6. Keep invoices, job cards, firmware/service history, and photographs of warnings or damage.
  7. For subsidy/incentive issues, verify model eligibility, invoice treatment, registration details, and portal status independently.

Build the proof pack

  • Purchase invoice and warranty
  • Job cards/diagnostic report
  • Charging/range/error evidence
  • Subsidy or portal application record where relevant

Avoid making the case harder

  • Opening or repairing high-voltage components yourself
  • Accepting a warranty denial without the clause/reason
  • Assuming brochure range is guaranteed in every condition

How you know it is really fixed

  • The official record and your real-world result agree.
  • You have enough written evidence to prove the issue is finished if it returns later.

If it is still not fixed

  1. Manufacturer/dealer grievance
  2. Scheme/portal helpdesk when incentive-related
  3. Consumer remedy for unresolved product/service disputes

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