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People News 5 AprFerrari supercar dealer jailed after using speed camera ‘jamming device’
A Ferrari supercar dealer from Leeds has been jailed for two months after being arrested over the use of a laser jamming device to block speed cameras and avoid speeding fines.
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People News 29 Mar‘Volvo’s most successful car salesman’ convicted of attack on ex-partner
A car salesman named as ‘Volvo’s most successful’ in 2018 has been convicted of attacking his ex-partner after she confronted him over a text from another woman.
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Car Dealer News 27 Mar
Pendragon overturns £134,000 conviction over ‘misleading’ used car advert
Pendragon has successfully appealed its £134,000 conviction for advertising an ex-rental car as having “one previous owner”.
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Car Dealer News 18 MarRenault Retail Group prosecuted by HSE over 'faulty' vehicle lifts
Renault Retail Group has been fined after health and safety inspectors discovered evidence of serious safety breaches relating to faulty vehicle lifts at its dealerships in Coulsdon and West London.
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Latest News 12 Mar
Car dealer jailed for seven years after abuse of ‘power, trust and responsibility’
An Independent premium car dealer who took cash and part-exchange vehicles from customers before failing to deliver on deals has been jailed for seven years.
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Latest News 15 Feb
Directorship ban for car dealer who left customers and creditors 'out of pocket'
A used car dealer who left customers and creditors ‘out of pocket’ has been handed a seven-year directorship ban.
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Latest News 12 FebCar dealer jailed after posing as Trading Standards to remove evidence
A used car dealer who impersonated a Trading Standards officer in an attempt to retrieve a dangerous car seized by authorities has been jailed for a year.
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Latest News 5 Feb
Premium car dealer found guilty of defrauding customers
A premium car dealer has been found guilty of defrauding customers after taking cash and part-exchange vehicles but failing to deliver on deals that were “too good to be true”.
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Latest News 4 FebJD Classics founder Derek Hood to be sued by creditor
JD Classics founder Derek Hood is being sued for £64 million by the failed classic car restoration and retail business’ administrator Charme Capital.
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Latest News 30 Jan
Used car dealer jailed over £1.1m tax avoidance
A used car dealer already convicted of tax avoidence after failing to pay £1.1 million in taxes from his home-based retail operation has been jailed for three years.
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Latest News 21 Jan
Jail for trespasser who threatened car salesmen with pistol
A pistol-wielding trespasser who told two car salesman “I’ll ****ing hurt you” after they confronted him over the use of their car forecourt for a regular cut-through has been jailed for 12 months.
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Latest News 8 Jan
Premium used car dealer accused of 24 counts of fraud
A premium car dealer stands accused of conning five customers out of £147,500 after offering his customers deals that were “too good to be true”.
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Used Cars 19 NovCar mileage scams have reached record levels, according to the LGA
Motorists' increasing use of underhand tactics to ensure the residual value of their vehicles has led to a record number of clocked cars on UK roads, according to data published by the Local Government Association (LGA).
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Manufacturer 11 Sep
Volkswagen faces investors in court over £8.2bn dieselgate action
Volkswagen investors are seeking around £8.2 billion in damages from the manufacturer in court amid claims that it did not admit the dieselgate emissions cheating scandal sooner.
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Latest News 11 SepAlvarez & Marsal Europe LLP appointed administrators of JD Classics
Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP (A&M) been appointed as administrators to restoration, historic racing and classic car dealer JD Classics Limited.
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Supplier News 3 Sep
Truck cartel class action may top £5bn
Commercial fleet operators who overpaid for trucks from firms that colluded in a price-fixing cartel could receive a combined total of £5 billion in compensation, Fleet News has reported.
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Car Dealer News 13 AugPendragon retrieves £1.2m from Evans Halshaw accountant turned fraudster
Luxury cars and four houses have been retrieved from a one-time junior accountant who defrauded employer Evans Halshaw of £2.7 million in a two-and-a-half year fraud spree.
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Car Manufacturer News 24 JulVW head of integrity says Audi boss should not lose his job following arrest
Audi chief executive Rupert Stadler should not lose his job after being arrested over the emissions scandal, according to Hiltrud Werner, the Volkswagen Group's head of integrity and legal affairs.
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Car Dealer News 10 Jul
Franchised dealer group ‘betrayed’ by thieving car salesman
Beechdale Motor Group bosses felt “betrayed” by a car salesman who stole almost £6,000 in customer deposits after they set aside similar offences at another franchised group to give him “a second chance”.
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Car Manufacturer News 14 JunVolkswagen Group fined 1bn Euros for cheating diesel emissions tests
Volkswagen Group has been fined one billion Euros for cheating diesel emission tests after accepting responsibility for the “diesel crisis” before public prosecutors in Germany.
