Lemon Law And Used Cars

For the past several years, used car buyers in California have had to pay a stiff fee of $30 if they wanted a vehicle history for any car they were considering purchasing. Many other states make such information available over the internet for a mere $2.50, and thankfully California may soon be joining them. California’s high cost was because of a contract between the state and the owner of Carfax—the company that state residents must turn to in order to purchase a vehicle history—and new legislation may soon be changing that arrangement.

The bill recently passed by state lawmakers that will make vehicle histories available for a low fee over the internet has now been sent to the governor for his signature. The expensive (for consumers) agreement with Carfax came about when R.L. Polk & Co., parent company to Carfax, made an agreement to assist the state in providing vehicle information to a federal database, an activity required by a law passed by Congress in 1992. In exchange for the help provided by Polk, the state agreed not to join 14 other states in making vehicle histories accessible online.

Life can already be tough for used car buyers. For years the “used car salesman” has been the butt of jokes—based on the fact that the buyer can’t see under that hood and find out what might be wrong with the car, and salespeople with low morals take advantage. The new law, if signed, will certainly make those lives easier. In addition, however, used car buyers should know their rights under the lemon law.

“A used vehicle is sometimes sold ‘as is’ or ‘with all faults,’” said Norman Taylor, leading lemon law attorney. “Ordinarily, this means that the buyer is simply agreeing to take the vehicle in the condition it is in, regardless of what that condition may be. In such a case, there is no protection the lemon law can offer.”

Taylor knows lemon law well. He has been a lemon law specialist since 1987, and he and his firm, Norman Taylor and Associates, have handled over 8,000 cases for consumers with a 98 percent success rate. He is one of the leading California lemon law attorneys in southern and all of California.

It highly benefits a consumer to only buy a used car if a warranty can also be had with the vehicle. “Consider carefully before buying a vehicle without the valuable protections that warranties can provide,” Taylor added.

To be absolutely certain before the sale is closed, the buyer should check the vehicle buyer’s guide where the type of warranty for the car is shown.

About Norman Taylor & Associates

Norman Taylor and Associates have been assisting consumers since 1987. At Norman Taylor and Associates, the goal is to provide clients with the highest quality of legal representation if they are one of the unfortunate residents of California who have had the misfortune of purchasing defective vehicles or goods and who have recourse under the Lemon Law. The firm represents consumers in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. With a twenty-two year history of successful cases, Norman Taylor & Associates has established their reputation as a firm of consumer advocates that get the job done.

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Norman Taylor studied engineering at Arizona State University as an undergraduate. He attended Glendale School of Law, graduated and passed the Bar in 1986. Aside from advocating consumer rights he volunteers for international human rights efforts and sponsors drug education speakers in the public school system. For more information about the California Lemon Law, visit www.normantaylor.com.