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Consumers taking out loans for lemons as dodgy used car sales rise in Queensland

A north Queensland mother who took out a $10,000 loan to purchase a second-hand family car says she feels powerless after being left to pay off a debt for a vehicle that does not work.

Michelle Thomas' experience is among a growing number of cases piling up before Queensland's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) about used car sales, with consumer advocates saying vulnerable people are falling victim the most. 

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