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Activity News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars
Updated: Jun 30, two thousand seventeen – 9:49 AM
Used car dealers are now able to track and even shut down a vehicle with the touch of a button.
If you own a used car, there’s a good chance you’re being tracked. The technology is legal, but an Act News Jax investigation uncovered that there are few guidelines about how exactly it should be used.
After a crash, Michelle Fahy, of Jacksonville needed a vehicle rapid. A used car lot connected her with Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance for financing.
She said, «I was told that it was for if they had to come and repossess the vehicle that they would be able to locate the vehicle, not that they would shut me down.»
But that’s exactly what happened two years later.
With only six months of payments remaining, Fahy fell behind. She said an employee at the company went too far attempting to collect.
After picking up her kids at school, she stopped to get gas. «I packed it up, went to get back in my truck to begin it. Wouldn’t commence, nothing, it was totally dead,” Fahy said.
Bell didn’t do business with Fahy, but he does use a GPS tracker similar to the one used in her truck.
Paige Kelton asked, «Why would you need to find it?”
«If somebody’s not paying, if they’re avoiding me, if they switched addresses and I just can’t find them,» Bell answered.
If an proprietor stops paying, Bell, or any other dealer, can repossess the car. One device Bell doesn’t use is a starter interrupter, which disables the engine.
Activity News Jax found no federal laws about how to use those devices, but in Florida, dealers must notify customers when they’re used and go after the rules of the contract or face fines.
A Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance employee sent a group text to Fahy and nineteen other delinquent customers, sharing her private information. She called it harassment.
«I won! I didn’t have to pay the rest of the six months, and they had to give me $Three,000 back,» Fahy said.
Activity News Jax reached out to that company for comment. We are awaiting a statement from them.
As for your rights?
Make sure you read the fine print, so you know exactly how the technology is being used or not used in your car.
Pay it off, and you can request the tracker be taken out of your car.
Activity News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars, WJAX-TV
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Activity News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars
Updated: Jun 30, two thousand seventeen – 9:49 AM
Used car dealers are now able to track and even shut down a vehicle with the touch of a button.
If you own a used car, there’s a good chance you’re being tracked. The technology is legal, but an Activity News Jax investigation uncovered that there are few guidelines about how exactly it should be used.
After a crash, Michelle Fahy, of Jacksonville needed a vehicle prompt. A used car lot connected her with Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance for financing.
She said, «I was told that it was for if they had to come and repossess the vehicle that they would be able to locate the vehicle, not that they would shut me down.»
But that’s exactly what happened two years later.
With only six months of payments remaining, Fahy fell behind. She said an employee at the company went too far attempting to collect.
After picking up her kids at school, she stopped to get gas. «I packed it up, went to get back in my truck to commence it. Wouldn’t begin, nothing, it was fully dead,” Fahy said.
Bell didn’t do business with Fahy, but he does use a GPS tracker similar to the one used in her truck.
Paige Kelton asked, «Why would you need to find it?”
«If somebody’s not paying, if they’re avoiding me, if they switched addresses and I just can’t find them,» Bell answered.
If an proprietor stops paying, Bell, or any other dealer, can repossess the car. One instrument Bell doesn’t use is a starter interrupter, which disables the engine.
Activity News Jax found no federal laws about how to use those devices, but in Florida, dealers must notify customers when they’re used and go after the rules of the contract or face fines.
A Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance employee sent a group text to Fahy and nineteen other delinquent customers, sharing her private information. She called it harassment.
«I won! I didn’t have to pay the rest of the six months, and they had to give me $Three,000 back,» Fahy said.
Act News Jax reached out to that company for comment. We are awaiting a statement from them.
As for your rights?
Make sure you read the fine print, so you know exactly how the technology is being used or not used in your car.
Pay it off, and you can request the tracker be taken out of your car.
Act News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars, WJAX-TV
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Act News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars
Updated: Jun 30, two thousand seventeen – 9:49 AM
Used car dealers are now able to track and even shut down a vehicle with the touch of a button.
If you own a used car, there’s a good chance you’re being tracked. The technology is legal, but an Act News Jax investigation uncovered that there are few guidelines about how exactly it should be used.
After a crash, Michelle Fahy, of Jacksonville needed a vehicle rapid. A used car lot connected her with Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance for financing.
She said, «I was told that it was for if they had to come and repossess the vehicle that they would be able to locate the vehicle, not that they would shut me down.»
But that’s exactly what happened two years later.
With only six months of payments remaining, Fahy fell behind. She said an employee at the company went too far attempting to collect.
After picking up her kids at school, she stopped to get gas. «I packed it up, went to get back in my truck to embark it. Wouldn’t commence, nothing, it was fully dead,” Fahy said.
Bell didn’t do business with Fahy, but he does use a GPS tracker similar to the one used in her truck.
