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Car ‘clocking’ on the rise across Northern Ireland: Trading Standards
01/07/2011
Consumers need to be extra vigilant when buying second-hand vehicles due to an increase in the number of ‘clocked’ cars being offered for sale across Northern Ireland. more »
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Ballymena car dealer fined for selling clocked cars
30/06/2011
A Ballymena car dealer who offered to sell a clocked car to a Trading Standards Officer was today fined a total of £400 plus costs at Ballymena Magistrates Court. more »
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Cullybackey trader prosecuted for selling falsely described pony
20/06/2011
A Cullybackey woman was today given a two-year conditional discharge and fined a total of £400 at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for selling a falsely described pony and for failing to declare that she was a trader. more »
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Conditional discharge for furniture retailer
27/05/2011
An Omagh furniture retailer who operated without a consumer credit licence was today given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of £25 at Strabane Magistrates’ Court. more »
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Community Service Order for car trader who sold falsely described high performance car
19/05/2011
A car dealer who sold a clocked car falsely described as a Mitsubishi Evo 8 to a consumer in Castlederg was today given a 200-hour Community Service Order at Strabane Magistrates Court. more »