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Posted: 21 August 2024
UPDATES: A used car dealer has been convicted after selling a dangerously unroadworthy vehicle described as a 'death trap', with the court ordering compensation for the consumer following a Trading Standards investigation.
Posted: 12 August 2024
UPDATES: Consumer Scotland has warned that high public charging costs, limited home-charging access and unreliable infrastructure risk undermining the switch to electric vehicles, particularly for motorists unable to charge at home.
Posted: 03 July 2024
ANALYSIS: Hidden administration fees in the used car market prompted complaints and enforcement action. Discover how Trading Standards challenged the practice, the legal issues involved and the wider implications for dealers and consumer confidence.
Posted: 22 May 2024
UPDATES: Used cars generated more consumer complaints than any other sector last year, prompting renewed calls for stronger standards, better information and improved protection for buyers.
Posted: 30 March 2024
UPDATES: A used car dealer who pocketed more than £100,000 through vehicle frauds, undelivered sales and dangerously defective cars has been jailed after a complex Trading Standards and police investigation spanning victims across the UK.
Posted: 12 February 2024
UPDATES: A used car dealer has been jailed after selling a dangerously defective vehicle, following a Trading Standards investigation that exposed serious safety faults and secured compensation for the purchaser.
Posted: 20 September 2023
UPDATES: The Motor Ombudsman is calling on motorists to reward good practice in the automotive sector by nominating businesses and individuals for...
Posted: 09 July 2023
ANALYSIS: Exaggerated environmental claims, problems with charging infrastructure, pricing anomalies and ‘optimistic’ predicted driving ranges are creating headaches for some drivers who have already bought electric vehicles (EVs)...
Posted: 05 July 2023
UPDATES: Two brothers who illegally doctored the mileage of cars before selling them online to unsuspecting buyers have been sentenced and ordered to pay costs after a four-year investigation by Staffordshire Trading Standards. N...
Posted: 04 July 2023
OPINION: My old Saab estate, Dominic, is looking sad enough to warrant his own country song. His rubber shark fin aerial cover has perished and fallen off. His badges have gone from bright blue to dull...
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