Feasterville Business Scammed Customers, Attorney General Says

FEASTERVILLE, PA — The state Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against a Bucks County business accused of ripping off at least eight local customers. The lawsuit, filed against Gregory Bertino and his business, Robert’s Motor Mart, says the shop "routinely failed to repair and return customers’ equipment and did not provide refunds to customers."

Eight consumers have come forward to file complaints with the Office of Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, leading to the lawsuit in Bucks County Common Pleas Court.

Robert’s Motor Mart, a small-engine sale and repair shop on E. Bristol Road that provides services for lawn mowers, weed whackers, snow blowers and other items, "ripped off Bucks County consumers who spent hard-earned money to repair their property, including lawnmowers and snow blowers,” Attorney General Josh Shapiro said.

The Bureau of Consumer Protection believes there are additional victims. If you think you're one of them, call the state's Consumer Protection Hotline at 1-800-441-255. "We’re asking consumers who were ripped off by Robert’s Motor Mart to let us know," Shapiro said.

According to the Attorney General, the following consumers reported being scammed:

• Hank Boyer, 62, of Holland, spent $400 on a hedge trimmer that needed repairs, so he brought it to Robert’s Motor Mart and paid a deposit. After weeks of waiting, he was told his hedge trimmer was stolen in a burglary. Then he was told the trimmer was “found.” When he went to retrieve it, he was given a piece of rusted equipment – not his hedge trimmer.
• Robert Kuczynski, of Bensalem, paid $338 to Robert’s Motor Mart to fix his snow blower. After never getting a straight answer, Robert got his equipment back - badly leaking gas and not working.
• Tom Wakeley, of Bensalem, paid $450 for a power washer from the shop. He never received it.
• Another consumer paid $720 for a snow blower, nail gun and a saw – and never got the tools.
• Yet another consumer paid $200 for a dirt bike – and never got the bike.

The lawsuit alleges Bertino and Robert’s Motor Mart also failed to register business names with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations, as required by law.

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