A Rover motor dealership has closed because of "structural faults" leaving motorists with new cars concerned about their warranties.

The closure of the outlet is a further blow for customers coming so soon after the manufacturer went into administration.

Dixon Motors closed its MG and Rover dealership on Queen's Road, Bradford, because of the "structural faults at the site".

Motorists who bought new cars from the Queen's Road dealership now face a wait to find out if their full warranties will be honoured.

The dealership team has been moved to other local franchises in the Dixon Group, while customers are being dealt with at Dixon's Volkswagen dealership, on King's Road.

Tom Booth, managing director of Dixon Motors, said: "We are finalising the warranty which will be offered to Dixon customers who bought a MG or Rover car before the manufacturers went into administration.

"In the interim, we can assure our customers requiring urgent warranty repair work that we will honour their requirements, providing the car has been maintained in line with the manufacturer's specification and it is still with the original owner.

"Rover Bradford customers requiring urgent work should contact our Bradford Volkswagen dealership on King's Road."

Leslie Briggs bought a brand new CityRover from the Queen's Road dealership thinking he was guaranteed three years' warranty and easy access to servicing.

But just two weeks later, the gear-box had gone on his new car and the nearby outlet had been boarded up.

Mr Briggs, from Shetland Close, off Kings Road, is desperately seeking a written assurance from the Rover dealer that his warranty will be honoured - but he fears the worst.

Mr Briggs said: "I am furious about the way I have been treated. I couldn't believe it when I drove past the garage a fortnight ago and saw it all boarded up.

"They won't commit themselves to a written statement giving me three years' warranty.

"If I only get 12 months' warranty on a brand new car, that will be disgraceful."

Rover filed for bankruptcy in April with debts of £1.4bn and a hole in its pension fund of £415m. More than 5,500 workers lost their jobs.