So you want to know more about car repair fraud? Good...the best thing you can do to keep it from happening to you is to know how to recognize it.
One of the hottest new products that many claim is not a scam is the "water4gas" system. This system claims that "hho" or "browns gas" is burned in the engine and produces much better mileage. To learn more about this "water4gas", "hho" and "browns gas" system
read my dedicated page. Click here to go there.
Now that that is out of the way we can move on.
The best way for me to tell you what to watch for is to tell you the ways that I COULD rip people off. I run my business as honestly as I can, but I know of other shops that don't and I know that there are many ways that are very easy to rip off customers. So if you want to know more then just keep reading.
You will also notice some highlighted links that have more specific information. Some of the links contain videos with some great information as well as some video of dishonest people being caught!
If you want to know your rights when it comes to auto repair you can just skip to the bottom of the page where you will see a video in which a lawyer explains them.
The easiest people to rip off are the ones who know nothing about their cars and who know nothing about what is being done to their car. People will believe almost anything they hear because they don't have the knowledge to know whether they are being ripped off.
Click here to see a video that is very good at demonstrating this point.
Another easy way to rip people off is to tell them that they need something replaced when they really don't. The reason this is so easy is because many people don't ask to see the part that is so bad. If the customer would simply ask to see the bad part this would car repair fraud from happening 80% of the time.
Some "mechanics" will tell you that you need a part replaced, then bring you the part, but it is not actually the one from your car. This would be hard to catch them doing on many jobs, but one thing you can do is ask them to take you back to see your car and exactly where this part fits. Just the fact that you are paying attention and asking questions will make it much harder for them to take advantage.
The easiest way to keep this from happening is to either watch them the whole time or you can mark the part that they will be changing before hand. This works best for parts like oil filters and such. If you cannot or don't want to do this then simply ask them to show you what they replaced after they are done with your car. If it is possible to watch them while they work, that is the best way to be sure that they do what they say they will.
Another scam that you should know about that is very similar is a brake repair scam. It is basically the same type of scam but specifically dealing with brakes.
See more about this here.
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