{"id":7651,"date":"2016-07-04T10:33:05","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T09:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/?p=7651"},"modified":"2017-05-15T13:38:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T12:38:25","slug":"competition-consumer-protection-commission-secures-conviction-dublin-car-trader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/competition-consumer-protection-commission-secures-conviction-dublin-car-trader\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition and Consumer Protection Commission secures conviction against Dublin car trader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today in Dublin District Court Judge John O\u2019Neill convicted Mr Timmy Keane of 118 Harold\u2019s Cross Cottages, Harold\u2019s Cross, Dublin 6 with providing false information in relation to a vehicle\u2019s previous history, an offence under the Consumer Protection Act 2007.The offence related to a false odometer reading. The CCPC conducted an investigation following a complaint by a consumer regarding Mr Keane\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conviction Judge O\u2019Neill adjourned sentencing until 12 December 2016 to enable Mr Keane to compensate the consumer the sum of \u20ac5,000 as a result of an application made by the CCPC. In addition, the consumer will be allowed to retain the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting, Isolde Goggin, Chairperson of the CCPC said, \u201cThe purchase of a car is a very significant decision and consumers should be able to trust and rely on the information provided by car dealers, so they can make a fully informed purchase. The vehicle sector is a priority for the CCPC and we will take action against traders who attempt to mislead consumers.<\/p>\n<p>If consumers have information regarding a trader that has provided false information about a car\u2019s condition or mileage, they can contact the CCPC\u2019s consumer helpline on 1890 432 432. To help consumers make informed purchases and to avoid potential pitfalls when buying a second-hand car the CCPC has extensive information available on our <a href=\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/consumers\/cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Today in Dublin District Court Judge John O\u2019Neill convicted Mr Timmy Keane of 118 Harold\u2019s Cross Cottages, Harold\u2019s Cross, Dublin 6 with providing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[96,40,15],"class_list":["post-7651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-cars","tag-consumer-protection","tag-vehicle-crime"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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