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Car Dealer turns 'blind eye' to misleading adverts..

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Created: 14 November 2016
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A car dealer who turned a blind eye to misleading adverts and selling dangerous cars on the internet is ordered to pay nearly £10,000 by Truro magistrates.

Following a two day trial the previous week, on 19 October 2016 Truro Magistrates found Jacqueline Hall of Scorrier Vehicle Sales near Redruth guilty of offences relating to advertising cars which were not in the condition described and an instance where a vehicle was found to be in a dangerous condition, despite being available for sale.

The offences took place between January and July 2015, four of which involved the advertising of various cars on a website, describing them as;

  • in excellent condition,
  • driving very well,
  • in lovely overall condition, and
  • with a new MoT.
Read more: Car Dealer turns 'blind eye' to misleading adverts..

Tyre explosion seriously injures worker

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Created: 17 October 2016
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A tyre maintenance company has been fined after a tyre exploded seriously injuring a worker.

Nottingham Crown Court heard an employee of Tyre Maintenance Limited went to the waste and recycling centre in Beeston on 24 September to replace tyres on an excavator. It was during the process of removing two split rim tyres from the vehicle, that there was a violent explosion of the inner of the two wheels on the front nearside of the vehicle.

Read more: Tyre explosion seriously injures worker

Repairing cars at home for cash

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Created: 10 October 2016
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An employee has always undertaken ‘Govy Jobs’ (private repairs at home), however the house next door to him has new owners and they have said that they will complain if he doesn’t stop.

My employee says that he is not doing anything wrong and there is nothing they can do, I am not so sure, what do you think?

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Keeping employees safe and guarding against injury

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Created: 03 October 2016
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A new employee says he knows how to use our heavy vehicle straightening equipment, but the other workers are concerned that he has never worked with this type of equipment.

What should we do?

Repairing vehicles, especially straightening structurally damaged vehicles with clamps, chains and hydraulics, is potentially dangerous. A significant amount of load is needed and if the equipment is incorrectly used/attached it can come loose and has the potential to cause significant injury.

Read more: Keeping employees safe and guarding against injury
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