CERTIFICATIONS....Doug Fords email contact. Send an email politely expressing your concerns re Motorcycle safeties NOW!
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New thread with same content as old thread. OP is not happy with new safety process coming down the pipe. @Evoex you should probably lock this thread so it doesn't split the topic.
New Vehicle Inspection Centre requirements etc
1.Costs to Shop owners:
·Shops must have $3million in Liabilty insurance (most had $2)
·Shops must have $200,000 vehicle damage insurance (how may 200k bikes will we see!?!??!)
·Shops must have the required approved tools to do inspections.
·All shops MUST use tablets supplied/purchased through the Drive On program for carrying out and submitting Inspections.
The total of these new costs can be anywhere from $2,000 to $3,500. Yearly insurance premiums wil typically DOUBLE under these requirements.
2. New inspection requirements/issues:
·ALL drum brake wheels must be removed for inspection/measurement/photographing
·All discs and pads must be measured and photographed
·All vehicles must have vehicle compliance lables
·All vehicles must have legible serial numbers
·All vehicles must have and meet the standards of all the inspection categories. There is no clear answer re things like mirrors,lights, brake componants that some older bikes never came with. So how does one enter the required information needed to submit the completed inspection?
·Who 'on the other end' of the submitted report can make a judgement call when there is no clear standard available such as brake disc thickness on an older bike?
Bottom line: the extra time and expense required to perform an inspection will double or triple.
A lot of Shops have had enough and are NOT going to join in. This means the few who do will NEVER be able to keep up with demand. So be prepared to spend a LOT more money and wait weeks to get a Cert done starting this Spring of 2025
1.Costs to Shop owners:
·Shops must have $3million in Liabilty insurance (most had $2)
·Shops must have $200,000 vehicle damage insurance (how may 200k bikes will we see!?!??!)
·Shops must have the required approved tools to do inspections.
·All shops MUST use tablets supplied/purchased through the Drive On program for carrying out and submitting Inspections.
The total of these new costs can be anywhere from $2,000 to $3,500. Yearly insurance premiums wil typically DOUBLE under these requirements.
2. New inspection requirements/issues:
·ALL drum brake wheels must be removed for inspection/measurement/photographing
·All discs and pads must be measured and photographed
·All vehicles must have vehicle compliance lables
·All vehicles must have legible serial numbers
·All vehicles must have and meet the standards of all the inspection categories. There is no clear answer re things like mirrors,lights, brake componants that some older bikes never came with. So how does one enter the required information needed to submit the completed inspection?
·Who 'on the other end' of the submitted report can make a judgement call when there is no clear standard available such as brake disc thickness on an older bike?
Bottom line: the extra time and expense required to perform an inspection will double or triple.
A lot of Shops have had enough and are NOT going to join in. This means the few who do will NEVER be able to keep up with demand. So be prepared to spend a LOT more money and wait weeks to get a Cert done starting this Spring of 2025
This thread should be a continuation of this one: Certifications starting March 2025....
But, at the moment, I can't figure out how to merge them, so I'm locking this one. Discussion can continue in the original thread.
But, at the moment, I can't figure out how to merge them, so I'm locking this one. Discussion can continue in the original thread.
Agreed, I think there’s actually three threads on the topic now actually.
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