A Garage forecourt shop in Offaly has been convicted by Bannagher District Court for failing to display prices.
Ryanagh's Filling Station, Birr Road, Co. Offaly pleaded guilty to 17 breaches of the European Communities Regulations 2002.
Ryanagh's Filling Station was fined €1,000 and ordered to pay costs of €500 plus VAT and €250 in expenses to the Director of Consumer Affairs who prosecuted the company.
The offences occurred on 9 May 2006 and 13 June 2006.
Judge O' Reilly took into account the guilty plea to all counts, coupled with the fact that the company had no previous convictions and decided to convict the owners in respect of the first count only.
The Director of Consumer Affairs, Ann Fitzgerald, said: 'The current legislation is in place since 2002 and numerous premises have been prosecuted for failing to display their prices over the past few years'.
She added that despite ongoing monitoring and several prosecutions, retailers continue to exploit consumers by failing to adequately display their prices.
