Car scrappage case sent to arbitration

A man, who claims he was misled about his right to avail of Nissan’s ‘Massive €4,000 Scrappage Offer,’ has been told by a judge he must pursue any perceived grievance through arbitration, rather than the courts.

William Maughan, of Mount Dutton Close, Oldcastle, Co Meath, told the Circuit Civil Court, yesterday, that he had attended Cavan Motors Ltd, a Nissan main dealer, in May, 2016 to avail of the offer for a new car that had been widely advertised on television.

In a sworn statement, he said he had been told by a sales representative that he was not entitled to avail of the offer, because of the value put on a trade-in vehicle he had brought to the garage to scrap.