A Gladstone Park man has pleaded guilty to unlicensed motor car trading.
Consumer affairs Victoria prosecuted Hans Van Dyk, 60, in Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court for breaching the Motor Car Traders Act 1986 by trading without a licence.
Van Dyk bought 45 cars at Altona North between 17 January 2011 and 25 June 2012 . He sold 30 vehicles at Tullamarine and elsewhere in Victoria between 28 February 2011 and 6 August 2012.
Van Dyk pleaded guilty, without conviction, to four charges. He was ordered to pay $696 costs and to make a $2000 donation to the Bill Hutchison Foundation. He was also placed on a one-year good behaviour bond.
Consumers who buy from unlicensed traders are left unprotected– vehicles will not come with a warranty, cooling-off and other protections a buyer gets when dealing with a licensed motor car trader.
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