> The owner of the AA and BSM driving schools must pay refunds to thousands of learners after failing to disclose the total price for lessons upfront when booking online, following an investigation by the competition watchdog.
> Automobile Association Developments has also been fined £4.2m for breaking consumer law, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said.
> More than 80,000 customers of the AA Driving School and BSM will share £760,000, making the average payout around E9 each.
> The CMA said the AA admitted to breaking the law and agreed to settle the case.
charleydaves on
Only going after the biggest ripoffs in Britain, nothing about surge pricing, supermarket rip off pricing. Just a £3 booking fee, another quango failure
LegoNinja11 on
So the consumers get £9 each compensation while the Government gets £52 per victim.
Seems like a fair deal for the consumer /s.
InternetHomunculus on
RED were like this as well. I went to try and book lessons then noticed the price changed as there was an extra fee to book. Joke
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> The owner of the AA and BSM driving schools must pay refunds to thousands of learners after failing to disclose the total price for lessons upfront when booking online, following an investigation by the competition watchdog.
> Automobile Association Developments has also been fined £4.2m for breaking consumer law, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said.
> More than 80,000 customers of the AA Driving School and BSM will share £760,000, making the average payout around E9 each.
> The CMA said the AA admitted to breaking the law and agreed to settle the case.
Only going after the biggest ripoffs in Britain, nothing about surge pricing, supermarket rip off pricing. Just a £3 booking fee, another quango failure
So the consumers get £9 each compensation while the Government gets £52 per victim.
Seems like a fair deal for the consumer /s.
RED were like this as well. I went to try and book lessons then noticed the price changed as there was an extra fee to book. Joke