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Trader who sold unsafe truck fined


A trader who sold a dangerous vehicle via eBay has been fined by Dorset Trading Standards

Richard Young

Posted 14 September 2021 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Automotive|South West


UPDATES: A motor trader who sold a dangerous tipper truck has been ordered to pay £3,850 following a prosecution brought by Dorset Council Trading Standards. Andrew James Ostolski pleaded guilty to...

A motor trader who sold a dangerous tipper truck has been ordered to pay £3,850 following a prosecution brought by Dorset Council Trading Standards.

Andrew James Ostolski pleaded guilty to offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Business Protection from Misleading Marketing Regulations 2008 at Poole Magistrates Court on September 9.

The case was brought after a member ...

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