Marius Jensen is a frustrated man. His car is so new that it is affected by tax regulations that drain his finances by 55,000 kroner.
Buying a car is generally a bad investment. But nevertheless an investment most people are willing to eat the loss on. For Marius Jensen, however, it looks extra bleak.
The Norwegian stands to lose 55,000 Norwegian kroner, equivalent to 36,000 Danish kroner, because his car is so new that it falls under a special tax rule.
Norwegians can, as the rules are today, re-register vans to passenger cars free of charge. It simply requires that the car is from before 2014 and is otherwise at least 10 years old.
Marius Jensen also thought that the Toyota Hilux he bought was. Because the dealer had told him that the car is from 2014.
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The Toyota owner tells Motor.no .
The dealer just hadn't told Marius Jensen that the car originally came to Norway as a second-hand import. The car was therefore first registered in Norway in 2016 and is therefore covered by the new rules.
Marius Jensen did not know that, however, because the authorities informed him that the re-registration will cost him DKK 55,000. It will not be free until 2033.
For the same reason, Marius Jensen has complained to the Norwegian Consumer Complaints Board, which has found him right in that the purchase agreement was entered into under different conditions than he thought. Therefore, the purchase can also be cancelled, the authorities believe.
The dealer, who even bragged about having sold Marius Jensen a car on Facebook, has more problems, however. The front bumper on the Toyota turns out not to be able to pass an inspection at all.
The car dealer, who did not respond to either the Consumer Complaints Board's decision or Motor's inquiries, has however taken Marius Jensen to court himself because the case has ended up in the media.
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