A man who sued one of Jamaica's largest vehicle dealerships, claiming it failed to replace a defective transmission component in his Volkswagen Polo, lost his case after the Supreme Court found he could not prove that the part was never changed.

Justice Tara Carr ruled in favour of ATL Automotive in February, finding that while a contract for repair had existed between the parties, the claimant, Recardo Lugg, failed to establish that ATL had breached it.

Lugg had filed his claim in March 2019. The car was bought from ATL sometime in 2012 and the warranty expired on November 18, 2014.