Second warning for Ventura Autos Pty Ltd, trading under different names such as Car Central, for continuing to sell unroadworthy vehicles Ten further defect notices issued since first public warning in July 2023 Five further complaints received by Consumer Protection Consumer Protection has issued a second public warning to car buyers in Western Australia, urging extra caution if considering...

New checklist for used car buyers to protect consumers from buying a lemon Legislative changes will require WA car dealers to disclose repairable write-off status Changes protect used car buyers from repairable write-offs when buying from a dealer In the past three years 259 people reported being scammed while buying a car online The Cook Government is driving change to make West Australian roads...

$7,908.30 fine and costs for buying and selling motor vehicles without a dealer’s licence 21 vehicles bought and 24 sold during almost a year Public urged to report unlicensed motor vehicle dealers The Armadale Courthouse has imposed a $7,500 fine on a backyard dealer who operated without a motor vehicle dealer’s licence between July 2021 and April 2022. Samuel Pihl of Thornlie pleaded guilty to...

Motorists in Perth and Mandurah are advised to fill up now if they need to, with petrol prices set to rise tomorrow. After today, motorists will likely have to wait a week before petrol prices are again at the bottom of the price cycle. FuelWatch reports that, from 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 10 May 2023), the average price of regular unleaded petrol (ULP) will increase by 25 cents per litre (cpl) to...