'Ripped off' by dealer
THE more the price of brand-new cars goes up, the more consumers are exposed to unscrupulous second-hand car dealers who have no regard for the law.
Mikateko Mathebula, 32, a first-time car buyer, has accused two Mpumalanga second-hand car dealers of violating the Consumer Protection Act and the motor insurance laws when they sold her a car that was written off in May last year.
Mathebula said they also did not disclose this information to Motor Finance Corporation, a division of Nedbank, that the car was rebuilt.
She said the car was not suitable for the purpose for which she had bought it.
"Its parts are falling apart and it has to busk in the sun after every wash because the roof leaks," Mathebula said.
She said it took her three months to discover that she was sold a car that had been written off when she met previous owner.
Mathebula said she could not believe it until the previous owner showed her pictures when she still owned it. Its number plates had not changed.
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