Why California’s Consumer Protection Laws Are Different — And What They Might Have Meant for a Utah Man Who Drove His Car Through a Dealership     For most people, a car is the second-largest purchase they will ever make, right behind a home. The Federal Reserve has observed that, outside of a house, an automobile…

Car Dealers are pushing the legislature to allow them to get electronic signatures from consumers. It is a bad idea that consumer advocates have successfully blocked in the past. Now, however, the anti-consumer forces have gained a new author in the Senate Judiciary, Senator Tom Omberg. Here is the link to the bill: UETA —…

The National Consumer Law Center has issued an important study on the high costs and discriminatory practices of car dealerships. The NCLC is calling for legislative actions to protect the consumer public.  (NCLC Publication, October 2017: “Auto Add-Ons Add Up:  How Dealer Discretion Drives Excessive, Arbitrary and Discriminatory Pricing.”) The Car Dealership Industry claims the…