FINAL NOTICE

To:
Town & Country Motor Centre (Cornwall) Limited


Of: Marazanvose
Truro
TR4 9DH



FRN: 730439

Dated: 2 February 2018

ACTION

1.
For the reasons set out in this Final Notice, the Authority hereby takes the
following action against TCMCCL.

2.
The Authority issued to TCMCCL the Decision Notice which notified it that for the
reasons given below and pursuant to section 55J of the Act, the Authority had
decided to cancel TCMCCL’s Part 4A permission.

3.
TCMCCL has not referred the matter to the Tribunal within 28 days of the date on
which the Decision Notice was issued to it.

4.
Accordingly, the Authority has today cancelled TCMCCL’s Part 4A permission.

DEFINITIONS

5.
The definitions below are used in this Final Notice:

“the Act” means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;

“the Authority” means the Financial Conduct Authority;

“the Decision Notice” means the Decision Notice issued to TCMCCL dated 19
December 2017;

“the Return” means the CCR007 return for the period ended 31 December 2016,
which TCMCCL was due to submit to the Authority by 13 February 2017;


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“the suitability Threshold Condition” means the Threshold Condition set out in
paragraph 2E of Schedule 6 to the Act;

“TCMCCL” means Town & Country Motor Centre (Cornwall) Limited;

“TCMCCL’s Part 4A permission” means the permission granted by the Authority to
TCMCCL pursuant to Part 4A of the Act;

“the Threshold Conditions” means the threshold conditions set out in Schedule 6
to the Act;

“the Tribunal” means the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber); and

“the Warning Notice” means the Warning Notice issued to TCMCCL dated 23
November 2017.


REASONS FOR ACTION

6.
On the basis of the facts and matters and conclusions described in the Warning
Notice and in the Decision Notice, it appears to the Authority that TCMCCL is
failing to satisfy the suitability Threshold Condition, in that the Authority is not
satisfied that TCMCCL is a fit and proper person having regard to all the
circumstances, including whether TCMCCL managed its business in such a way as
to ensure that its affairs were conducted in a sound and prudent manner.

7.
This is because TCMCCL has failed to comply with the regulatory requirement to
submit the Return. TCMCCL has not been open and co-operative in all its dealings
with the Authority, in that TCMCCL has failed to respond adequately to the
Authority's repeated requests for it to submit the Return, and has thereby failed
to comply with Principle 11 of the Authority's Principles for Businesses and to
satisfy the Authority that it is ready, willing and organised to comply with the
requirements and standards under the regulatory system.

8.
These failures, which are significant in the context of TCMCCL’s suitability, lead
the Authority to conclude that TCMCCL has failed to manage its business in such
a way as to ensure that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner,
that it is not a fit and proper person, and that it is therefore failing to satisfy the
Threshold Conditions in relation to the regulated activities for which TCMCCL has
had a permission.

DECISION MAKER

9.
The decision which gave rise to the obligation to give this Final Notice was made
by the Regulatory Decisions Committee.

IMPORTANT

10.
This Final Notice is given to TCMCCL in accordance with section 390(1) of the Act.






Publicity

11.
The Authority must publish such information about the matter to which this Final
Notice relates as the Authority considers appropriate. The information may be
published in such manner as the Authority considers appropriate. However, the
Authority may not publish information if such publication would, in the opinion of
the Authority, be unfair to TCMCCL or prejudicial to the interest of consumers.

12.
The Authority intends to publish such information about the matter to which this
Final Notice relates as it considers appropriate.

Authority Contact

13.
For more information concerning this matter generally, please contact Antonella
Pavone at the Authority (direct line: 020 7066 5222).

Anna Couzens
Enforcement and Market Oversight Division