Automotive Defense Specialists
The Law Firm for the Automotive Repair Industry
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Free ConsultationA Smog station, be it in Los Angeles or Eureka, can be super busy. Every car in California is required to get a smog check every two years. This means a steady stream of customers (most of whom look at smog checks like they look a root canals: necessarcy, but not fun). The bays can […]
Operating an auto repair SMOG shop in Southern California is an important job! It has its hassles (customers, looking at you – BAR, looking at you)… But it has its successes. You got to work each day as a SMOG tech or an auto repair shop owner, knowing you are helping to keep California air […]
While it used to be that everyone wanted a college degree, things are changing nowadays. The “trades” (such as auto mechanics, plumbers, and hairdressers) are beginning to get more attention. The reason? You can make as much, if not more, in a skilled trade as you can with a “useless” college degree. Many industries are […]
For those of us with experience in the car repair business, we know the importance of naming things correctly. But we also know the general public doesn’t always get the terms right when they talk to us.
You’ll never know when a hard-working auto repair shop or technician will receive a letter from California’s Bureau of Automotive Repair. It could be something regarding an issue around a technical license or a smog testing citation.
In California, SMOG stations face big challenges, especially stations in Los Angeles. The State of California has strict emissions laws that a station needs to follow. The state follows some strict emissions laws that stations have to comply with.