LadyHatred
10-17-2009, 12:49 AM
For the last few years I've been buying insurance from a different province (ya, kind of against the rules but, meh its cheaper!) And so a couple weeks ago I decide to "come clean" and get it proper insurance. I go to the ONLY Gvt. Inspector here and he says "Hmm, yer brakes need replacin' and I cannot pass it because one of two license plate bulbs don't work." This guy has one visible tooth, rancid breath and about 8 hairs on his head.
So I ask him to prepare a quote, listing all the parts needed, number of hours labor it will take to install and leave. The next day, he gives me a quote; I say thanks, I'll call you right back. I call the place he's buying parts from and this toothless wonder has an almost 100% mark-up on the parts! So I buy the parts, saving huge amounts of money, take them over to Mr.Bad-Breath and say, okay, now how much will it be? He says "Oh I'll have to talk to my accountant..bla bla bla" THE next day, I call him and ask and am told the price. Its almost 200 dollars MORE than the original price! Even AFTER I've supplied my own parts. Now, keep in mind, I've only got two weeks to get the required repairs done or I'll have to shell out another 150 bucks for an inspection. This goes on for a week. Each day I call and ask about the quote, the price goes up.
But I'm not totally retarded. I've been calling other shops, getting quotes for the work needed. I end up getting the work done at another place, saving almost 600 dollars when all was said and done. I then go to the insurance company. It's the only one in this province. Their in ka-hoots with the government and charge large but, what am I do to? I need this truck on the road as I don't want to use the newer one during winter because of all the useless winter drivers in these parts.
I am then told, after another "visual inspection" that I have to PAY a SALES TAX on the truck that I OWN!! I was like "What?!?, that's illegal!, Free Trade and all that" The lady just shrugged. Said that was the law. I left. Called the agency who handles this company and yup, sure as sugar, it's true. I ask him about 150 questions and finally get him to admit that if I were to have registered it within 30 days of being here, I'd not have to pay.
Fantastic! I'll just drive to the next province over (about 8 hours driving at night), register it there, come back here and, seeing how I just got it inspected, re-register it and not pay the silly Because-We-Can-Tax. He said, yup, that will work.
Then I decided that I really didn't want to spend two days driving and fabricating a story about how I need to insure my truck in the other province when I don't have a mailing address OR place of residence in.
I have a couple beer, and get it into my head to sell the truck! I sold it to a co-worker for 10 bucks, he went and registered it, filled out new transfer papers, then sold it back to me. LOL!!! Should have seen the look on the insurance lady's face! HA! But there was nothing she could do. She knew exactly what was going on but, according to these backdoor laws, it's allowed.
Crooks! Their all Crooks!!!
I feel so much better now. Happy Friday everyone!!!
So I ask him to prepare a quote, listing all the parts needed, number of hours labor it will take to install and leave. The next day, he gives me a quote; I say thanks, I'll call you right back. I call the place he's buying parts from and this toothless wonder has an almost 100% mark-up on the parts! So I buy the parts, saving huge amounts of money, take them over to Mr.Bad-Breath and say, okay, now how much will it be? He says "Oh I'll have to talk to my accountant..bla bla bla" THE next day, I call him and ask and am told the price. Its almost 200 dollars MORE than the original price! Even AFTER I've supplied my own parts. Now, keep in mind, I've only got two weeks to get the required repairs done or I'll have to shell out another 150 bucks for an inspection. This goes on for a week. Each day I call and ask about the quote, the price goes up.
But I'm not totally retarded. I've been calling other shops, getting quotes for the work needed. I end up getting the work done at another place, saving almost 600 dollars when all was said and done. I then go to the insurance company. It's the only one in this province. Their in ka-hoots with the government and charge large but, what am I do to? I need this truck on the road as I don't want to use the newer one during winter because of all the useless winter drivers in these parts.
I am then told, after another "visual inspection" that I have to PAY a SALES TAX on the truck that I OWN!! I was like "What?!?, that's illegal!, Free Trade and all that" The lady just shrugged. Said that was the law. I left. Called the agency who handles this company and yup, sure as sugar, it's true. I ask him about 150 questions and finally get him to admit that if I were to have registered it within 30 days of being here, I'd not have to pay.
Fantastic! I'll just drive to the next province over (about 8 hours driving at night), register it there, come back here and, seeing how I just got it inspected, re-register it and not pay the silly Because-We-Can-Tax. He said, yup, that will work.
Then I decided that I really didn't want to spend two days driving and fabricating a story about how I need to insure my truck in the other province when I don't have a mailing address OR place of residence in.
I have a couple beer, and get it into my head to sell the truck! I sold it to a co-worker for 10 bucks, he went and registered it, filled out new transfer papers, then sold it back to me. LOL!!! Should have seen the look on the insurance lady's face! HA! But there was nothing she could do. She knew exactly what was going on but, according to these backdoor laws, it's allowed.
Crooks! Their all Crooks!!!
I feel so much better now. Happy Friday everyone!!!