Competition Watchdog ACM (Authority Consumer & amp; Market) automotive prohibits concealing unavoidable costs enticing ads. The regulator sets an ultimatum. 1 November have practices that car importers from all major brands apply belong to the past. Otherwise, following a penalty or a hefty fine

Ad Price

Chris Fonteijn, chairman of the ACM:. “For the price is in the ad, you need those car showroom can ride out. The automotive industry should be clear about that. “

For years, the ANWB and the Consumentenbond fight against the nasty surprise of curb costs, but the automotive industry was not listening to the public pressure. These costs are counted for the license plates, transporting them to the dealer and the removal of the packaging.



Curb Costs negotiable

The ACM finds that importers who place the ads to the curb cost estimate fine . The regulator stressed that dealers may charge less curb costs than in the ad and consumers can still negotiating here.



Not happy

The Bovag (Association of Car dealers and garage holders) it is not agree with the measure. “We are for transparency, but this is not an elegant solution to the problem. Rather we had listed separately the curb take charge in ads. This is clearly because you want to charge for the additional tax and insurance with a low list price without additional costs. ACM believes that no good way. “

Flight

Not only are consumers startled in the automotive industry with unavoidable additional costs. Even airline ticket providers have been addressed above. So Corendon tour in July was still the ACM 350,000 euro fine for unreported booking fee and service charge. The regulator is going to soon focus on sales of concert tickets, which are also high booking leave unmentioned in advertising prices.

The ACM was until recently maximum impose fines of 450,000 euros, but for all offenses after July 1 is the limit increases to 900,000 euros.