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Q&A: What is a PCP, and should I use one to buy a car?

PCP deals look tempting, but make sure to read the fine print

Wed Jan 05 2022 - 06:15

Irish public liability premiums jump up to 20% in past three years

Lack of data on the market a barrier to new entrants, says State’s consumer watchdog

Wed Dec 23 2020 - 00:01

Hairdressers warned against price fixing as they reopen for business

Competition regulator says industry must not unilaterally introduce ‘Covid charges’

Wed Jul 01 2020 - 10:56

Consumer watchdog tests face masks to make sure they meet standards

CCPC issues guidelines for sale of barrier masks to consumers

Tue Jun 02 2020 - 08:49

‘Superstar’ barristers get most State legal work

‘Brown Thomas’ effect: FF justice spokesman says many able barristers not getting enough work

Wed Dec 18 2019 - 15:19

Retailers face new rules on gift vouchers ahead of Christmas

Five-year minimum on expiry for all vouchers sold from Monday

Mon Dec 02 2019 - 17:32

Consumers warned of potential loss of rights in online purchases from UK

Post-Brexit prices may spiral and customer rights may not be guaranteed, says watchdog

Tue Sept 03 2019 - 02:59

Sunglasses with no UV protection among products stopped by consumer watchdog

More than 33,000 products were prevented from entering the Irish market last year

Thu Aug 22 2019 - 17:57

Nursing homes warned about imposing unfair terms on residents

Consumer watchdog to issue guidelines on potentially unfair clauses in contracts of care

Tue May 07 2019 - 10:06

Car dealer ordered to pay charity €2,000 for merger misstep

Spirit Ford owner Armalou Holdings failed to get regulator’s approval to take over rival

Tue Apr 09 2019 - 05:05

Irish people have no cushion against financial shocks - research

Study finds most consumers have funds for current needs but not for unexpected issues

Thu Dec 06 2018 - 15:58

Regulator should set prices of waste collection firms – review

Irish waste collection business exhibits the characteristics of ‘a natural monopoly’

Fri Sept 28 2018 - 06:00

Stamp duty on shares, CCPC’s request to tap phones, and ECI gets €25m for expansion

Business Today: the best news, analysis and comment from ‘The Irish Times’ business desk

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 06:30

Minister for Justice to ‘consider’ competition watchdog phone-tap request

White-collar crime investigations should have communications access, watchdog says

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 04:54

Agency eyes phone taps in battle against white collar crime

Electronic surveillance vital in battle against corrosive crime, says commission chief

Fri Jun 22 2018 - 05:00

Hard Brexit could cost Irish households €1,400 a year in higher prices

Trade barriers would push up retail prices, ESRI finds

Wed Mar 21 2018 - 05:00

Consumer watchdog highlights risks of PCP car finance deals

Finance plans risk ‘significant consumer detriment’, protection body warns

Tue Mar 06 2018 - 14:25

Competition regulator examined more than 70 deals in 2017

Watchdog was notified of 72 deals involving businesses with combined sales of €56bn

Thu Jan 04 2018 - 20:20

Agencies blasted for failing to stop banks ‘ripping off’ tracker customers

Oireachtas Finance Committee accuses competition agency of being afraid of banks

Thu Dec 07 2017 - 12:09

Motor dealer fined €500 for car clocking

Businessman convicted of falsifying mileage ordered to pay €8,000 compensation

Mon Oct 23 2017 - 16:10

Customer protection agency launches car purchase study

Commission to examine experiences of consumers who opt for ‘complex’ PCP deals

Mon Jul 17 2017 - 05:01

Kantar Media must sell part of Irish rival as condition of takeover

CCPC rules takeover of Newsaccess can go ahead if Kantar sells part of company

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 20:50

Background: What is the EC’s Competition Directorate?

Agency is considered to be one of world’s most sophisticated antitrust enforcers

Tue Jul 04 2017 - 15:04

Repossessions to increase fivefold, warns master of High Court

Sell-off to vulture funds will push up evictions, costing taxpayers millions

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 18:26

Collusion put floor under bids for carpeting contracts

Long road to first bid-rigging conviction ends with suspended sentence and ‘modest’ fines

Thu Jun 01 2017 - 05:20

Car dealers investigated over clocked, crashed vehicles

Consumers who have been misled about a car are encouraged to contact the CCPC

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 15:01

Major retailers fined over breaches of consumer legislation

Consumer regulator took 40 enforcement actions against 33 traders in 2016

Mon Mar 06 2017 - 19:14

Main ticket sellers face investigation after recent controversy

Competition watchdog will inquire into ‘suspected breaches of law’

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 22:28

Landlord body rebuked for telling members to introduce charges

Competition law expressly forbids trade associations co-ordinating business conduct

Fri Jan 20 2017 - 11:19

Motor insurers to be quizzed on suspected competition breaches

Commission checking if insurers have signalled premiums rises to each other

Wed Sept 14 2016 - 01:00

Greyhound to buy Pandagreen assets as merger proceeds

Deal between Panda and Greenstar gets green light

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 19:24

Consumer commission to focus on cartels and car clocking

Bid rigging and second-hand motor sector to be viewed as area of priority over next year

Sun Aug 14 2016 - 14:28

Consumer watchdog tackled 62 businesses in 2015

Competition protection commission fined 33 traders for breaches of price-display laws

Tue Feb 09 2016 - 15:13

Consumer body warns over minimum pricing

Publication of recommended minimum rates meant consumers were not in position to benefit from normal price competition

Sat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00