Received bill in mail from dealer for underestimated DMV fees?
03-09-2018, 07:28 PM
#31
Senior Member
I think this should be escalated and let the investigative reporters on your local news look into this. It probably wouldn't hurt to contact your Senator or Congressman to investigate.
03-09-2018, 07:35 PM
#32
Senior Member
Happened to me once, except it was $27. I just paid it, because I felt like a good deal in repeat business would be more than making the sales manager remember me when I came back because of this..
Mistakes happen.
BUT, then again, There have been times a dealer OVERCHARGED for it, and of course, pocketed the overage. Only once in my trading experience did I get a refund for like $20.
Your call.
Mistakes happen.
BUT, then again, There have been times a dealer OVERCHARGED for it, and of course, pocketed the overage. Only once in my trading experience did I get a refund for like $20.
Your call.
03-09-2018, 08:21 PM
#34
Pay the $42 now so they dont screw you when you take your truck in for service!!!
03-09-2018, 09:02 PM
#35
As with any legit bill you get in the mail, pay it. I had a bank tell me the wrong pay-off amount one time on a trade in. Well the dealer sent me a bill for $200 some odd dollars for the difference. It wasn't the dealers fault. I called them and asked about it, then sent them my check.
03-09-2018, 09:16 PM
#36
Gone Golfin
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As with any legit bill you get in the mail, pay it. I had a bank tell me the wrong pay-off amount one time on a trade in. Well the dealer sent me a bill for $200 some odd dollars for the difference. It wasn't the dealers fault. I called them and asked about it, then sent them my check.
"I wouldn't pay it without making a couple of calls to the dealer 1st"
03-09-2018, 09:40 PM
#37
Senior Member
Where I am in NY it happens all of the time. Most dealers have stated up front that it is only an estimate and there would either be a bill or partial refund. In fact, on December 30, 2017, my wife and I both bought vehicles at a dealership. I got a bill for $45 for my registration, which they don't send until you pay. My wife got a check for $70 AND her registration 2 days after I got my bill. I just asked the salesman why they didn't my $45 out of her overage and send them both, he never replied. It's probably tough to estimate in NY, the state changes the plate fees, weight fees and title fees regularly.
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03-09-2018, 09:50 PM
#38
I pretty much always negotiate out the door pricing giving them my county of residence so they can arrange the numbers any way they want. In my case I wouldn't consider paying as they are free to charge what they want, add fees wherever they like, basically do anything they want so long as I pay an exact price out the door.
If I were paying a negotiated price for a vehicle that did not include fees, taxes, interest, whatever, I'd consider it my obligation to pay for an honest mistake on a government fee.
If I were paying a negotiated price for a vehicle that did not include fees, taxes, interest, whatever, I'd consider it my obligation to pay for an honest mistake on a government fee.
03-09-2018, 11:09 PM
#40
On my 2017 I bought in July, I was mistakenly overcharged for the DMV fees by the dealer since most likely used their best guestimate. In August I received a check from the dealer for a $142 and a big thank you for choosing them for my purchase. I never would have noticed and I was happy to have that extra $142. Seems to me undercharged / overcharged can work both ways. I would just pay it.
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