‘Unfair and illegal’

PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Used Car Dealers’ Association Lynvalle Hamilton is headed to court to challenge what he says is an unfair and illegal policy being implemented by the Trade Board to govern warranty that players in the sector must give their customers. Hamilton, who is the owner of Auto Channel Limited, told the Jamaica Observer that it is important for him to seek to block the policy from taking effect any further as it is a big setback for businesses.

According to Hamilton, other players in the industry are running scared and even though they are not happy with the policy, they refuse to join him in protest over fear they may become targets.

“With this policy in particular, the Trade Board compels us to give a certain warranty and that is not consistent with the law, the Sale of Goods Act. This clearly gives us the right to choose the warranty that we want to give to the customer,” said Hamilton.