Legal Affairs / General

Bought a lemon: can the CPA turn sour into sweet?

Buying a car, whether new or used, can be stressful. Cars are one of our biggest purchases and there is always the concern that the car you buy might turn out to be a lemon. The Consumer Protection Act, or CPA as it is commonly known, provides some peace of mind for car buyers but consumers also need to be aware that their rights are not always unlimited.

‘Fraudulent devices’

The English Supreme Court had the following to say regarding the standard insurance policy fraud clause which excludes liability if the insured makes a claim ‘by fraudulent devices’. The court said:

What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine

Non-compliance may bear severe consequences

Although a commencement date for the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) has not yet been announced, many organisations are operating as if it were already in force.