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OUR SMALL BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA WHO HAVE BEEN CHECKING AND REPAIRING VEHICLES FOR DECADES WERE ASKED BY THE STATE TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FROM $40,000 TO $60,000 IF WE WISHED TO REMAIN IN THE SMOG INSPECTION BUSINESS. WE WERE ADVISED THAT A PERCENTAGE(UP TO 36%) OF VEHICLES WILL BE SENT TO A 'TEST ONLY' FACILITY. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN GROSS MISCALCULATIONS BY THE STATE THAT MAY DRIVE LONG ESTABLISHED, PUBLIC SERVING, HONEST SHOPS OUT OF BUSINESS.
FIRST THEY SURMISED THAT A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF SHOPS WOULD CHOOSE TO OPT OUT AND NOT BUY THE EQUIPMENT, THIS TURNED OUT TO BE FALSE THINKING AS MORE THAN 85% CHOSE TO PARTICIPATE.SECONDLY THEY ALLOW ALL VEHICLES TO GO TO TEST ONLY STATIONS DRIVING UP THE PERCENTAGE WHO GO TO THE TEST ONLY STATIONS, LEAVING A SMALLER AND SMALLER PERCENTAGE LEFT OVER FOR THE TEST AND REPAIR STATIONS. NEXT THE'VE EXEMPTED MANY VEHICLES AND CHANGED LAWS THAT FURTHER HURTS OUR BUSINESSES. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE THEY ARE PLANNING TO INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE THEY ARE SENDING TO TEST ONLY STATIONS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS DEAL WAS STRUCK AS A COMPROMISE, INSTEAD OF THE STATE TAKING OVER COMPLETELY,HOWEVER, THIS HAS ONLY CAUSED A BOON TO THE TEST ONLY STATIONS AND THEY ARE SPRINGING UP IN RECORD NUMBERS, SOMEHOW THE STATE HAS AGREED TO SEND MORE AND MORE VEHICLES TO THESE STATIONS AS THE NUMBER OF THESE STATIONS GROW!
THIS HAS CAUSED AN UNNECESSARY BURDEN ON THE CONSUMER, SOME OF WHICH HAVE PROVEN TRUSTED SHOPS THE'VE BEEN GOING TO FOR YEARS TO NOW BE FORCED TO USE INDEPENDENT SHOPS THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT. FURTHER IF THE VEHICLE FAILS THE TEST, THEY MUST NOW GO TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND THEN RETURN TO A TEST ONLY STATION FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION, AND THIS PING PONGING OF THE CONSUMER CONTINUES UNTIL A PASSING TEST IS ACQUIRED. CONSUMERS HAVE EXPRESSED OUTRAGE WHEN GOING TO THEIR FAVORITE FACILITY ONLY TO BE TOLD TO GO ELSEWHERE.
BEYOND THE CONSUMERS INCONVENIENCE IS THE BUSINESSES WHO HAVE SEEN A REDUCTION OF UP TO 90%. THIS IS GROSSLY UNFAIR AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED, IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT THE STATISTICS
SHOW VIRTUALLY NO DIFFERENCE IN THE TEST RESULTS BETWEEN THE TWO STATIONS. THIS PROGRAM HAS ONLY SUCCEEDED IN HURTING THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY-THE SMALL BUSINESS-WE MUST ASK THAT THE PERCENTAGE BE CHANGED TO A FAIR NUMBER. TO KEEP ALL THE CHECKS AND BALANCES, 20% WOULD BE A MORE THAN ENOUGH SAMPLE, AND 'TEST ONLY' STATIONS SHOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO DO TESTS ON 'TEST ONLY' VEHICLES!
THIS IS A PROBLEM BOTH SERIOUS AND ALARMING, WE MUST ALL BAND TOGETHER TO RIGHT THIS WRONG FOR THE BUSINESSES AND THE CONSUMER! |
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