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13/09/2011
Carrickfergus Trader Fined For Restricting Consumers' Rights
A Carrickfergus motor trader has been fined a total of £200, plus £28 court costs, at Belfast Magistrates Court.
In a case brought by the Trading Standards Service of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Trevor Moore Motors Ltd pleaded guilty to two charges under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
In August 2010 a consumer bought a used motorcar from the business, but almost immediately discovered a serious oil leak.
Trevor Moore Motors Ltd refused to address the problem, informing the consumer that the car had been "sold as for scrap" as indicated on a receipt and in subsequent written correspondence.
However the consumer had clearly bought the car to be used on the road.
Trading Standards Service spokesperson Declan Brown commented on the case saying that consumer regulations are in place to ensure that consumers' rights are not diminished by the use of restrictive terms.
Mr Brown added: "This retailer attempted to wash his hands of this car and was not prepared to accept any responsibility for what he had sold. The consumer clearly bought the car to use it, rather than for scrap and this was upheld by the court."
(JG/GK)
In a case brought by the Trading Standards Service of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Trevor Moore Motors Ltd pleaded guilty to two charges under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008.
In August 2010 a consumer bought a used motorcar from the business, but almost immediately discovered a serious oil leak.
Trevor Moore Motors Ltd refused to address the problem, informing the consumer that the car had been "sold as for scrap" as indicated on a receipt and in subsequent written correspondence.
However the consumer had clearly bought the car to be used on the road.
Trading Standards Service spokesperson Declan Brown commented on the case saying that consumer regulations are in place to ensure that consumers' rights are not diminished by the use of restrictive terms.
Mr Brown added: "This retailer attempted to wash his hands of this car and was not prepared to accept any responsibility for what he had sold. The consumer clearly bought the car to use it, rather than for scrap and this was upheld by the court."
(JG/GK)
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