Avis Rent a Car System, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of State

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

Avis Rent A Car System, Inc. d/b/a Avis Used Car Sales (Avis) petitions for review of an order of the State *413Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons (Board) which held that Avis could not sell used cars at an “off' premise sale” outside of a twenty mile radius of its two Philadelphia licensed places of business.

Avis regularly sold some of its rental fleet to the general public, both at its licensed locations and at “off premises” sales. In 1986, the Board notified Avis that Board approval would be required prior to Avis’ “off premise sales”. When Avis…