My question involves a consumer law issue in the State of: Florida
A couple of weekends ago I visited 4 different dealerships in order to test drive cars for the purpose of comparing their performance and features. At each dealership I told them I was only test driving and would not be purchasing that day. Before each test drive all 4 dealerships asked for my license in order to copy it. I thought nothing of this since it's logical to think they would need to make sure you were legal to drive a car before letting you drive their car. Well, 3 of the dealerships did nothing with my information and that was that. After receiving a notification in my email from a credit reporting company,I found that 1 of the dealerships hard pulled my credit from both Equifax and Experian!!! I never signed anything, never gave them permission to pull my credit and never even talked about buying or financing! I also had no idea they could pull my credit from just information on my ID!
After doing quite a bit research I found that not only is this practice unethical, it also violated the FCRA. I believe this was a Willfill action and therefor entitles me to a minimum of $1000 as well as lawyer fees and punitive damages. Because it is on both my Experian and Equifax I also believe these are two separate violations. I would like to pursue this matter legally, but want advice as to whether my research is correct and would like advice on how to start the process. I was thinking of a letter to the dealership, explaining the situation and violation and simply requesting a check for the damages. Also, would I be entitled to any punitive damages? If they chose not to agree to my request, I would like to file this claim in small claims court.
Any and all opinions and advice are appreciated. Thanks!
P.S. I believe this was the correct forum area, but if not feel free to move it.

