The control by the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations, in March 2017, confirmed the reports of dissatisfied consumers. In the car park of the accused, the agents were struck by the lack of display of the mandatory information on about thirty vehicles. Mileage, date of entry into service, price …
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“No will to bully”
Facing the Thionville judges, last week, he reiterated what he said when he was heard: “I had more than 120 cars in the park, some were not intended for sale. “Above all, he explains that at that time, he deplored” a lack of staff “. President Lambert shifts: “And the sales register which was not up to date, only 22 cars registered? What about those 11 wrong purchase invoices? “Without being dismantled, the Maizièrois continues in his boulevard of justifications:” There was no desire to crook. We just took a while to change the address of the company. “
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Photos that do not match
When we tell him about the case of a customer who gave a deposit of 1000 € without having seen the car “in real life”, just on an advertisement placed on a site, and that the photo does not correspond to the real condition of the vehicle, he continues on the same line of defense: “The photo was not tampered with,” he maintains, “it was a 20-year-old car that was certainly stung but which passed the technical control without hindrance. “
Another feedback from a buyer, a Renault paid € 3,000 and whose rear brake system got stuck on the highway. Simple wear and tear on an old vehicle, according to the defendant. “A hidden defect undetectable by an individual”, objects the expert called for help by the buyer.
No doubt on the side of the prosecution, it is “intentional errors, irregularities and fraud, which led to the filing of two complaints.” Without counting these prices displayed on the advertisements which did not correspond to the price displayed on the spot. “Monsieur carried out his activity as he wished and not under the conditions in which he had to do it. “
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He recycles himself… as a vehicle rental company
The Thionville court sentenced the 40-year-old to a sentence of 4 months in convertible prison, accompanied by a fine of 300 € and the ban from exercising a professional activity of vehicle trading for 3 years.
His ex-company, which he sold, was fined € 10,000, including € 5,000 suspended, and a fine of € 600.
During the trial, the respondent announced that he had just created a car rental company.
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