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Used Cars 14 SepNissans, Renaults, Peugeots worst for clocked false mileages, firm's data shows
Dealers forced to battle for used car stock are being warned to take extra care as new analysis by vehicle history checking company CarVertical suggests that one in 14 used cars under five years old have incorrect or falsified mileages.
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Car Dealer News 12 SepDealer sold "death trap" Nissan on Gumtree, court told
An Essex car dealer has been fined after admitting selling an unroadworthy Nissan Pathfinder described by magistrates as a 'death trap'.
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Car Dealer News 8 SepDealer boss in Kia escapes driving ban after pleading exceptional hardship would result
Sohail Khan, a senior executive at a dealer group, has avoided being banned from driving because of the impact it would have on his ability to get across the north of England to his various dealerships.
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People News 1 SepAdmin assistant faces jail for £1.5m theft from her scrapyard employer
An administration assistant who set up a fake client account and embezzled £1.5 million out of her employer, a scrap yard which processed old cars and other metals, is facing a jail sentence.
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People News 18 AugManager admits £12,350 theft at his Land Rover dealership
The theft of £12,350 from the Lloyds Land Rover dealership in Kelso which employed him has landed 54-year-old Gordon Thomson in court.
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People News 15 Aug
Mercedes-Benz technician dismantled stolen cars for Lancashire drug gang
A young Mercedes-Benz qualified technician resorted to dismantling high value stolen cars for a drug gang after becoming addicted to cocaine.
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Car Dealer News 30 JunPrison spell for Birmingham dealer who sold fault-ridden "stunning" cars
A fraudulent car dealer has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison after confessing to swindling customers by selling unsafe vehicles that posed serious risks to their lives.
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Car Dealer News 23 Jun
Scammer conned Devon garage and bought BMW with stolen identity
A fraudster held Beacon Garage's courtesy car hostage for almost five months while falsely claiming insurers would pay the estimated £8,000 bill for fully fixing his Land Rover.
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People News 20 JunEx CEO Carlos Ghosn suing Nissan for $1 billion
Former Nissan global chief executive Carlos Ghosn has filed a lawsuit against the vehicle manufacturer to try to claim £1 billion in compensation and punitative damages.
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Car Dealer News 20 Jun
Car thief who raided Volkswagen dealership gets 2 year jail term
A car thief who got his girlfriend to drive him to a UK Volkswagen dealership so he could help steal three cars has been given two years jail.
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Car Dealer News 19 JunJCT600 saleswoman caught after pocketing £24k of buyers' deposits
A saleswoman at a car dealership in Yorkshire was caught ripping off the AM100 dealer group JCT600 after she'd asked customers to pay her cash deposits, against company policy.
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Used Cars 14 JunMultiple Luton used car dealers fined thousands due to negligent sales tactics
Multiple used car dealers in Luton have been fined thousands of pounds by Trading Standards after trying to sell vehicles with outstanding recalls.
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Aftersales 13 JunStafford MOT tester gets jail for granting 26 passes without tests
A former Halfords worker has been found guilty of issuing 26 fraudulent MOT tests by Birmingham Crown Court.
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Car Dealer News 3 Jan
Kidnap ordeal blamed for fraudster's £15,000 used car scam
A serial fraudster who claimed his criminal activity was triggered by PTSD resulting from a four-week kidnap ordeal has been sentenced for stealing £15,000 from a used car retailer.
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Car Dealer News 3 JanArnold Clark’s Christmas cyber attack recovery a ‘mammoth task’
Arnold Clark’s recovery from a Christmas cyber attack has been described as a “mammoth task” after the car retail giant was forced to axe internet access to protect its customer data.
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Market Insight 8 DecYoung adults more likely to be hit by fraudsters when buying a car
One-in-10 British drivers (10%) have been a victim of fraud when buying a car, research by Close Brothers Motor Finance has shown.
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Car Dealer News 2 DecMarshall Hyundai dealership burgled twice in 24 hours
Police have arrested two men after Marshall Motor Group’s Hyundai dealership in Worcester was targeted in two burglaries in the space of 24 hours.
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Car Dealer News 24 OctPendragon defiant after hacking attack and £53m ransom demand
Pendragon has become motor retail's latest victim to hackers, who have reportedly issued a $60 million (£53m) ransom demand to the major AM100 dealer group.
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Latest News 29 Sep
Fraudsters implicate Hollywood actor and FT reporter in online car retail scam
Online fraudsters used headshots of a Hollywood actor and a Financial Times reporter to build a car retail website to scam car buyers out of thousands of pounds.
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Aftersales 14 Sep
MOT tester gets jail sentence for granting 31 MOT passes without tests
An MOT tester who issued 31 MOT certificates without testing the cars while working at Halfords Autocentre has received a suspended jail sentence.
