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September car rental puyallup wa6, 2008 Search Login or register Subscribe Now! Text size: That car warranty you purchased may car upholstery cleaner be worthless Useless policies were sold through pink car accessories dealerships in Bucks, Lehigh counties. By Tim Darragh | Of The Morning Call September 6, 2008 If you bought a car in the last few years and paid for an additional warranty, you'd better take a look at which company Win A Car Raffle is providing that coverage. You may be holding a worthless policy. Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett on Friday announced the filing of a consumer protection lawsuit against Shafiq Hasan car ads dayton ohio of Laguna Hills, Calif., operating as Pro-Guard International. Pro-Guard sold the policies through auto dealerships in government auctions car Bucks and Lehigh counties, Corbett said. His office declined to identify the jaguars or car dealerships. According pontiac firebird car show florida to the lawsuit, ford car with heater model a Pro-Guard sold vehicle service contracts and ''no claim bonus'' contracts costing as much as $140 each to consumers. The lawsuit says buyers were told they would receive up to $2,500 if, at the end of their policy, they filed no claims. But a year after setting up an escrow account to hold the funds, the lawsuit says, Hasan closed the account and moved the money to a personal account. The company did not pay out valid claims or the bonuses, Corbett said. Pro-Guard last year filed beaumont new car prices for bankruptcy. Pennsylvania New Car Loan The suit does not jacksonville airport car rental indicate how long Pro-Guard did business in Pennsylvania, but bankruptcy records show that as far back as 2004, the business reported $3.1 million in revenues. ''Consumers purchased the Pro-Guard warranties, believing that they were protecting their vehicles, and also paid extra for enterprise rent a car glendale california the 'no claim bonus,' withcar backgroundsthe promise that they cable car bell would get their money back if they did not file any warranty claims,'' Corbett said in a statement. ''Instead, consumers have been left with worthless warranties and empty promises about refunds.'' Pro-Guard also is accused in the lawsuit of trying to impose additional conditions on consumers to avoid paying refunds, and setting unreasonably short claims deadlines -- as little as 15 days in some cases -- making it difficult for consumers nada used car guide to comply with the claims process, Corbett said. The suit, filed in Bucks County Court, seeks restitution, penalties of up to $3,000 per violation and a prohibition on Hasan doing business in cobra kit car builders Pennsylvania until cheap car insurance the restitution and fines are paid. Hasan could not be reached for comment. A spokesman for Corbett advised consumers to check their records rent car dubai to see if they purchased a Pro-Guard contract. Drivers who haven't had to file a claim, he said, rental car comparisons could be unaware that they have one. Consumers who have Pro-Guard contracts are urged to car cover contact the attorney general's Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-441-2555, or file an online complaint at http://www.attorneygeneral.gov and highlight the ''complaints'' tab. 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