Automotive Defense Specialists
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Free ConsultationGetting your car SMOGGED is a legal requirement in California, and that means that owning and running a SMOG shop can be a very good business. Figures from 2018 show that there were 15.1 million vehicles registered in California – 0.82 vehicles for every resident! So, there are plenty of people in the SMOG business […]
Receiving a citation is never fun. Whether it’s a citation because you are driving too fast, whether you made an “illegal” left turn, etc. The same goes with a citation from the Bureau of Automotive Repair. It may be scary and obnoxious.
The Bureau of Automotive Repair has a lot of power. They have a team of attorneys whose job is to enforce California‘s tough SMOG regulations. It may not “go your way”.
When you are the owner of a SMOG station in California, from Sacramento to Needles, one of the things that you need to be very wary of is the Bureau of Automotive Repair. You may believe that you take all precautions, and you do everything strictly in accordance with the law, and you probably do.
If you own a SMOG station, whether in Los Angeles or in Truckee, you have a pretty hard job. It can be hot, it can be dirty, and the customers aren’t exactly “happy” that you have to SMOG their vehicle. And they are even more unhappy when you have to fail it because there’s an […]
When you run an auto repair shop anywhere in California you have a dilemma. If your technician repairs the car correctly – everyone is happy. But if something goes amiss – whether or not it’s your fault (that’s up for investigation) – then the customer can get angry.