SMOG Shop Owners and Technicians Are Our Heroes in the Fight Against SMOG
POSTED February 4, 2023

SMOG Shop Owners and Technicians Are Our Heroes in the Fight Against SMOG

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SMOG is dirty, filthy, and a real nuisance here in California. Cities like Los Angeles lead the nation with their regulations, and those regulations are fulfilled by the HEROES of the SMOG industry: you and your SMOG shop!

If You Need a Defense Attorney for the Bureau of Automotive Repair, Google Will Confuse You
POSTED February 2, 2023

If You Need a Defense Attorney for the Bureau of Automotive Repair, Google Will Confuse You

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The mighty Google is the preferred search engine for a very large proportion of the world population. Sure, there are others – Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and so on – but the majority of people will use Google.

Automotive Defense Specialists Announces New Post on Speaking to an Attorney on a Bureau of Automotive Repair STAR Suspension
POSTED January 26, 2023

Automotive Defense Specialists Announces New Post on Speaking to an Attorney on a Bureau of Automotive Repair STAR Suspension

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January 26, 2023 – Santa Monica, California. Automotive Defense Specialists, a team of defense attorneys for SMOG technicians and auto repair is proud to announce a new blog post focused on the “STAR” program and so-called invalidations or suspensions.

It’s Not Easy Running a SMOG Station in California. You Not Only Have Customers, but the BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair)
POSTED January 11, 2023

It’s Not Easy Running a SMOG Station in California. You Not Only Have Customers, but the BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair)

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SMOG shops are a “dirty business”. It’s not easy work. And then you have to deal with a) unhappy customers, and b) the Bureau of Automotive Repair.

California’s Automotive STAR Program Can Make or Break a Test Shop if an Invalidation Is Received
POSTED January 3, 2023

California’s Automotive STAR Program Can Make or Break a Test Shop if an Invalidation Is Received

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If you run a business or are a technician in the auto repair/test industry, you cannot stop the STAR program. It is the top level of the Bureau of Automotive Repair legislation on SMOG in California.

If You Receive a Star Invalidation from California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair, You Need to Move Fast!
POSTED January 2, 2023

If You Receive a Star Invalidation from California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair, You Need to Move Fast!

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When you are in the auto repair / SMOG shop sector you are running a business which is highly regulated. Let’s face it: there is nothing really wrong with that because we need to keep the air that we breathe as fresh as possible. But overseeing all the regulations is the Bureau of Automotive Repair, and it can cause serious problems for auto technicians and SMOG shop owners.