ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – One person has been charged for his role in allegedly scamming an auto repair shop in Overland out of several thousand dollars last summer. According to the Overland Police ...
According to a new AAA survey, two out of three U.S. drivers don’t trust auto repair shops. From negative past experiences, to overcharges, many Americans feel they are getting scammed when bringing ...
“High scare equals high profit,” says John Ibbotson, Consumer Reports’ chief mechanic, who has been in the auto parts and service business since 1990. If your mechanic already has you in the auto ...
According to an auto repair technician in a viral TikTok by Royalty Auto Service (@royaltyautoservice), the biggest "scam" in the car repair industry isn't a con that's done on purpose. He claims its ...
A Georgia auto shop owner has admitted to scamming his own customers out of tens of thousands of dollars, exposing a side of the automotive world enthusiasts rarely want to think about. Logan Simmons, ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CLAYTON, Mo. – A second suspect has been ...
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PAMLICO COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - In this WITN Safety First Alert, a warning is being shared about a new scam hitting businesses in both Craven and Pamlico counties that looks to take money from its ...
For decades, the auto repair counter has been a black box where drivers hand over keys and hope the estimate is honest. Now a new generation of data platforms is prying that box open, turning the ...
Paying inflated prices for simple auto repair jobs. Using cheap parts for repairs. Selling useless extended warranties. Charging higher-than-necessary interest rates for loans. These are a few of the ...