A car dealer from Omagh has been found guilty at Newry Crown Court of advertising and selling 'clocked' cars including reducing the mileage of a VW Scirocco by 52,000 miles.
The Trading Standards Service brought the case against Samuel McConnell, director of SMC Cars & Commercials, and Ryan McKittrick, a sales executive of the same company.
McConnell pleaded guilty to five charges under the Fraud Act 2006. He was sentenced to 240 hours of community service to be completed within 12 months and ordered to pay £7,920 in compensation to the four victims within 12 weeks.
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Aimee Turner
Deputy editor
AM deputy editor Aimée Turner has been a specialist B2B editor and journalist covering the international transportation sector for more than 20 years.
She has specialised in the significant safety, regulatory, and environmental issues that impact advanced technology businesses in the pursuit of more efficient, safer and sustainable transportation modes.
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