OMVIC OMVIC Curbsiding and Illegal Sales Practices 3

Question 1

Under the MVDA 2002, selling a motor vehicle 'in the course of trade' without OMVIC registration is considered:

Accepted Answer

A provincial offence that can result in prosecution

Answer

Trading in motor vehicles without OMVIC registration is a provincial offence under the MVDA 2002, regardless of disclosure.

Question 2

Which of the following scenarios is LEAST likely to constitute curbsiding?

Accepted Answer

A person selling their own personal vehicle they drove for three years

Answer

A single private sale of a personally-used vehicle does not constitute curbsiding; it becomes illegal when repeated for commercial profit.

Question 3

OMVIC's 'Bait and Switch' provisions under the Code of Ethics relate most closely to which illegal sales practice?

Accepted Answer

Selling a vehicle at a price higher than advertised without customer consent

Answer

Bait and switch involves advertising a vehicle at one price to attract buyers and then substituting a different (usually more expensive) vehicle or price, which violates OMVIC's Code of Ethics.

Question 4

Which government body administers the MVDA 2002 and oversees OMVIC's regulatory authority?

Accepted Answer

The Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (formerly MGCS)

Answer

OMVIC operates as a delegated administrative authority under the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery, which administers the MVDA 2002.

Question 5

A registered OMVIC dealer employee who knowingly assists a curbsider in selling vehicles through the dealer's lot could face:

Accepted Answer

Revocation of their salesperson registration and potential prosecution

Answer

Individual salespersons who facilitate illegal sales can face loss of their own OMVIC registration and personal prosecution under the MVDA.

OMVIC (Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council) Practice Test

OMVIC (Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council) Practice Test

OMVIC OMVIC Curbsiding and Illegal Sales Practices 3