Imported cars branded as write-offs being sold by dealers

UNSCRUPULOUS motor dealers are fixing up and selling imported cars branded write-offs in Britain in a scam described by industry insiders as “absolutely disgraceful”.

The cars are being bought at auction in Britain and brought over in transport lorries to be worked on here, then re-registered and sold on to unsuspecting customers.

Chief executive of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), Cyril McHugh, said: “It’s frightening to think drivers would be in these sort of cars in a crash because they would not have a chance. People would be driving in time bombs,”