Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Rs10K Fine on Firm for Fake Fuel Saver

January 17, 2015 by admin News 0 comments

CHENNAI: A Coimbatore-based company that promoted the spurious product, ‘Mile Man’, claiming to increase vehicle mileage, was penalised by a District Consumer Forum following a complaint from a consumer in the metro.Lured by television promotions which claimed ‘Mile Man’ to be an ‘innovative’ product that would reduce fuel consumption of two-wheelers by up to 50 per cent, C Senthil Lakshmi, of Anna Nagar bought it for  `3,300 and fixed it on her two-wheeler.

 

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil_nadu/Rs10K-Fine-on-Firm-for-Fake-Fuel-Saver/2015/01/17/article2622715.ece

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