Car Pricing In The UK

EDM number 444 in 1999-00, proposed by Linda Perham on 29/02/2000.

That this House commends the Consumers' Association campaign to end the 'great British car rip-off'; is disappointed that according to the latest European Commission report on car pricing UK consumers continue to be charged the highest price for 70 of the top 77 best selling models of car in the European Union; calls on the Government to acknowledge that there is a crisis in the motor industry brought on by motor manufacturers who collectively overcharge and give dealers little room to discount, which has left consumers with no choice but to vote with their feet and boycott new car sales; supports UK consumers' demands on the Government to restructure the new car market by arguing for the removal of the current block exemption, encouraging greater price transparency and forcing manufacturers to cut their list prices so that UK consumers can purchase cars at fair and competitive prices; and warns that any package of measures that does not strengthen the role of consumers and dealers will not address the fundamental crisis in the new car sector.

This motion has been signed by a total of 75 MPs.