Trading Standards in East Sussex has uncovered a haul of fake spark plugs, valued at nearly £40,000
Istvan Lorincz of Hailsham was found to be in possession of bags of the engine components, along with sophisticated label making equipment and cartons. He had been passing off the fakes as authentic parts on internet auction sites.
[caption id="attachment_22662" align="alignright" width="300"] Fake plugs found in raid (Photo: East Sussex Trading Standards)[/caption]
Hove Crown Court found him guilty of 25 breaches of the trademarks act and handed down a four-month prison sentence, suspended for eighteen months.
Cllr Bill Bentley, East Sussex County Council told local paper, The Eastbourne Herald: “This unscrupulous individual was caught with counterfeit motor parts with a very high value”.
“He was knowingly selling these items online to unsuspecting consumers and businesses around the country, to the detriment not just of the buyers, but of the manufacturers whose products he claimed to be offering and to genuine traders trying to make an honest living”
Rumours of fake spark plugs in the market have been floating about for a while.
doesn't surprise me there was a thing not to long back with fake luk clutches, always buy from a motor factors (such as NPA Motor Factors) Genuine parts direct from the manufacturer's Not Copy's, if it is Cheaper online Its Probably Fakes