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4 Galway businesses focus of Consumer Agency action
Galway Bay fm newsroom – One court action was taken and 3 compliance notices were issued to Galway companies by the National Consumer Agency last year.
The details are contained in the NCA’s annual report published today.
The court case against Oleksandr Tabachuk, trading as Sasha Auto Sales and Repair, Ballybane followed on from a conviction secured in 2011 for breaching the Consumer Act regarding the sale of a clocked car.
The Agency secured a compensation order of 4 thousand euro for the consumer who had purchased the car.
Mr. Tabachuk was also fined 1 thousand 200 euro by the court.
Meanwhile, 3 compliance orders were issued to Galway businesses in 2012.
Joyces Supermarket Tuam, Joyces Supermarket Headford and JKL Stores Limited trading as Keoghs Centra, Oughterard received the compliance notices for charging the consumer more than the price displayed.
The same three businesses paid fixed payment notices to the Agency in respect of breaches of EC Regulations 2002.