Dec 29
The Petition - re-born!
Thanks for your heads up comments regarding the petition. We took a spin at a new “re-born” petition that we think goes to the heart of the matter and sets the tone for our real goal - Fair Pricing for Canadians!
If you are already a member and signed the former version, we will keep you on board, no need to sign again!
Further Notes:
We did this in a bit of a rush, and we expect that a few members of the media team might want to add a bit of polish to it later on, or when it is about to go to Mr. Harper and Company.
How many Canadians do you think would want to sign it..
100,000 200,000 or 2 million! It is up to each and every member and supporter to spread the word.
How many votes will be lost by Government inaction!
December 30th, 2007 at 1:04 am
Thanks for bringing it back into the spotlight! I will do my best to spread the word and I think that many Canadians will support our reasonable cause. After all, we’re not asking the Government to force car companies to lower their prices in Canada. We’re simply asking them to stop aiding the car companies in putting up artificial trade barriers which prevent the forces of our open market economy from working.
December 30th, 2007 at 12:08 pm
How do we sign up? I will need to know this to tell other people as well! Thanks.
December 30th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Steve,
Just left click on the red wording starting “We took a spin” above. It takes you to the petition. After entering your name and other information, left click on “submit”.
December 31st, 2007 at 1:31 am
From the Red Flags forum - The new problem is with recall letters and letters of admissibility. On Jan 1 even more
manufacturers will be requiring you to deal directly with the OEM for these items at a huge fee of course, despite the fact
that since 1995 a letter from an authorized dealer was sufficient for any make and model that was admissible.
Why the change? Well I have been told by RIV it is because manufacturers are telling TC and the RIV that letters from
dealerships are being forged and that the only way they can ensure that all recalls have been performed is to deal with
the OEM directly. Who is going to forge a letter that you can get for free? Is it any harder to forge a letter from an OEM
if one is so inclined? Is it not likely that there will be more forgeries if there is now a hefty fee involved with getting
the letter?
The issue of recall letters and letters of admissibility has the potential to impact EVERY vehicle new or used that is
crossing the border.
December 31st, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Ed,
It has already started.
I imported a vehicle and have now been told that the recall letter has to come from the OEM even though the RIV website states that I am to contact an authorized dealer and I was told by the RIV call centre that I could get a letter from an authorized dealer (warranty print out also required of course).
When I complained to RIV the answer was basically that it doesn’t matter what we tell you or what the website says, you have to now deal with the OEM period.