Banned Gold Coast car salesman Parvis Amiri aka Pablo Amiri fined 5k, found guilty again for unlicensed motor dealing

One of the Gold Coast’s worst car salesman has again been found guilty of unlicensed motor dealing after a re-hearing in Southport Magistrates Court.

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A LABRADOR car salesman has again been found guilty of unlicensed motor dealing after a re-hearing in Southport Magistrates Court.

Parvis Amiri (or Pablo Amiri) faced the court once more on May 10 after he was initially found guilty in his absence in February.

In the re-hearing, Amiri pleaded guilty, was fined $5000 and a conviction was recorded following an investigation by Office of Fair Trading.

Previously, Amiri was prosecuted for making misleading claims to a customer about a warranty and for accepting a deposit from another customer but failing to complete the contract or refund the deposit.

Days after appearing in court, it was discovered Amiri had been continuing to operate as a motor dealer even though he did not hold a licence.

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Parvis Amiri, also known as Pablo Amiri, of Labrador, had his motor dealer’s licence suspended for six months in October, 2019 for failing to release a consumer from a contract and refund her when she attempted to exercise her cooling off rights.

In January, 2020, he was fined $1000 for making misleading claims to a consumer about a vehicle’s warranty and for accepting a deposit from another consumer but failing to complete the contract or refund the deposit.

However, just days after his court appearance, the Office of Fair Trading said Amiri was continuing to try and sell used vehicles and had placed up to 25 advertisements on a popular online trading platform as revealed in this Bulletin story.

A screenshot of some of the vehicles Parvis 'Pablo' Amiri posted for sale on Facebook, despite the suspension of his motor dealer’s licence. Picture: Facebook

On February 8 Amiri was fined $8000 in the Southport Magistrates Court for unlicensed motor dealing.

The case was heard ex-parte as Amiri did not show up.

This was the OFT’s third action against Amiri.

Amiri describes himself as a “car sales specialist” at Gold Coast Automobiles on his LinkedIn page.

Fair Trading Executive Director Brian Bauer warned traders not doing the right thing that

OFT investigators would find them.

“Mr Amiri is no longer licensed as a motor dealer in Queensland and the OFT has recorded his lack of suitability for licensing into the future,” Mr Bauer said.

Specific guidance on the legal requirements for motor vehicle sales and repairs is available

from www.qld.gov.au/fairtrading or by calling 13 QGOV (13 74 68).

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