Second-Hand Car 'Mileage' Fraud Case Overturned by High Court: The Decision Was Unanimously Reversed.
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A citizen who learned that the mileage of the used car he purchased had been tampered with, filed a lawsuit. The Public Prosecutor's decision to dismiss the case, stating that "the buyer could have checked the mileage records themselves," was overturned by the Supreme Court. The High Court emphasized that the defense of "the buyer could have checked" does not excuse the seller's fraud.
The Supreme Court has issued an important ruling regarding vehicles sold with odometers tampered with. A case that had been closed on the grounds that consumers buying used cars could verify the vehicle's true mileage was overturned by the Supreme Court. The High Court ruled that the defense of "the buyer should have inquired" alone is insufficient and that the matter must be investigated from all angles.
A citizen who bought a used car complained after discovering that the vehicle, which he thought had 65,000 kilometers on the odometer, actually had 251,000 kilometers. The case, initially dismissed by the prosecutor's office, was appealed to the Supreme Court. The High Court issued a landmark decision in vehicle transactions. 🚆
In a complaint regarding a car whose actual mileage was found to be higher than stated, the decision not to prosecute, based on the grounds that the buyer could verify the records, was overturned. The Supreme Court requested that the allegation of odometer tampering be investigated through technical examination and a detailed inquiry.
B.D., who thought he had purchased a vehicle with 65,000 kilometers on the odometer, was devastated when he discovered, some time after the notarized sale, that the vehicle's actual mileage was 251,000 kilometers. The Public Prosecutor's decision to dismiss the case, arguing that the buyer could have verified the mileage records themselves, was overturned by the Supreme Court. The High Court emphasized that the defense of "the buyer should have …
B.D., who purchased the vehicle advertised as having 65,000 kilometers on the odometer, filed a complaint after learning that the actual mileage was 251,000 kilometers. The 11th Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Appeals overturned the decision of no prosecution, ruling that the buyer had the right to verify the records.
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