The “Regulation Amending the Regulation on the Trade of Second-Hand Motor Vehicles” prepared by the Ministry of Commerce was published in the Official Gazette and entered into force.
According to the current legislation, while it is necessary to have an authorization certificate in order to engage in second-hand motor land vehicle trade, the regulations regarding the cancellation of the authorization certificate have been determined.
With the amendment of the regulation, authorized dealers engaged in the trade of first registered motor land vehicles, refrain from selling the vehicle even though they have it in stock, demand a price higher than the sales price of the vehicle recommended by the manufacturer or distributor, force the consumer to buy accessories or exchange, or force the exchange price to exceed the market price significantly. In case of any activity that makes it difficult for the consumer to reach the first registered motor land vehicle, such as determined under
For this reason, authorization certificate will not be given to the business whose authorization certificate has been revoked, and to the other businesses of the business owner and the businesses that he represents, for a period of one year from the date of cancellation.
Arrangements were made upon requests received by the Ministry.
In the statement made by the Ministry on the subject, it was reminded that the activities of manufacturers, suppliers and retail businesses that create tightness in the market and prevent consumers from reaching the goods are prohibited by accepting “stocking” in the Law on the Regulation of Retail Trade.
The statement noted:
“The compliance of businesses with this ban is closely monitored by our Ministry, and heavy administrative fines continue to be imposed on businesses that engage in unlawful practices. Recently, authorized dealers engaged in the trade of first registered motor land vehicles, by engaging in some activities that make it difficult for consumers to reach the first registered motor land vehicles, gain unfair advantage It is shared on social media platforms and complaints are filed with our Ministry.
Vendors will be disclosed
In the statement, it was pointed out that amendments were made in the regulation in order to meet the demands received by the Ministry to prevent these activities and the expectations of the public regarding the issue, and the following expressions were used:
“On the other hand, within the scope of our Ministry’s activities to combat stockpiling, each of the aforementioned violations will be considered stocking and an administrative fine of up to 4 million 458 thousand 600 liras will be imposed on authorized dealers separately for each violation. In addition, these authorized dealers will be subject to our Ministry’s will be disclosed on the website.”
