FALSE CAR MILEAGE
Firm Awarded Damages (N Z Press Association) AUCKLAND, Jan. 22. In a reserved decision given in the Magistrate's Court at Auckland Mr W S. Spence. SM. has awarded a firm of car dealers £47 damages and costs against a private car owner who sold it a car with a false mileage. J Rennie Car Sales. Ltd., of Newmarket, the plaintiffs, bought a car in August. 1960 from Ronald Robinson, a clerk, for £lOOO The ear was in good order and. according to its sneedometer. had travelled 22.780 miles. Robinson signed a statement that this mileage was true
The dealers had the car for two months, during which they spent £l7 in repairs It was resold for £1145. Within a few days the new owner complained that the actual mileage was far greater than that recorded Another valuation was made on the basis of a true mileage of about 40.000 and a refund of £165 was made to *he buyer. The Magistrate said the firm was entitled to damages based on the repairs of £l7. interest at 6 per cent, on Robinson’s price for the two months pending resale,, and the loss on the deal.
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29728, 23 January 1962, Page 12
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197FALSE CAR MILEAGE Press, Volume CI, Issue 29728, 23 January 1962, Page 12
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