NATIONAL CONSUMER AGENCY TAKES ACTION AGAINST 6 GALWAY BUSINESSES

Date Published: 14-Jul-2009

The National Consumer Agency had to take action against 67 businesses in the last year for breaches of the Consumer Protection Act, 6 of which were in GalwayThese ranged from misleading advertising, not displaying prices and misleading practices - like garages selling clocked cars.Six of the breaches nationwide led to prosecutions, two of which were against Galway businesses Rauf Badalov and Kazim Razaev trading as Carnmore Stores, Carnmore Cross were fined 1500 euro plus costs 1000 euroMarcon Retail Limited trading as Number 1 Shop, 25/26 Upper Dominick Street was fined 600 euro and costs 1200 euro, and it also received one of the 40 Fixed Payment Notices issued nationwide