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Class Action Lawsuit Launched Against Mister Transmission To Recover Illegal Auto Repair Charges

A class action lawsuit has been filed against Mister Transmission (International) Ltd. and related companies. The lawsuit alleges that Mister Transmission violated consumer protection laws and charged illegal estimate fees to consumers.

Repair shops often ask for a fee to inspect a vehicle that is need of repair and to give an estimate of the full cost of repair. However, consumer protection laws in Ontario prohibit repair shops from charging estimate fees if they go on to carry out actual repairs. The lawsuit alleges that Mister Transmission charged illegal estimate fees of $550 plus taxes to consumers who had transmissions fixed at its repair centres.

The lawsuit was filed by Brenda Osler. Ms. Osler took her minivan to Mister Transmission when the transmission failed. Mister Transmission charged her a fee for inspecting her vehicle to estimate the cost of repairs and replaced her transmission. Ms. Osler is represented by lawyers Glyn Hotz, Darrel Hotz and Brian Osler.

“The law is quite clear as to when estimate fees are illegal,” says Mr. Hotz. “A repair shop cannot charge a fee for figuring out what is wrong with a car and estimating the cost of repair if the work is actually carried out.”

The lawsuit seeks recovery of estimate fees paid to Mister Transmission on behalf of Ontario consumers who had repairs carried out by the company and its franchisees. “Consumer protection laws allow consumers to get their money back when illegal charges are imposed by vehicle repair shops,”, says Mr. Osler. “Any illegal charges have to be returned to the people who paid them.”

For further information: Glyn Hotz, Barrister & Solicitor, tel: 416-785-7883, email: hotz@sympatico.ca; or Brian Osler, Barrister, Solicitor & Notary Public, tel: 905-882-7045, email: brian@geodesic.ca