Read the full judgment text of DCCJ 025479/1984 on BabelCite. This District Court judgment was delivered on 14 May 1985.
1. On the 3rd November 1983 the defendant entered into a so-called "Hire Purchase Agreement with the plaintiff, in respect of a Honda Accord motor car. He made an initial payment, by way of "trade-in'', of $9,675.00, and agreed to pay the balance of the "Hire Purchase Price" by 12 monthly instalments of $1,002.00, commencing on the 3rd December 1983. The total "Hire Purchase Price" included a sum of $2,960.00 for "insurance". This was part of the premium for a comprehensive policy of insurance,