No Deposit Cars adopted fraudulent commercial practices when selling a second-hand car, a judge has ruled
Judge cancels ‘fraudulent’ No Deposit Cars contract
Judge Toni Abela said the company, owned by alleged kidnapper Christian Borg, is making customers sign contracts with unfavourable conditions.
The judge annulled a hire purchase contract, saying it included a clause that prevented clients from making complaints on latent defects.
No Deposit Cars’ contracts were not premised on good faith, he said.
The case against Mark Cauchi
The judge was presiding over a case filed by No Deposit Cars against its client Mark Cauchi who had purchased a Citroen C3 on hire purchase.
When the car developed issues and the company did not entertain his request for repairs, Cauchi returned the vehicle and stopped making monthly payments.
The judge threw out the company’s request for Cauchi to pay the outstanding balance, and ruled the company acted in a fraudulent manner when drawing up the contract.
It also emerged that No Deposit Cars sold the car again to a third party, who also returned it back because of defects it developed.
No Deposit Cars, a company selling second-hand cars without asking for a deposit, has been in the news over its dubious business practices.
