Compensation for petrol stretching
Robert Troy seeks amendments to compensate motorists whose vehicles were damaged by petrol stretching. The Chair says the issue is not in order without promised legislation and suggests it could be raised during the Finance Bill.
There is a serious issue with petrol stretching.
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It affects the Taoiseach's constituency and many others. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have suffered damage to their vehicles and undue financial pressure through no fault of their own. Petrol stretching is dealt with under the Finance Act 1999. There are penalties if the person who carries out this offence-----
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-----is caught, but the Act contains no mechanism to compensate those who have been affected.
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Does the Government have any plan to introduce amendments to the 1999 Act to ensure that these people-----
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-----are compensated for the serious damage to their vehicles?
