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Toronto, November 05, 2009
- The Ontario Motor Vehicle
Industry Council (OMVIC) reports
Jazid Kaz Khan was fined $18,000
(plus victim surcharge) for
selling vehicles illegally and
without disclosure. Khan pled
guilty to three counts under the
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act (MVDA)
for selling vehicles without
registration and three counts of
misrepresentation under the
Consumer Protection Act, 2002.
In Ontario, all motor vehicle
dealers and salespeople must be
registered under the MVDA before
engaging in the business of
buying, selling or leasing
vehicles. In the industry,
unregistered individuals selling
vehicles are known as "curbsiders"
and are subject to prosecution.
The vehicles curbsiders sell are
often misrepresented,
accident-damaged,
odometer-tampered, stolen, or
have liens against them.
Khan was previously
registered as a dealer under the
Act, operating as Superior
Motors. Khan’s charges and fine
stem from vehicles sold after
the dealership was no longer
registered.
OMVIC encourages consumers to
keep the following in mind when
considering a motor vehicle
purchase:
- All dealers and salespeople in Ontario must be registered. To verify registration, visit www.buywithconfidence.ca or call 1-800-943-6002. Consumers can also identify Ontario-registered dealers by looking for the blue and yellow "Ontario-registered dealer" decal or by asking dealers to provide their OMVIC registration.
- OMVIC provides complaint
handling services when
buying, selling or leasing
through a registered dealer.
For information, call OMVIC
at 1-800-943-6002.
- Transactions conducted
through registered motor
vehicle dealers are
protected through the Motor
Vehicle Dealers Compensation
Fund. The fund is financed
by registered dealers and is
available (under specific
criteria) to consumers who
may have suffered a
financial loss from their
motor vehicle transaction.
This protection is lost if
buying privately or through
a curbsider.
- If you decide to buy
privately, ensure the seller
provides a Used Vehicle
Information Package, and
consider having the vehicle
checked by an independent
mechanic you trust.
- Suspected curbsiders can be
reported to OMVIC by calling
1-888-NOCURBS, or by emailing
nocurbs@omvic.on.ca.
About OMVIC
OMVIC licences and regulates
motor vehicle dealers in Ontario
and enforces the Motor
Vehicle Dealers Act on behalf of
the Minister of Consumer
Services. OMVIC’s mandate is to
maintain a fair, safe and
informed marketplace by ensuring
registration of dealers and
salespeople, inspecting
dealerships, maintaining a
complaint line for consumers,
conducting investigations and
enforcing the Act and its
associated rules and
regulations. OMVIC is also
responsible for administering
the Motor Vehicle Dealers
Compensation Fund on behalf of a
Board of Trustees.
For more information, please
contact:
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