Suspension of Referee And CAP Services??? wth

***sdblurjdmsquad*** · 08-07-2008, 06:13 PM

sup cali, i was reading thru some other forums and came across this... i thought a few of you may be interestedd in this info...
take it easy!
State of California, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Automotive Repair

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Per the Governor's Executive Order issued on July 31, 2008 concerning the state budget, Referee and Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) Repair Assistance, and Vehicle Retirement services have been suspended until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience. Consumers may call the Department of Consumer Affairs, Consumer Information Center at (800) 952-5210. Also, please check our web site periodically to confirm when both Referee and CAP services will resume.

State of California, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Bureau of Automotive Repair

taken from another forum:

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So the smog guy right next door to me just informed me that due to californias huge debt Ca. State Smog Ref's. have been shut down. Now if you get "REF'ed" you take it to ANY basic smog shop. He said he got a letter and this went into effect 2 days ago.

Good news for any Cal residents

***pgFA*** · 08-07-2008, 06:21 PM

Nice! Hahaha! Sad at the same time...

infinite0216 · 08-07-2008, 06:27 PM

so what? now u can have a header.. go to a smog shop and have it written off and nothing happens?

galaxygrey13 · 08-07-2008, 06:36 PM

Im confused.

***sdblurjdmsquad*** · 08-07-2008, 06:37 PM

i think they are no longer gonna have refferee stations...
so which means they cant send u to the ref if the cops bust u for something illegal under the hood.... but they will probably still send u to smog

bentbeat · 08-23-2008, 11:52 AM

yea. i just read this on bimmer forums. they might be back as soon as the end of this year however since the budget is going to get reworked. but refs from what i heard know a lot of stuff and do a check on your car that is A LOT more extensive than just a smog shop. such as visual inspection of parts, noise tests, sniff...just everything. i just hope this stops people getting pulled for a header or such to a lesser extent.

mineeds01 · 03-17-2009, 03:24 AM

This is one is good news but some thing is confusing inside. Anyway, if you need automotive services, please post your request on Mineeds.com and providers will bid on your needs.

California Automotive Services - Get Bids & Save | MiNeeds

03-17-2009, 03:24 AM	#7 (permalink)
mineeds01 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Re: Suspension of Referee And CAP Services??? wth This is one is good news but some thing is confusing inside. Anyway, if you need automotive services, please post your request on Mineeds.com and providers will bid on your needs. California Automotive Services - Get Bids & Save \| MiNeeds

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bentbeat Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 62 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea. i just read this on bimmer forums. they might be back as soon as the end of this year however since the budget is going to get reworked. but refs from what i heard know a lot of stuff and do a check on your car that is A LOT more extensive than just a smog shop. such as visual inspection of parts, noise tests, sniff...just everything. i just hope this stops people getting pulled for a header or such to a lesser extent.