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Consumer Line is OMVIC’s consumer guide to Ontario’s motor vehicle dealer industry. It is published throughout the year, delivered free via email and provides consumers with useful tips, industry news and important, up-to-date information. Click here if you would like to sign up for delivery of Consumer Line. If you have any suggestions or feedback for Consumer Line, email us at consumerline@omvic.on.ca Issue #23 (Apr 2013) Focus on: Curbsider Gets Jail Time Dealer fees: Don’t Agree to Pay for Products or Services You Don’t Want OMVIC’s Complaints Team: How We Can Help! Issue #22 (Jan 2013) Focus on: Phony US Car Dealer Scam Targets Canadian Car Buyers Beware of Superstorm Sandy Flood-damaged Vehicles Ontario Car Sellers Targeted by On-line "Brokers" Issue #21 (Dec 2012) Focus on: Warning from US Regulator Opportunity to be on Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund Board of Trustees OMVIC’s Sponsorship of Lemon-Aid Car Show on Rogers TV Issue #20 (Nov 2012) Focus on: Protecting Consumers From Hurricane Sandy Flood-Damaged Vehicles Renting a Vehicle Buying a Previous Daily Rental Issue #19 (Sep 2012) Focus on: OMVIC’s Consumer Awareness Campaign Curbsiders: Don’t Always Pose as Private Sellers Recent Curbsider Convictions: Bruno Touma & Roberto Iraheta and Roberto Towing & Auto Services Inc. OMVIC’s Free Consumer Awareness Seminars Issue #18 (Aug 2012) Focus on: Buying a Car Privately Trade-in Values: Canadian Black Book New: Canadian Tire Driver’s Academy Manufacturers Defects - Transport Canada Issue #17 (Jul 2012) Focus on: All-in Price Advertising Advertising Requirements for an AS-IS or Unfit Vehicle Tips on How to Buy a Previous Daily Rental Vehicle The Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan Issue #16 (Jun 2012) Focus on: Cancelling a Vehicle Purchase Agreement New: Trillium Automobile Dealers Association (TADA) Motor Vehicles: Defined New: Automotive Business School of Canada (ABSC) Issue #15 (May 2012) Focus on: How to Buy Privately 2012 Georgian Auto Show OMVIC Complaints Department Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): Defined Issue #14 (Apr 2012) Focus on: Answered: Are There Cooling-off Periods in Ontario? Belleville Salesperson Jailed Educational Videos for Car-buyers Curbsider: Defined Issue #13 (Nov 2011) Focus on: Identifying a Registered Dealer Importance of OMVIC and Dealing with a Registered Dealer Curbsider: Defined Issue #12 (Jul 2011) Focus on: Ontario Consumer Protection Laws Curbsiders: What They Are and How to Report Them Standard Safety Certificate: Defined Issue #11 (Jun 2011) Focus on: The Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund Curbsiders May Pose as Private Sellers Dealer Decal: What Does it Mean? Vehicle History Reports: Defined Issue #10 (May 2011) Focus on: Contract Recession (Cancellation) Rights for Consumers Curbsiders Versus Registered Dealers Issue #9 (Apr 2011) Focus on: Resolving Issues with Dealers All-in Price Advertising OMVIC Offers Free Vehicle Buying Seminars The Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund Issue #8 (Mar 2011) Focus on: All-in Price Advertising Liens Curbsiders Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP): Defined Issue #7 (Oct 2010) Focus on: All-in Price Advertising After-Market Products MSRP: Defined Issue #6 (Jul 2010) Focus on: Dealer Decal Compensation Fun Filing a Complaint with OMVIC Issue #5 (Oct 2009) Focus on: Dealer Decal Curbsiders Issue #4 (Apr 2009) Focus on: What Happens if a Manufacturer Goes out of Business OMVIC’s Public Info Liens The Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund Issue #3 (Sept 2008) Focus on: Cooling off Periods in Ontario Barrie Dealer Sentencing New Legislation Coming Consignment Sales Issue #2 (Sept 2008) Focus on: Compensation Fund Identifying Registered Dealers Motor Vehicle Dealers Act (MVDA): Defined Issue #1 (May 2008) Focus on: Vehicle History Reports