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That car warranty you purchased may be worthless
Useless policies were sold through dealerships in Bucks, Lehigh counties.
By Tim Darragh Budget Car Rental In Canada | Of The Morning Call September 6, cheap used car for sale 2008
If you bought a car in the last wiggle car few years car dealerships big island and paid for an additional warranty, you'd better take a look at which company is providing that coverage.
You may be holding car hire in turkey a worthless policy.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett on Friday announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against Shafiq Hasan of Laguna Hills, Calif., operating as Pro-Guard International.
Pro-Guard sold the policies through drivers ed car game auto dealerships in Bucks and Lehigh counties, Corbett
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said. His office declined car gas milage to identify the dealerships.
According to the lawsuit, Pro-Guard sold vehicle service contracts and ''no claim grease car bonus'' contracts costing as much as $140 each to consumers. The lawsuit says buyers were told they would receive up to used car dealer fort worth $2,500 if, at the end of their policy, they filed no security patrol car claims.
But a year after setting up an escrow account new car dealership sandusky to hold the funds, the lawsuit says, Hasan closed the account and moved the money to a car stereo speakers personal account. The company did not mousetrap car pay out valid claims or the bonuses, Corbett said.
Pro-Guard last year filed for bankruptcy. The suit does not indicate how long Pro-Guard did business in used car dealer kingman Pennsylvania, but bankruptcy records show that buying new car as far back as 2004, the business reported $3.1 million in revenues.
''Consumers purchased the Pro-Guard warranties, believing that they were protecting their vehicles, and also paid extra for the 'no claim bonus,' with the promise that they would get their money back if they did not file any warranty claims,'' Corbett said in a statement. ''Instead, consumers have been left with worthless warranties voyeur car cam and empty promises naked car wash about refunds.''
Pro-Guard also is accused in the lawsuit of trying to impose additional conditions on consumers to avoid paying refunds, and setting unreasonably short claims deadlines -- as little as buy car 15 days in some used car fort worth cases -- making it difficult for consumers to salvage car parts comply with the claims process, Corbett said.
The suit, filed
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in Bucks County Court, seeks restitution, penalties of up to $3,000
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per violation and a prohibition on Hasan doing business in Pennsylvania until the restitution and fines are paid. houston used car dealer Hasan could not be reached for henderson new car comment.
A spokesman for Corbett car trailers used advised consumers to check their records to see if they purchased old car prices a Pro-Guard contract. Drivers who haven't had britax car seats to file a claim, he said, could be unaware that they have one.
Consumers who have Pro-Guard contracts are urged
