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11.12.2015
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Lawyer Idec warning that what podederia be a good opportunity, it is actually false advertising
A new service has attracted vehicle owners due to have a lower price than conventional car insurance, it is the call of Vehicle Protection.
The lawyer of the Brazilian Institute of Consumer Defense (Idec), Cláudia Almeida, invited Magazine Brasilia, on Monday (7), spoke on the subject.
According to her, the vehicle protection is performed by an association of persons, as a cooperative, who gather to join vehicle protection funds, each pay a monthly fee makes up a cash fund. If the member has a mechanical problem, need winch, or even theft of the vehicle this fund is used ara cover expenses.
However, the lawyer warns that what podederia be a good opportunity, it is actually a fraud and false advertising.
The lawyer explains that this vehicle protection, sold as safe, it is abuse, is illegal, because it induces consumers to error. Every consumer when purchasing this vehicular protection they are offered facilities like winch 24 hours, maintenance, coverage with burglary and theft and damage, vehicle tracker, all content in a safe, but this service has no guarantee and is not registered with the Superintendency Private Insurance (Susepe), which is the official organ of the federal government, responsible for the supervision of insurance companies, he says.
Source: EBC Radios
Source: Idec
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