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Some cars damaged in car crashes can be repaired, reregistered and resold, but motor dealers must tell buyers the true history of what they are buying.
A legal challenge to the duty of used car dealers to tell potential buyers when a car is a former insurance write-off has been abandoned. In October, Taieri Motor Court in Dunedin was ordered to pay a buyer $5000 by the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal after failing to tell buyer Mark Thorn that a car it sold him had previously been written off for insurance purposes, and then repaired and re-registered. Tribunal adjudicator Jason McHerron said a reasonable buyer would expect to be told if a car was an insurance write-off, and that by failing to do tell Thorn, the company had breached the Fair Trading Act.
Auckland car dealer to pay $14k refund after man buys once written off car
2 Jan, 2021 01:00 AM
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An Auckland car dealership will fork out a $14,000 refund after selling a car that had been once written off before being reregistered. File photo / Alex Burton
NZ Herald
An Auckland car dealership will fork out a $14,000 refund after selling a car that had been once written off before being reregistered.
As a recent tribunal decision details, Robbie Clemens purchased the 2006 Ford Focus from A Grade Wholesales Ltd and found defects including a damaged turbo, a loose engine mount, a severe oil leak and damaged radiator support panel.