Autoworld Cars Limited

The Commission has warned Autoworld Cars Limited for likely breaches of the Fair Trading Act when advertising used motor vehicles for sale on Trade Me. It is alleged that nine Trade Me listings contained a false and misleading representation that a vehicle was not imported damaged, when in fact it was. It is also alleged that two sales staff made false and misleading representations as to the damage history of a particular vehicle.

Case Details

Parties
Autoworld Cars Limited
Category
Consumer
Sub-category
Act/Section
Fair Trading Act 1986 10, 13(a)
Industry
Retail – motor vehicle
Status
Closed
Outcome
Warning letter
Case Number
Date opened
12 February 2021
Date closed
01 June 2022
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