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SUNDAY, MAY 5, 1985

BUT THEIR TROUBLE WAS NOT OVER YET.

THEY WOULD FIND THAT THE POST-DATED CHEQUE HAD BEEN STOPPED AND ON ASKING WOULD DISCOVER THAT CERTAIN AMOUNTS HAD TO BE DEDUCTED - FOR INSTANCE FOR NON-PAYMENT OF FIXED PENALTY TICKETS AND FOR REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, A +CONDITION+ WHICH HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT.

THE RESULT WOULD BE THE CAR SELLER HAVING TO ACCEPT A MUCH LOWER PRICE FOR HIS VEHICLE.

PEOPLE INTENDING TO BUY CARS ALSO HAVE TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS. UNSCUPULOUS CAR DEALERS HAD BEEN KNOWN TO OFFER THE SAME CAR TO SEVERAL BUYERS AT THE SAME TIME.

IT IS BUT

+ THE BAIT WOULD BE THE OFFER OF INSTALMENT PAYMENTS - HARD TO RESIST AN OFFER OF HAVING A CAR FOR $1 200 A MONTH. THIS WILL ALL TURN OUT INTO A NIGHTMARE OF PAYING EXTRA FOR UNPAID FIXED PENALTY TICKETS, REPAIRS AND HANDLING CHARGES,+ INSP NG SAID.

IF THE BUYERS INSISTED ON PAYING A LUMP SUM, THE DEALERS USUALLY WOULD IMMEDIATELY DEMAND COMMISSION AGAIN ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT WHICH HAD BEEN SIGNED EARLIER.

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+ IF THE BUYERS CONTINUE TO INSIST ON CLOSING THE DEAL THE TRUMP CARD WOULD BE TO INFORM THEM THAT THEY HAD PASSED THE TIME LIMIT AGAIN INCLUDED WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUYERS - SET OUT IN THE AGREEMENT, SHE SAID.

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UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO BUY OR SELL THEIR MOTOR VEHICLES SHOULD BE CAREFUL WHEN THEY CHOOSE USED CAR DEALERS.

+GO TO THE REPUTABLE DEALERS OR TO THOSE RECOMMENDED BY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES WHO HAVE HAD SUCCESSFULLY DEALT WITH THEM IN THE PAST, INSP NG SAID.

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