Car dealer fined for fake Facebook identity he used to sell motors
A car dealer who created a false Facebook identity that he used to sell vehicles has been fined £1,000.
Paul Kevin Williams of Weston Rhyn, who trades from the Williams of Chirk site, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations when he appeared before Wrexham Magistrates Court.
The court was told that Williams had set up a Facebook account in the name of Dave Summer and used this to sell vehicles on a Car Sales Facebook page.
Mr Williams would arrange to meet sellers away from his normal trading premises in Chirk and when meeting the customers made no attempt to reveal his true identity or to disclose his status as a car trader.
Magistrates were told this was a deliberate act to avoid any obligations he had as a trader.
Two complaints were received by Wrexham Trading Standards about Mr Williams possibly selling cars under a false name.
