Commerce Commission sets sights on truck shops, alternative lenders in coming year

Commerce Commission sets sights on truck shops, alternative lenders in coming year
Fiona Rotherham
By Fiona Rotherham Nov. 11 (BusinessDesk) - Mobile truck shops, payday lenders and peer-to-peer lenders will be a focus for investigation in the consumer area by the Commerce Commission in the next year. Chairman Mark Berry today outlined what areas the commission will give priority to in the next six-to-12 months at a stakeholder briefing in Auckland, with truck shops at the top of the list. The commission released a report in August after a year-long investigation of mobile traders which found the truck shops were charging significan...