Category: bureau of automotive repair

Santa Clara, California – May 15, 2016. Automotive Defense Specialists, a California law firm of attorneys defending against Bureau of Automotive Repair actions, is proud to announce an important milestone on its blog: five blog posts specifically addressing the issue of Bureau of Automotive Repair citations.

We keep a close eye on the Bureau of Automotive Repair as keen attorneys helping clients in actions vis-a-vis the Bureau. If you are a SMOG check station and/or participant in California’s STAR program, and you have any sort of issue with the Bureau, please feel free to reach out to us. Just call us, […]

San Jose, California – April 27, 2016. Automotive Defense Specialists, a California law firm of attorneys defending against Bureau of Automotive Repair citations, accusations, and letters, is proud to announce an FAQ document on the undercover cars in use by the Bureau of Automotive Repair. These so-called ‘Bureau of Automotive Repair undercover vehicles‘ are a […]

Editor’s Note. We get a lot of questions about the ‘Bureau of Automotive Repair’ undercover cars or undercover vehicles. Many SMOG station owners and/or STAR program participants don’t necessarily even know that the Bureau can (and does) send out ‘undercover vehicles’ to stations throughout California as part of sting operations. 

It is relatively common knowledge among the SMOG check community that the Bureau of Automotive Repair conducts “sting” operations using undercover cars. Basically, a car may come into a SMOG Check or STAR participant station, and – unbeknownst to the technician and/or owner – this car isn’t really that of a consumer.

The Bureau of Automotive Repair is, of course, charged with regulating California’s SMOG check and STAR program participant stations. If you are a station owner or technician, you probably already know that. Your encounters with the Bureau may have been limited to licensing issues.

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