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Ex-rental cars for sale with histories 'hidden' by dealers
Julie Sinclair autoexpress.co.uk Car dealers are keeping quiet about the ex-rental history of their used cars, despite legislation banning that very sales practice. An investigation by Auto Express has revealed that most car manufacturers do not insist their dealers pass this information on to potential buyers, while Britain’s largest dealer network has argued that it would only supply the information “if asked”. Under Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (CPUTR) 2008, it’s illegal to withhold any details that could affect a purchase decision about a car at the point of sale. Advertising a car as having one previous owner, which later transpires to be a rental company, is a prime example of this practice, according to Office of Fair Trading guidelines for the regulations. This kind of misleading omission could land a dealer in court, facing hefty fines or even jail. But when Auto Express quizzed all the major car manufacturers about this sales method, 83 per cent said they did not insist their dealers specifically flag up ex-fleet, ex-rental or ex-driving-school vehicles to potential customers. Audi UK even argued dealers were “not legally obliged to do so,” in response to an Auto Express investigation into one reader’s complaint about this practice... to read more: autoexpress.co.uk
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