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You already paid the deposit. Hold the rest.

A receipt that says 訂金 is not automatically 定金 in the Civil Code. If the deal dies, believe the paper, not the salesperson.

The statute. The link goes to the national law database.

01

What this is

Name it first

The money is gone and the car is still on their lot. Real 定金 means the Civil Code already treats the deal as made: you walk, they keep it; they walk, they pay you back double. A lot of slips only say 訂金, and a court does not have to run that rule on 訂金. The characters they printed are not the legal effect.

02

What you can do now

0/3

03

Who you might call

Only if it fits

Also worth saying

  • They said on the phone you can have the deposit back anytime. If that isn't on paper, don't treat it as agreed.
  • Civil Code §249 is the fallback for 定金. If your contract does the math differently, read that line first. Don't open by reciting the article.
  • I can't promise you the money comes back.
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I'm not a lawyer, and I'm not a mediator. I can't decide this for you. The statute that counts is the one still in force. Judgments live on the Judicial Yuan site.