Inkampani edayisa izimoto, i-Avura Executive Auto, ihlawuliswe u-R100 000 ngokudayisa imoto ebikade iyisekeni. Imoto yaphuka ezinsukwini ezingama-28 ngemuva kokuthengwa ngo-2022.
I-National Consumer Tribunal iphinde yayalela ukuthi umthengisi abuyisele u-R106,088.28 kumthengi nomshwalense wakhe. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izindleko zokulungisa ikhasimende elaphoqeleka ukuba lizikhokhe lapho umdayisi wenqaba ukulungisa imoto.
Umthengi wayethenge iMazda ka-2014 ngo-R288,577.50. Lapho kuba nezinkinga phakathi nenyanga, wabika ngayo egalaji futhi wacela ukulungiselwa yona, njengoba kuvunyelwe uMthetho Wokuvikelwa Kwabathengi (CPA). Kodwa-ke, umdayisi wasenqaba isicelo sakhe, wathi imoto yayidayiswe isesimweni esihle futhi ithembele kwiwaranti yabo elinganiselwe.
Uphenyo olwenziwa yi-National Consumer Commission (NCC) luthole ukuthi ukuthengisa kwephule izigaba ze-CPA, ezivikela amalungelo abathengi ezimpahla ezisezingeni eliphezulu kanye nezinketho zokulungisa.
Inkantolo yanquma ukuthi abadayisi badayisa ngemoto enesici futhi babonisa ukungawahloniphi amalungelo abathengi. Manje kufanele babuyisele imali kumthengi kanye nomshwalense zingakapheli izinsuku zebhizinisi ezingama-30.
“Lesi sinqumo sithumela umyalezo oqinile kubaphakeli ukuthi bahloniphe amalungelo abathengi,” kusho ibamba likakhomishana we-NCC uHardin Ratshisusu.
Isinqumo sigcizelela ukubaluleka kokuphathwa ngendlela efanele kubathengi ngaphansi kwe-CPA.