FILE NUMBER:

HEARING DATE: November 22, 2005 and February 15, 2006

IN THE MATTER OF THE MOTOR DEALER ACT R.S.B.C.1996 C.316 AND
THE BUSINESS PRACTICES AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT S.B.C. 2004 c.2

COMPLAINANT: REGISTRAR

MOTOR DEALER and/or SALESPERSON: THREE POINT MOTORS LTD. (Dealer #5053)

ISSUE:

• Operating with unlicensed salespeople, including the dealer principal
• Failure to ensure salespeople complete the Salesperson Certification Course in a consistent and timely fashion
• Consistent ambivalence toward licensing procedures
• After the dealership assured the Registrar, at a November 22, 2005 hearing that compliance would be pursued, the hearing was adjourned until February 16, 2006
• Prior to the February 16 hearing, the dealer principal notified the MDC that he would be out of the country and unable to attend
• The dealership was not represented at the hearing

OUTCOME:

• The Registrar imposed an administrative assessment of $5,000 for failure to have salespeople licensed, and a further $5,000 for the dealer principal’s failure to appear at a scheduled hearing.
• The dealer eventually complied with all licensing regulation.
• Following legal representation and negotiation, Three Point Motors paid a reduced administrative assessment of $5,000.

COMPLETE DECISION: Three Point Motors Decision February 15, 2006 (PDF)

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