Auto add-on products disclosed as optional turn out to be non-cancellable
A vehicle buyer requested cancellation of add-on financing products the morning after signing, but one product's non-cancellable terms were never clearly disclosed and the item was silently omitted from the dealership's cancellation paperwork. The buyer only discovered weeks later that the product remained active and was still being charged.
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