A new survey reveals how much car dealers are aware of the Sale of Goods Act (SOGA) when carrying out transactions with customers. The online survey, carried out in association with the Office
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The Office of Fair Trading said yesterday that Mercedes-Benz and five van and truck dealers may have broken competition law...
Read More »OFT refers insurers to Competition Commission
The OFT has provisionally decided to refer the private motor insurance market to the Competition Commission. It has found evidence that insurers compete in a โdysfunctional wayโ that may push up premiums for drivers by ยฃ225m a year...
Read More »Used car sellers top OFT complaints list
Used car sales continue to top the number of complaints to the OFT. Nationally over 56,000 people have complained to the OFT-managed Consumer Direct in the year to date...
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Online used car buyer Webuyanycar.com is making changes to its business following an Office of Fair Trading probe. The OFT found nearly 96 per cent of customers who sold their car to webuyanycar.com received less for their vehicle than the original website valuation.
Read More »Audi rapped by Office of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading has moved to block Audi from exerting too much control over its authorised repairers.
Read More »Inchcape’s EMH acquisition avoids competition commission
Inchcape's multi-million pound takeover of European Motor Holdings will not be referred to the Competition Commission.
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