Compliance Notice - Solid Motors Limited trading as 7 Seaters Ireland
Enforcement type:
Compliance Notice
Date:
10 April 2024
Relevant legislation:
Engaging in a misleading commercial practice as described in Section 46(1) and 46(2) of Consumer Protection Act 2007.
Entity/Individual:
Solid Motors Limited
Trading as:
7 Seaters Ireland
Trading address:
Unit 1A, Naas Road Business Park, Newlands Cross, Bushelloaf, Dublin 22, D22 N7N3
Type of business:
Used car sales
Summary:
Solid Motors Limited, commonly known as 7 Seaters Ireland, have engaged in a misleading commercial practice by omitting or concealing material information that the average consumer would need, in the context, to make an informed transactional decision and such practice would be likely to cause the average consumer to make a transactional decision that the average consumer would not otherwise make.
The CCPC served a compliance notice on Solid Motors Limited, commonly known as 7 Seaters Ireland, which took effect on 10 April 2024 directing it to do the following:
- to provide true, accurate and complete information in all your communications, including advertisements with or to consumers with respect to the usage and prior history, accurate vehicle odometer readings and NCT status of every motor vehicle advertised or offered for sale by you.
- to ensure that appropriate due diligence is carried out on the history and prior usage of every motor vehicle offered for sale by you.
- to ensure that a record of the due diligence carried out on the history and prior usage referred to in paragraph above is maintained for a period of three (3) years from the date of advertisement or the date of sale, whichever is later, of every used vehicle advertised or offered for sale by you. This record must be made available to the CCPC for inspection on request.
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