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Exercise Fill in The Blanks With The Correct Preposition

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Exercise 1: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Preposition

Options: for, to, in, on, by, over, with, of, at

A new high court judgment brings good news ___ (for / to) Volkswagen, BMW, and
Mercedes-Benz financing arms - but vehicle owners may be disappointed ___ (that /
with) they won't get refunds ___ (for / on) so-called "on-the-road" (OTR) charges.

In 2017, the National Credit Regulator ordered the companies to repay so-called "on-
the-road charges" (OTR fees) and other fees ___ (that / which) were added ___ (to / on)
vehicle loans and accrued interest ___ (over / through) the years. The OTR fees include
pre-delivery safety check costs, roadworthy certificates, and fuel costs. The fees could
reach up ___ (to / by) R9 000 per car.

The credit regulator contended ___ (that / with) these charges were not allowed ___ (in /
on) terms ___ (of / by) the National Credit Act (NCA) and shouldn't be added ___ (to / on)
vehicle loans. The regulator went as far as declaring ___ (that / it) was a criminal offence
___ (to / for) charge these fees.

Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Preposition


Options: against, by, in, on, of, with, under, from, during

The companies appealed ___ (that / against) order. In 2019, the National Consumer
Tribunal confirmed ___ (that / by) Volkswagen Financial Services had to repay the
money – but two years later, it cancelled a compliance order ___ (against / by) BMW
Financial Services and Mercedes-Benz Financial Services.

The three companies and the NCR appealed the tribunal's conflicting decisions ___ (in /
on) the high court.

This month, the North Gauteng High Court ___ (in / at) Pretoria ruled that they did
nothing wrong ___ (by / with) financing on-the-road fees. They didn't charge them - they
merely financed them.

Although the NCR argued ___ (during / over) the appeal hearings that on-the-road fees
were not contained ___ (in / on) the list of permissible charges ___ (under / by) the NCR,
the financiers argued ___ (that / they) operated separately ___ (from / by) their car
dealers. It wasn't them but the car dealers who levied those fees. Therefore, it would be
absurd if they ended up being the ones who have to repay the consumers.
Two of the high court judges agreed ___ (that / with) dealers and financiers perform
separate roles which complement each other.

"In light of the aforegoing, I am persuaded ___ (that / by) the financiers have not charged
consumers ___ (on / with) the road fees when they included these fees and services ___
(in / on) the credit agreements," wrote Judge Patrick Malungana. "It seems to me ___
(that / as) the financier merely finances the principal debt, which is constituted ___ (the
/ by) purchase price, and other extras including the 'on the road' fee plus other
services," he added.

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