Motor Ombudsman gears up for Awards

The ombudsman is celebrating the best of the automotive sector in its annual awards

Electric vehicles: Current affairs

Examining opportunities for consumer detriment around electric vehicles

Car clocking duo sentenced

A pair of brothers behind a £350,000 car clocking scam have been sentenced

Promising the earth

Reluctance to buy into electric cars is understandable when consumers have become wary of misleading claims

Online trader jailed for ‘car-clocking’

A car dealer who altered mileages has been jailed after a Hampshire TS investigation

Used car dealer fined for illegal practices

A garage falsified vehicle documentation, a Kingston TS investigation revealed

Fuel cost increase drives pump checks

Heart of the South West TS is seeking to reassure motorists that fuel pumps are accurate

Trader who sold unsafe truck fined

A trader who sold a dangerous vehicle via eBay has been fined by Dorset Trading Standards

Vulnerability paper published

The Motor Ombudsman explores how consumers on social media can be supported

New Motor Ombudsman Chair

The automotive dispute resolution body has appointed Ron Gainsford OBE as Chair

Used car industry guide launched

A guide to used car businesses' responsibilities has been published by CTSI

Company fined over unsafe tyre sale

A company in Stevenage has been fined for supplying a 14-year-old, unsafe tyre

Car dealer sold officer faulty vehicle

A car dealer in Warwickshire has been fined for selling an unroadworthy vehicle

Fake vehicle stamp fraudster jailed

A man who sold illegal vehicle service stamps been sentenced to 12 months in prison

Online motor parts trader prosecuted

A trader in East Sussex has been prosecuted for selling counterfeit motor parts online

Halfords fined for poor car service

Halfords has been fined after a successful prosecution by trading standards