THE boss of a mobility scooter company has been fined following a prosecution by North Yorkshire’s trading standards team.
Michael Verby, 58, director of M Verby Ltd trading as MV Mobility, of Church Fenton, near Tadcaster, pleaded guilty to three offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations and the company pleaded guilty to a further one offence.
Northallerton magistrates heard that Verby had sold mobility scooters to consumers during visits to their homes in Sicklinghall, near Harrogate, as well as Bridlington, Durham and Bishop Auckland and had failed to provide a statutory notice of cancellation rights to them.
Verby also pleaded guilty to an aggressive trading practice in relation to the Bridlington consumer who he told could not have a full refund when she cancelled her contract because the scooter was unsuitable.
The company was fined £1,000 and Verby was fined £1,500. He was also ordered to pay compensation of £1,650, with a further £300 to be paid once parts have been returned by a consumer, and costs of £1,594 and courts surcharges of £250.
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