A car dealer found guilty of selling previously crashed vehicles has paid back €12,000 to ripped-off customers.
Brian Fassnidge, formerly operating at Motorcity, Naas Road, Dublin, was convicted of four offences under consumer protection legislation in relation to two vehicles.
On Monday at Dublin District Court, Judge John O’Neill heard that Fassnidge has paid back €12,000 since January, and €2,750 was left to be reimbursed to two consumers.
Fassnidge was prosecuted following an investigation by the National Consumer Agency (NCA) and had been ordered to refund the two car buyers.
Counsel defending said he had made significant progress but needed an adjournment to get the rest of the money.
Carl Hanahoe, for the NCA, told Judge O’Neill that while there was substantial progress consumers needed to be reimbursed. He also said that a vehicle which was the subject matter of the case has incurred a number of tolls and Fassnidge must pay them also.
Adjourning sentencing, Judge O’Neill said this was the 10th time the matter was before the court but credit was due to Fassnidge for the way he has met his responsibilities.
The car dealer, who did not address the court on Monday, was ordered to appear again on June 2nd.
He was convicted under the Consumer Protection Act 2007 of misleading consumers in relation to the sale of crashed cars. He was also found guilty of breaching the General Products Safety Directive of supplying a dangerous product, the first conviction under that directive.