Car buyer should not be surprised curb costs

Competition Watchdog ACM (Consumer & Market Authority) prohibits the automotive concealing unavoidable costs enticing ads. The regulator sets an ultimatum. 1 November have practices that car importers from all major brands apply belong to the past. Otherwise, following a penalty or a hefty fine.

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Chris Fonteijn, chairman of the ACM: "For the price is in the ad, you have to drive out of the showroom that car. The automotive industry should be clear about that. "

For years, the ANWB and the Consumentenbond fight against the nasty surprise of curb costs, but the automotive industry was not listening to the public pressure. These costs are counted for the license plates, transporting them to the dealer and the removal of the packaging material.

Curb Costs negotiable

ACM believes that importers who place the ads curb the cost estimate fine. The regulator stressed that dealers may charge less than curb costs in the ad and consumers can still negotiating here.

Not happy

Bovag (Association of Car dealers and garage Holders) does not agree with the measure."We are for transparency, but this is not an elegant solution to the problem. Rather we had listed separately the curb take charge in ads. This is clearly because you want to charge for the additional tax and insurance with a low list price without additional costs. ACM believes that no good way. "

Airfare

Not only in the automotive consumers are startled with unavoidable additional costs. Even airline ticket providers have been addressed above. So Corendon tour in July was still the ACM 350,000 euro fine for unreported booking fee and service charge. The regulator is going to soon focus on sales of concert tickets, which are also high booking leave unmentioned in advertising prices.

The ACM was until recently maximum impose fines of 450,000 euros, but for all offenses after July 1, this limit will increase to 900,000 euros.

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