Even more serious in the USA. Go to jail you do it badly enough. Safety and
smog in this case.

mike

On 10/17/07 5:52 PM, "Shawn Wright" <vwdiesels@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I tried to report a problem years back to the BBB, but they wouldn't do
> anything since they
> business wasn't a member. I ended up contacting the consumer affairs branch of
> the govt,
> who were kind enough to inform me that my complaint could result in having the
> business
> shut down by the police if you wished to pursue the issue. That knowledge,
> when passed on
> to the manager of the business, was enough to resolve the issue for me. It
> turns out selling a
> vehicle with a leaking fuel tank, or any other fuel or safety system, is a
> very serious issue in
> BC. I had bought an '83 Westy with a leaky fuel tank, and quickly found out
> why they didn't
> give me the customary free fill when I drove it away... This was from the
> local Victoria
> Saturn/Saab dealer over 10 years ago.
>
> On 17 Oct 2007 at 15:15, vanagonvw <ac.vanagon@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>>> Don't waste your time with the BBB, it's a member organization that never
>>> finds fault with it's members (the business). It's like reporting a real
>>> estate agent to the board of realtors-which is made up of real estate
>>> agents-yeah, they always find fault with one of their own.         Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If you file a complaint, it remains accessible to others, via the web
>> page, or telephone inquiry, so it may well save someone from a similar
>> situation. The BBB is not where you go to get any help or restitution.
>> That is the job of consumer protection agency, but if you want to put
>> out the word that the shop is a  rip-off, BBB is the only real way to
>> go. Doesn't do much unless someone is savvy enough to look, but its
>> free, and I highly recommend that those see shops like this, file the
>> complaint. You won't get any personal satisfaction, other than maybe
>> helping someone else avoid an issue.
>>
>> John
>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA