Advice to Past Customers of KK Motors Canada Inc.
OMVIC encourages consumers who have previously purchased from KK Motors Canada Inc. or Kajendran Kasippillai to have their vehicle inspected by an independent mechanic for problems not disclosed by the dealer/salesperson. Consumers should also consider purchasing a Used Vehicle Information Package (UVIP) available from ServiceOntario, or a CARPROOF/CARFAX Canada Vehicle History Report to check odometer histories.
OMVIC also encourages previous KK Motors Canada Inc.'s customers to run a credit check to ensure that their name/identity was not used fraudulently, and to visit any ServiceOntario location to purchase a 'personal history' report of all vehicles that have been registered to them. This is sometimes referred to as a personal RIN search. The cost is $12.
CONSUMERS ARE WARNED not to buy or lease vehicles from, or sell or consign vehicles to, KK Motors Canada Inc. or Kajendran Kasippillai while the dealer's registration is suspended. Consumers who trade with an unregistered business or individual are not protected by the Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund.
Consumers with questions or concerns should contact OMVIC's Complaints and Inquiries Team at: 1-800-943-6002x3942.
About OMVIC Registration
Ontario's Motor Vehicle Dealers Act (MVDA) requires all dealers and salespeople be registered with OMVIC. Unregistered selling (curbsiding) is a serious offence: individuals convicted of curbsiding can be fined $50,000 and/or be jailed for up to two years less a day.
About OMVIC
OMVIC (Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council) administers and enforces the Motor Vehicle Dealers Act (MVDA) on behalf of the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. OMVIC maintains a fair and informed vehicle sales marketplace by regulating dealers and salespersons, regularly inspecting Ontario's 8,000 dealerships and 27,900 salespeople, maintaining a complaint line for consumers and conducting investigations and prosecutions (or discipline proceedings) of industry misconduct and illegal sales (curbsiding). OMVIC also administers the Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund on behalf of its Board of Trustees.
About the Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund
The Motor Vehicle Dealers Compensation Fund is funded by Ontario's registered motor vehicle dealers and provides compensation to consumers who have a valid claim against an Ontario-registered dealer. Qualifying consumers may be eligible to receive up to $45,000 for each valid claim to the Compensation Fund. Since its inception on July 1, 1986, the Compensation Fund has paid out more than $5 million to consumers.
SOURCE Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC)
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Terry O'Keefe 9/24/2018 |
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