Car dealers have been put on notice following a New South Wales fair trading program uncovered 27 breaches of trading rules after visiting just 19 yards.
Fair Trading commissioner Rod Stowe this week announced the results of the recent Cessnock and Kurri Kurri ‘My Place’ program, conducted between August 5 and 8.
As part of the program, Fair Trading inspectors visited 19 motor vehicle dealers in the area and identified 27 breaches of the Motor Dealers Act 1974.
Poorly kept records and inaccuracies in information provided to consumers on the year of manufacture of some cars were among the breaches detected.
Stowe called on motor vehicle dealers to lift their game.
“When families make a major purchase such as a car, they are entitled to a high standard of consumer protection,” he says.
“Those businesses found wanting in their record keeping will be revisited by Fair Trading inspectors in coming weeks to ensure they have rectified the problems.”
Stowe says motor vehicles repairers fared much better, with only four breaches of the Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 1980 detected among 25 businesses.
Repairers found to be in breach would also be reinspected to ensure compliance.
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