Dublin car dealer fined over misleading sales

A Dublin car dealer has been spared a six-month jail sentence and was fined €4,000 for selling two previously crashed vehicles.

Brian Fassnidge, aged 38, formerly operating at Motorcity Naas Rd, Dublin 22, was prosecuted on four offences under consumer protection legislation in relation to two cars that were not roadworthy.

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.