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A DUBLIN CAR salesman found guilty of selling previously crashed vehicles has been fined and ordered to pay compensation to affected consumers.
Brian Fassnidge, formerly of Motorcity, Naas Road, was sentenced in the Dublin District Court yesterday to pay €4,000 in total in fines, €10,000 in costs and €1,000 in compensation to two customers.
This is in addition to the €17,200 he has repaid to ripped-off consumers – a total of €32,200.
The sentencing comes after Fassnidge was convicted of four offences under consumer protection legislation in October 2014 in relation to the sale of two vehicles.
He was also found guilty of breaching the General Products Safety Directive relating to the sale of a dangerous product.
Isolde Goggin of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), which brought the prosecution, welcomed yesterday’s outcome in a statement.
“This has been a lengthy process but we are happy to see the award of compensation to those consumers who were affected,” she said.
Goggin added that the case shows the CCPC “will use its powers to challenge and take enforcement action against anyone who attempts to mislead consumers or put them at risk in this way”.
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A slap on the wrist.. should never be allowed sell cars again.
And that’s only 2 vehicles. How many others are out there.
I nearly bought a car from a dealer in Rathcoole who specialise in people carriers. Cars were fantastic spotless nearly to good to be true !! I did a UK HPI check on the reg as all cars are imported from England. Two cars came back as category D write off !! Notes on this your insurance company must be informed. When I asked about this I was shrugged off and told to buy elsewhere
There is an oul lad who goes by the name of Judas from Tipperary who does the same thing .Around Templemore . He’d sell ya any sort of shite car.
Just google this mans father, Brendan Fassnidge, in connection with Liam Lawlor , George Redmond , Quarryvale , etc. and you will get a flavour of this scheister’s pedigree.
Shane how long ago was that? Curious cause got my car fixed I use word lightly and never fixed what I needed fixe in rathcoole. No way to prove it either as invoice vanished from car.
And also his brother clark, now there’s a crook if ever I met one..
Fuve it was June this year
name and shame
Naas road used car sales garages are notorious for selling dodgy motors..
Make sure if you are buying a used car that you use CarTell for the correct mileage, NCT and insurance history.
A lot of those used cars for sale on the Naas road, and Ballymount areas are all clocked and class D insurance write-off’s
It’s perfectly legal for a Class D write off to be returned to the road. A class D write off will be light cosmetic damage only.
Keith yes it’s legal but the buyer should be informed.
Keith a D write off is not just cosmetic damage ……
Not if you’ve gone through the windscreen.
Fined!
What is wrong with jail?
The jails are full of people who cannot afford tv licences and water tax protesters.
Delighted.
It is wank€rs like this that give the noble profession of selling a bad name.
‘Selling cars is like making love to a beautiful woman’ #swisstony
€1000 in compensation is nothing. Their cars value has lost a lot.more than that. Yer man should have been jailed. Afterall people who could not pay the.tv licence done jail..
If those buyers had tripped on the footpath the judge would have been throwing thousands at them. They’d have walked out of court pushing a wheelbarrow full of money but sell them a potentially dangerous car that’s lost a ton of resale value, well that’s only worth a few quid…
@Dean this was the criminal courts… large awards are made in civil courts, there is a difference.. The victims could now take a civil case against the man
Two years ago I was looking for a second hand car and found one in a garage 2mins from my work, a garage that I have used many times for repairs. I was Quite friendly with the owner. The day before I gave him the cash €7500 I did a online check and found out it was a cat C write off and was clocked.
What did you do about it Jon, I hope you didn’t just leave it at that?
I just didn’t talk to him again. I drive passed his garage every day.
Brian FassNIDGE…. hmmmmm, sounds like a gangster
My brother was sold a car that looked perfect , broke down after two weeks , car dealer repaired it , two weeks later same thing , got a dealership to check it out , unbelievable amount of things wrong under the body even down to incorrect wheel nuts but it has passed the NCT just days before my brother bought . Went over to the dealer with the details of the inspection and demanded the money back , he was swivelling around in the chair like he was Tony Montana , basically told us the car was fine when he sold it and take him to court if we wanted , he didn’t give a rats .
I gave him 24 hours to return the money or a less patient man than me would pay him a visit .
He was paid a visit and wet himself returned the money , tax that was paid and petrol money. Wanted assurances that there would be no come back , told him if in six months you haven’t got a hiding you know you are alright .
Some of them are unbelievable.My brother was driving that car with two kids in the car for 4 weeks .
That’s the only law these low lifes understand, well done you. Love that story.
Plenty of that going on, use websites like motorcheck or mywheels.ie before buying a car to avoid becoming victims of these creeps
Comments allowed I see… I suspect the Journal has no fear of this type of dodgy business man ….
He should have been jailed.
Nothing wrong with selling a crashed car, obviously the article is not telling the full story. What this guy has probably done is sell “cut & shuts”, which is two cars welded together. The insurance industry facilitates this by allowing serious write offs to be sold on, ostensibly for parts, and this is a golden opportunity for the unscrupulous.
Might only have been that he didn’t disclose that they had been previously crashed or lied about it. Garages are required by consumer law to give you any of these details when requested.
He should have no problem getting elected to the city council
There may be some honest car dealers around the Naas road area, but if there are, they are surrounded by complete bandits. It’s not worth the risk buying a car around there unfortunately.
Probably simi members as well
Actually, there is at least one place that I know of that is a SIMI member. But when you look at the paperwork closely, you’re actually buying the car from a different business name which is non-SIMI.
Anyway, SIMI means very little. It’s just a lobbying group for car dealers and is pretty much useless for consumers.
Huge windows on all those used car salesrooms on the Naas road.
Bought car few years ago from SIMI dealer, just out of warranty (13 months) developed serious engine prob and needed new engine. Vehicle was UK import and dealer took vehicle back and gave suitable replacement. Transpired vehicle was clocked in UK verified by main dealer records. Strongly recommend online check when buying any car.
Don’t buy anything from the “Dealership” at Harold’s Cross bridge. It is far too easy for them to sell crashed cars. If a bad accident was to happen, they should be charged with manslaughter. #dodgy #ken
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jeez. Bunch of worriers.
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