Asked by Nomfundo Vilakazi on 07-05-2015 17:13:40
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Gauteng
I signed a rent to own a vehicle with a company the contract stipulated that I would pay an amount of R10300 per month which included insurance and tracker.A few months back they send me an email stating that they are now VAT registered and will charge me an extra amount for VAT.I have been paying that extra amount even though they never mentioned anything about VAT when we initially signed the contract.I'll like to find out if it legal for the company to charge me Vat on a car rental even if they didn't stipulate on the contract AND what can I do about this matter?
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