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Auto Dealers Of State Favor Inspection By Licensed Dealers The North Carolina Automobile Dealer's Association has gone on record as favoring the Inspection of motor vehicles by licensed ga rages and service stations, rat her than by state ? operated in spection lanes. This system Is es sentially the same as the one now in operation in the State of Pennsylvania. In general, Its pro visions are as follows: 1. Administration Depart mens of Revenue ? Bureau of Highway. Safety ? with power to promulgate rules' and regula tions under which official Inspec tlon Stations would be appointed and operated. 2. Eligibility for Appointment as an official inspection station ? arty firm whether automo bile dealer, . independent repair shop operator, or fleet operator such as a public utility or rnuniei .pa Illy' .complying with the re ?|uiremenls as to space, tools and eiuiipuient, and mechanically ex perienced personnel. 3. Number of Inspections Semi-annual, with designated in sport ion periods of May June July and November - December - Jan uary - ' 4, Fee for inspection ? 7 nominal charge as a rCiIo, 50c plus the COSt of any repairs or adjust ments, 5. Supervision of official inspec tion stations ? by specially train ed State Inspectors attached to State Highway Pattol, supple mented by checking of inspected automobiles by members of High way Patrol.. fi. Financing of inspection pro gram . ? through sale of Inspec tion stickers to official inspection stations to pay cost of supervi sion. 5c per sticker twice a year would provide more than $100. (XX).OO 10c, over $200,000.00. etc. This would make the whole sys torn practically self-supporting.' No attempt, has l>een made to give more than a very brief out line <>f this system, since all the i details are contained in a pam phlet issued by the State of Penn sylvania. known as "Official In spection Station Hides and Ilegu , l;it ions." At this time it might be well to examine the merits of this sys tem to determine its advantages, if any, over State Operated Sta tions: . 1 Send your Christmas greetings, with flowers! The most won derful way in the world to say. "thank you" to your hostess and a "Merry Christmas" to your friends. See our se lection of holiday plants and flowers today. # .Centerpieces & Corsages. # Cemetery Designs PLACE CHRISTMAS ORDERS NOW! Early Orders Assure Christmas Delivery # Cut Flpwers # Door Swags # Potted Plants ? Azaleas ? Begonias ? Poinsett'iks ? Dish Gardens ? Kalanchoes You are cordially invited to see these displays in our showrooms ... , Allen s Flower Shop E. KING ST. PHOIfE 361 Member Florists Telegraph Delivery Service 1. It is cheaper ? since dealers would bear cost of tools, equip ment, and personnel, and super vision would be paid for by sale of stickers. " . 2, It is more convenient for car owner*-- -with inspection stations located in practically every city and hamlet In the state, no car owner would need drive more than a few miles for his periodic Inspection ? any necessary ad Justmen* or repair work could be done vft. the spot ? and In spection could be made at any time during a full three month period of time at car owner's, ltl sure and without losing time from employment, 3. It is more likely to win pub lic acceptance, and, thus, more likely to survive on a permanent basis ? due to advantages enum erated in No. 2 and since car ow ners would be treated more cour teously and tactfully by personnel who depended on their goodwill for a means of livelihood, than by State employees on generally low salary schedules who are re sponsible to no one but their su periors ~ such personnel are prone to become autocratic and indifferent of the feelings of the public, when given a little au thority. A complaint is a very rare occurence in Pennsylvania where the system has been In operation for thirty years. ?1. It is as 'easily supervised as any other system ? favoritism could be controlled by strict su pervision and by Impartial and swift penalties for Infractions of rules ? stations could have their inspecting privileges suspended or withdrawn althogether If cir cumstances warranted such ac tion. Car owners could report any gouging or over-charging to State Inspectors, or any member of Highway Patrol, for Investiga tion and possible redress. 5. It would eliminate much du plication of effort. A very high percentage of motor vehicles are safety checked periodically al ready as a part of regular main tenance. * ' One would find it very difficult to make out as strong a case for a system involving State operated ?Inspection Stations. The princi pal objections advanced to hav ing automotive service establish ments handle the inspections are the fear of corruption and favori tism in the Issuance of stickers by Unprincipled operators, and the fear that car owners would: bo made victims of gouging prac tices and over ? charging In gen eral. The answer to that Is that no system will work very long unless properly supervised, and anyhow, the car owner will end up In some dealer's service sta tion eventually no matter what kind of system the State has. Ga rage operators h&ve ample op portunities for such practices If they care to lrdulge In them, re gardless of the inspection privi lege, and the fear of loss of cus tomer goodwill would act as a very effective safeguard for the car owner's welfare. I K ? ' . ;??? "? ' Perhaps the major source of the distrust on the part of many as to the integrity of automobile dealers springs for the question able treatment accorded some people by a small majority o( new car dealers during the re cent shortage of automobiles. However, the great majority de serve to be commended for being as fair as they have been, and have not succumbed to tempta tions that many of their accusers would not have withstood. Sure ly the average automobile dealer Is as trustworthy as the average business man in any other line, and proper policing would take care of the bad - actors in their group ? and the Industry would almost certainly help do this po licing. A casual examination of the facts would show, anyhow, that the job of making periodic Inspections of motor vehicle* would be a source of headaches rather than of additional income. After all, repairing big wrecks is far more prof '.table than the meager income from inspections performed for nominal fees. 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