Japanese importer fined £30,000 + £1500 costs

[andy]

Saw this on the Motor trader web site , but not sure of the location of the company .

http://www.motortrader.com/hotNews/a...RTICLEID=20648

http://www.motortrader.com/thisIssue...RTICLEID=20622

[hormygollop]

Saw this on the Motor trader web site , but not sure of the location of the company .

http://www.motortrader.com/hotNews/a...RTICLEID=20648

http://www.motortrader.com/thisIssue...RTICLEID=20622

The grim warning came as Japanese imports specialist Hamid Fadai was fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £1,500 costs after admitting various trade descriptions offences. It was the first case of its kind in which an importer had been convicted.
Wimbledon magistrates were told that mileages on cars at his Japcars outlet in Mitcham, London

[TonyN]

Sweet!

[Koi]

The grim warning came as Japanese imports specialist Hamid Fadai was fined £30,000 and ordered to pay £1,500 costs after admitting various trade descriptions offences. It was the first case of its kind in which an importer had been convicted.
Wimbledon magistrates were told that mileages on cars at his Japcars outlet in Mitcham, London

Good, maybe a wake up call to all dealers who do this sort of thing, I know of at least one garage who has been done three times for clocking cars small fine and still trading. Maybe these bigger fines will at least cut down the ones doing it, hopefully.

[surfivor]

I have a surf that I believe to be clocked, are there any outfiits out there that will help me to deal with the dealer? am getting fed up with spending money on it!

[andy]

You will need to get the mileage checked with http://www.bimta.co.uk/default.asp ,and then the trading standards would be the other people to contact.

[surfivor]

Thank's for the advice andy, will give that a go.