€25k award for couple after rats infest cars

They may claim to have “the best built cars in the world”, but Toyota has been sued by a Co Galway couple after rats infested both of their Toyota Avensis cars.

Ina and Alan Dempsey, both in their 30s, from Cummer, Corofin, near Tuam, Co Galway, bought two new diesel Avensis cars, one in Mar 2006 and the other in Apr 2007, from Tom Hogan Motors Ltd, Ballybrit, Galway.

Ms Dempsey first noticed something amiss with her 2007 car when she saw a hole, the size of an apple, in the back seat as she was about to drive to work on Jan 9, 2008.