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FRoM THE PRESIDENT Steve Worley The PIADA CoDe of eThICs We will employ truth and accuracy in advertising. We will strive constantly to improve our business methods. We will stand by a guarantee given with the sale of a motor vehicle. We will not perform any act to discredit our industry. We will guarantee the title of every vehicle sold. We will furnish every purchaser an approved bill of sale. We will comply with Federal and State laws. We will encourage the American system of free enterprise. 6 | FEBRUARY 2012 www.PeNNSylvaNIaIaDa.CoM VEHICLE BoARD SUPPoRTS LICENSED DEALERS VERSUS uNlICeNSeD aND Illegal CurBStoNerS Well, we made it through the Holidays. Now we just have a short time to get ready for tax season. It’s also time for the curbstoners to start popping up. vehICle BoarD PIADA had a good meeting with the Pennsylvania Vehicle Board last month. The Vehicle Board is going to go after the curbstoners in full force. As you know, the curbstoners take a chunk of our sales and are illegal unlicensed operations. The curbstoners have an unfair advantage over dealers who are licensed, comply with the law, pay taxes, and have overhead. If you know of any curbstoners, please inform the Vehicle Board by reporting it electronically to the Pennsylvania Department of State at www.doscomplaintform.state.pa.us. MeMBerShIP – It’S BaSICally Free wheN you uSe the PIaDa CouPoN Book Again, I urge you to join PIADA. As an association, PIADA is working to keep you informed and up to date with all that is happening. The membership coupon book that you receive more than makes up for the annual membership fee. We have discounts from auctions and vendors that you are going to use at some point, so why not do so at a discount and cover the cost of your membership. That goes for our new and renewal members as well. Remember your coupon books when you need to buy a vehicle or a good or service from one of our vendors. DoCuMeNt PreParatIoN Fee For 2012 To be fair to dealerships, PIADA sought and received authority from Pennsylvania Act 77 of 2008 for annual inflation adjustments of the document preparation fee. See box below for details regarding what licensed dealers as agents may charge in 2012. PIaDa ProvIDeS value to MeMBerS PIADA provides services, products, coupon book for industry discounts, education, monthly magazine, periodic email blasts, government relations, to our member dealerships, auctions, and industry-related vendors. We are trying to obtain group Health Insurance at discount rates for our Members. For initial or renewal of PIADA Membership, please contact our Membership Director at Shannon@<strong>piada</strong>.org or 717.238.9002. We are here to support our Members. Thank you. DoCuMeNt PreParatIoN Fee aDJuStS For 2012! The new maximum document preparation fee for 2012 is $108 for paper-based title and registration work, or $129 for electronic document preparation work. Such work must be actually performed by the licensed dealer that also has an agent contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. It takes a few months for the statistics regarding the previous calendar year to arrive from the U.S. Department of Labor (“DoL”). on January 19, 2012, DoL announced the Urban Consumer Price Index (“CPI-U”) increase over the past 12 months. Based on a CPI-U increase of 3.0%, the document preparation fee for 2012 increased from the 2011 figures of $105 and $125 respectively to the 2012 figures of $108 paper and $129 electronic document preparation work stated above.
Mark Your Calendars! September 9-11, 2012 SUrVeY QUeStION... IF we BuIlD a PIaDa aNNual CoNFereNCe/ CoNveNtIoN For SePteMBer 9–11, 2012 (Sunday–tuesday) IN atlaNtIC CIty, NJ, wIll you CoMMIt to atteND aND aCtually Show uP!??? Please let us know by calling Shannon at 717.238.9002 ext. 18 or email Shannon@<strong>piada</strong>.org or fill out and fax this page by checking Yes or No Thanks with your dealership information to 717.238.3870. Your response is all we need! Dealership Name _____________________________________________________________ Dealership Contact Person _____________________________________________________ Address _____________________________________________________________________ City _________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Phone Number ________________________________________________________________ Email Address ________________________________________________________________ convention 2012: � Yes or � No tHaNKs Would you prefer to attend in 2013: � YES or � No THANKS THE FoLLoWINg IS WHAT WE ARE PLANNINg FoR YoU, oUR DEALERSHIP AND AUCTIoN MEMBERS, PoTENTIAL MEMBERS, VENDoRS, AND oTHER INDUSTRY FRIENDS. Mid AtlAntic RegionAl independent AutoMobile deAleRs AssociAtions confeRence tM (okay, call it a Convention if you want…) Alias the “MARIADA” ConferenceTM…El ”MAR” in Spanish means “Ocean”, which fits the location, the vast subject matter we will cover, and the fun we will have. You already know what “IADA” stands for…in English. sunday, september 9, 2012 thru tuesday, september 11, 2012 atlantic city, New Jersey Specific location to be announced. PIaDa invites our members and potential members, and has invited multiple other state IaDas (De, MD, NJ, Ny, oh) and their members. Education • Connections • Vendors • Speakers • Golf • Casino • Bingo Dinner Entertainment • Family Activities • and more!! Details to be announced soon at www.mariadaconference.com and www.pennsylvaniaiada.com. teN reasoNs for Not atteNDiNg tHat sHoUlD Be overcome reason 10: Can’t be away from Lot on Sale Day response 10: So we will have it on a Sunday when Pa lots are closed. roll in earlier in the weekend or on Sunday to start the festivities. reason 9: The economy is bad and money is tight so I can’t afford it. response 9: This Conference will cost less and be worth more by packing in much for a reasonable cost (and may be a deductible business expense). So you will be glad you went. Reasons 8 and 7 will be published in the March PA Dealer News.
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