Mzukisi Ndara bought a used car but was charged for a new one, as well as extras he did not want. He’s written a book about it, and vows to fight on – arguing that under common law, ‘fraud unravels all agreements’.
A ‘Dickensian tale’ is how retired judge Edwin Cameron describes it, while former public protector Thuli Madonsela says it is a story that ‘needs to be told’. Image: AdobeStock
The Prescription Act sets a time limit of three years to bring an action of this nature, to which Ndara responds he only became fully aware of all the facts in 2013 – in which case his claim against bank had not prescribed. Even where the merits of the case would seem to favour the customer, the banks win by running up legal costs that force their clients to abandon the fight.What is startling about this book is the endorsements Ndara has received from some heavyweight legal minds.
“I may have been induced into a vehicle sale contract tainted with fraudulent misrepresentations, but how that affected every facet of my life is a legitimate question to ponder,” he writes in . “After all, I was complicit in this whole episode, having signed documents without applying my mind.”
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