A repeat offender who illegally sold more than 30 vehicles in 17 months has been convicted and ordered to pay a total of $87,300.50 by the Perth Magistrates Court.
An un-staffed Forrestfield petrol station has been named by FuelWatch as the cheapest non-membership petrol outlet in the Perth metropolitan area for 2021.
FastFuel 24/7 offered an average price for unleaded petrol (ULP) of 131.8 cents per litre (cpl) during the year with Vibe Morley coming a close second with 132.2 cpl and Liberty Calista third with 134.8 cpl. Costco at Perth Airport is on top of the cheapest list, as it was last year, with 127.2 cpl but an annual membership fee is required.
When a service you’ve received isn’t up to scratch, or a product you’ve bought doesn’t work as it should, you may wish to seek a remedy from the business that supplied it.
Before contacting Consumer Protection for help, it is always important to try to resolve the matter yourself.
This is because in most cases an issue with a business or trader can be resolved pretty quickly just by explaining the situation and offering a mutually acceptable solution.
Tragically, on average one child dies from portable pool-related drowning each year in Australia and other kids need hospital treatment and may be left with severe brain injuries.
That’s why Australian consumer protection and product safety regulators join forces with Royal Life Saving Society - Australia every summer to remind parents and carers to make portable pools SAFE.
Electric scooters and skateboards will likely appear on many Christmas wish-lists this year, given the growing popularity of these eRideable devices and others like them in recent years.
To avoid disappointment when shopping for eRideables, it is important to be across the new rules that are now in effect covering how they can be used.
Consumer Protection is receiving numerous reports of sub-standard rental properties being leased to WA tenants from some private landlords.
These landlords are failing to properly maintain their properties and carry out essential repairs that are creating dangerous hazards with the potential to harm tenants.
Anyone who’s tried to cancel a contract to buy a new or used car may recall being slugged with a fee from the dealer for pulling out of the deal.
Known as ‘pre-estimated liquidated damages’, the fee is supposed to be a true reflection of actual costs incurred by the dealership as a result of the transaction falling through, such as vehicle licensing costs, special accessories that may have been fitted and demonstrable administration costs.
Consumer Protection is urging shoppers to consider the new rules covering the use of electric rideable devices (eRideables) that are now in effect before deciding to purchase.
A $3,000 fine has been handed to a Brabham removalist by the Perth Magistrates Court for making a false claim that his business was affiliated with a professional organisation.
Fake websites and social media pages are tricking online shoppers into buying products that they will never receive and Consumer Protection is warning Western Australians not to reward scammers with a Christmas gift.
