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Free ConsultationIn the intricate world of automotive repair, the California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) holds a pivotal role in ensuring consumer protection and industry standards. One of its mechanisms, the STAR Program, aims to regulate smog check stations and technicians to maintain vehicle emissions within acceptable limits.
Los Angeles, California – March 1, 2024. Los Angeles, CA – February 29, 2024 Automotive Defense Specialists, a team of best-in-class defense attorneys focused on auto repair technicians and owners at https://www.automotivedefense.com/, is proud to announce updated content on “Bureau of Automotive Repair citations” to its blog. As the posts explain, receiving any type of […]
California entrepreneurs face many challenges when launching a new small business. Permits, regulations, taxes, staff, marketing, inventory, and property leases exist. When the doors first open, it can take time to pay off debt and grow into a profitable shop. Everything can intensify the problems facing small smog testing and repair shops in California.
Here’s a not-so-fun fact. The California Bureau of Automotive Repair regularly sends out “undercover” SMOG cars. Although the goal is to catch shady smog testing and auto repair shops, the process can end up trapping honest, hard-working SMOG technicians too.
California requires many businesses to be licensed. Doctors, dentists, hair salons – and auto repair shops! If you own an auto repair shop or are an auto repair technician, then you need a license from the Bureau of Automotive Repair.
The job of an auto technician in California is by no means straightforward and easy. To begin with, the actual work is hot and dirty, to say the least. You get covered in oil and dirt when dealing with the customers’ vehicles.