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Online trader jailed for ‘car-clocking’

Posted: 16 June 2023

UPDATES: An online vehicle trader has been jailed after falsifying mileages and service histories on dozens of cars, following a Trading Standards investigation that protected buyers and highlighted the value of multi-agency fraud enforcement.

Used car dealer fined for illegal practices

Posted: 23 May 2023

UPDATES: A used car dealer was prosecuted after selling faulty and misdescribed vehicles, falsifying documentation and denying consumer rights, resulting in fines, compensation for customers and director disqualification.

Fuel cost increase drives pump checks

Posted: 26 July 2022

UPDATES: As fuel prices reach record highs, Trading Standards officers are increasing inspections of petrol pumps to reassure motorists that pricing is accurate and dispensing equipment remains compliant.

Trader who sold unsafe truck fined

Posted: 14 September 2021

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...

Vulnerability paper published

Posted: 10 August 2021

UPDATES: The Motor Ombudsman has published guidance on identifying and managing consumer vulnerability on social media, including how language, support needs and its Vulnerability Evaluation Matrix can shape dispute handling.

New Motor Ombudsman Chair

Posted: 05 February 2021

UPDATES: Former CTSI Chief Executive Ron Gainsford OBE has been appointed Chair of the Motor Ombudsman, bringing more than four decades of consumer protection experience to the role.

Used car industry guide launched

Posted: 03 March 2020

UPDATES: CTSI has launched a new free guide to consumer law for the UK used car industry. The guide,

Car dealer sold officer faulty vehicle

Posted: 21 January 2020

UPDATES: Warwickshire Trading Standards has prosecuted Atherstone car dealer Graham Ray Inston after an undercover officer was sold an unroadworthy Peugeot that had been advertised as in good condition.

Company fined over unsafe tyre sale

Posted: 21 January 2020

UPDATES: A company in Stevenage has been fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £1,811 in costs after pleading guilty to supplying a part-worn tyre which failed to meet the safety requirements of the Motor Vehicle Tyres...

Fake vehicle stamp fraudster jailed

Posted: 29 August 2019

UPDATES: A Leicester Trading Standards investigation exposed a prolific online seller of counterfeit vehicle service stamps used to falsify service histories. The case highlights the scale of document fraud and the risks it poses to motorists buying used vehicles.

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