Commission files charges against Auckland mobile trader, Appenture Marketing
Published08 Feb 2017
The Commerce Commission has filed 24 charges against Appenture Marketing Ltd for failing to provide consumers with key contract information and for making false and misleading representations to consumers about their rights.
The Commerce Commission has filed 24 charges against Appenture Marketing Ltd for failing to provide consumers with key contract information and for making false and misleading representations to consumers about their rights.
These charges were filed in the Auckland District court under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 (CCCFA) and the Fair Trading Act 1986 (FTA). The charges relate to conduct carried out between 6 June 2015 and 30 April 2016.
Appenture Marketing is a mobile trader based in Auckland and operates throughout the North Island. It sells consumer goods, such as electronic goods, door-to-door on credit at prices significantly higher than what is charged at mainstream stores.
The charges allege that Appenture Marketing failed to disclose certain key information to consumers when entering into credit contracts. The Commission also alleges Appenture made misleading representations to consumers about:
the guarantee relating to the delivery of goods
the amount recoverable by Appenture Marketing under the contract following repossession and sale of the goods
the guarantee relating to goods matching their description.
As this matter is now before the court, the Commission is unable to comment further.