The Senator Bob Duff vice chair of the transportation committee of the General Assembly, said that a provision of the additional disclosure required in contracts of sale for used cars under the legislation passed during the regular legislative session to help protect the interests of traders and consumers. Thanked the governor M. Jodi Rell signed the account-the omnibus Senate Bill 1081, an act concerning the duties of the department of motor-vehicle and order the provision. This account helps protect consumers and traders in transactions involving used cars, said Senator Duff. Requires a very clear disclosure to consumers about their rights is a guarantee that is offered in a used car. This will help allow consumers to make informed decisions about the purchase but also ensures that traders are protected should there be a dispute about a purchase contract. Under current law, are allowed to used car dealers to sell a used car as it meets certain requirements, including a cash purchase price of less than $ 3,000 or a minimum of seven years of age. To be held as a denial to be enforceable it must, among other things, appear on the front page of the sales contract and indicates certain things such as:
This means you lose your security involved;
you have to pay for all repairs needed after the sale;
if we made him any promises, the law says we should keep them, even if we sell and
to protect yourself, ask that we put all promises in writing.
The bill would require the observation of the last statement in denial of the sales also says to ask the dealer if we offer a warranty on that vehicle. The Senator Duff responded to an interest raised by one of its components, and automotive retailers association of Connecticut was happy to work with him to address their interest, said James Fleming, chairman of CAR. Under this new provision of the law, consumers will know that even if they are buying an older vehicle as it was in a base, they could still be able to buy the protection of the security. The law of Senator Duff is a common sense idea of pro-consumer that we support fully.
This account is a correct step in to provide protection for consumers confident they buy used cars from dealers who are not full disclosure about the fact that they are not providing any guarantee on any condition of the car or fit for the purpose for which is being bought, said Professor Marilyn Ford of the University of Quinnipiac. Many buyers are economically disadvantaged and the poor people who rely on false advertisement is intentionally driven to believe that the car sold to them and work will be a source of transport to get to work, educate them, the grocery, church or any place who want to go. Are the most special person suffering from Connecticut that offers very little in the way of alternatives to public transport. Although the bill is a step, I believe that the legislature should go even further and declare a significant real lemon law to protect consumers and maintain the used car dealers legally responsible when selling a care that is not fit for use for that is purchased.