Paige Kelton asked, «Why would you need to find it?”
«If somebody’s not paying, if they’re avoiding me, if they switched addresses and I just can’t find them,» Bell answered.
If an possessor stops paying, Bell, or any other dealer, can repossess the car. One implement Bell doesn’t use is a starter interrupter, which disables the engine.
Activity News Jax found no federal laws about how to use those devices, but in Florida, dealers must notify customers when they’re used and go after the rules of the contract or face fines.
A Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance employee sent a group text to Fahy and nineteen other delinquent customers, sharing her private information. She called it harassment.
«I won! I didn’t have to pay the rest of the six months, and they had to give me $Three,000 back,» Fahy said.
Activity News Jax reached out to that company for comment. We are awaiting a statement from them.
As for your rights?
Make sure you read the fine print, so you know exactly how the technology is being used or not used in your car.
Pay it off, and you can request the tracker be taken out of your car.
Act News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars, WJAX-TV
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Act News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars
Updated: Jun 30, two thousand seventeen – 9:49 AM
Used car dealers are now able to track and even shut down a vehicle with the touch of a button.
If you own a used car, there’s a good chance you’re being tracked. The technology is legal, but an Activity News Jax investigation uncovered that there are few guidelines about how exactly it should be used.
After a crash, Michelle Fahy, of Jacksonville needed a vehicle quick. A used car lot connected her with Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance for financing.
She said, «I was told that it was for if they had to come and repossess the vehicle that they would be able to locate the vehicle, not that they would shut me down.»
But that’s exactly what happened two years later.
With only six months of payments remaining, Fahy fell behind. She said an employee at the company went too far attempting to collect.
After picking up her kids at school, she stopped to get gas. «I packed it up, went to get back in my truck to begin it. Wouldn’t begin, nothing, it was fully dead,” Fahy said.
Bell didn’t do business with Fahy, but he does use a GPS tracker similar to the one used in her truck.
Paige Kelton asked, «Why would you need to find it?”
«If somebody’s not paying, if they’re avoiding me, if they switched addresses and I just can’t find them,» Bell answered.
If an possessor stops paying, Bell, or any other dealer, can repossess the car. One device Bell doesn’t use is a starter interrupter, which disables the engine.
Activity News Jax found no federal laws about how to use those devices, but in Florida, dealers must notify customers when they’re used and go after the rules of the contract or face fines.
A Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance employee sent a group text to Fahy and nineteen other delinquent customers, sharing her private information. She called it harassment.
«I won! I didn’t have to pay the rest of the six months, and they had to give me $Three,000 back,» Fahy said.
Act News Jax reached out to that company for comment. We are awaiting a statement from them.
As for your rights?
Make sure you read the fine print, so you know exactly how the technology is being used or not used in your car.
Pay it off, and you can request the tracker be taken out of your car.
Activity News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars, WJAX-TV
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Activity News Jax Investigates: Jacksonville car dealers tracking used cars
Updated: Jun 30, two thousand seventeen – 9:49 AM
Used car dealers are now able to track and even shut down a vehicle with the touch of a button.
If you own a used car, there’s a good chance you’re being tracked. The technology is legal, but an Activity News Jax investigation uncovered that there are few guidelines about how exactly it should be used.
After a crash, Michelle Fahy, of Jacksonville needed a vehicle swift. A used car lot connected her with Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance for financing.
She said, «I was told that it was for if they had to come and repossess the vehicle that they would be able to locate the vehicle, not that they would shut me down.»
But that’s exactly what happened two years later.
With only six months of payments remaining, Fahy fell behind. She said an employee at the company went too far attempting to collect.
After picking up her kids at school, she stopped to get gas. «I packed it up, went to get back in my truck to commence it. Wouldn’t commence, nothing, it was entirely dead,” Fahy said.
Bell didn’t do business with Fahy, but he does use a GPS tracker similar to the one used in her truck.
Paige Kelton asked, «Why would you need to find it?”
«If somebody’s not paying, if they’re avoiding me, if they switched addresses and I just can’t find them,» Bell answered.
If an holder stops paying, Bell, or any other dealer, can repossess the car. One contraption Bell doesn’t use is a starter interrupter, which disables the engine.
Act News Jax found no federal laws about how to use those devices, but in Florida, dealers must notify customers when they’re used and go after the rules of the contract or face fines.
A Fresh Deal Auto Acceptance employee sent a group text to Fahy and nineteen other delinquent customers, sharing her private information. She called it harassment.
«I won! I didn’t have to pay the rest of the six months, and they had to give me $Trio,000 back,» Fahy said.
Activity News Jax reached out to that company for comment. We are awaiting a statement from them.
As for your rights?
Make sure you read the fine print, so you know exactly how the technology is being used or not used in your car.
Pay it off, and you can request the tracker be taken out of your car.