Mandatory Admin and License registration charges

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Okay, is this a mandatory charge? Who determines it?

Example : Northcliff Exclusive Cars charges an admin fee of R3950 and a license registration fee of R2950:wtf:

I've seen it on quite a few ads on Autotrader etc.
 
Warmachine said:
Okay, is this a mandatory charge? Who determines it?

Example : Northcliff Exclusive Cars charges an admin fee of R3950 and a license registration fee of R2950:wtf:

I've seen it on quite a few ads on Autotrader etc.
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When you negotiate a price with them just tell them that either they include their "fees" in the price of the car or you're walking away.
 
It's a way of advertising the car at a lower price. They hook you in with a good price, and then throw in compulsory charges to make a bit of extra profit out of the deal.

It's a bit like buying some bread from the supermarket and when you get to the till, they slap an extra fee on because they had to order the bread and that costs them money you know.
 
Warmachine said:
Okay, is this a mandatory charge? Who determines it?

Example : Northcliff Exclusive Cars charges an admin fee of R3950 and a license registration fee of R2950:wtf:

I've seen it on quite a few ads on Autotrader etc.
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Its not mandatory, the dealership is ripping you off.

Tell them to drop the fees to R0, and you will pay the legal registration fees, plus a reasonable fee for the license plates (say R100 for the plates). If they won't do that, walk away from the deal and find another car.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Its not mandatory, the dealership is ripping you off.

Tell them to drop the fees to R0, and you will pay the legal registration fees, plus a reasonable fee for the license plates (say R100 for the plates). If they won't do that, walk away from the deal and find another car.
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Also make sure that they include the cost of the roadworthy certificate in the price of the car.
 
yep, I got called out on another forum for saying its a rip off fee
I guess the salesguy advertising his cars wasnt impressed
 
deweyzeph said:
I like to think of it as a suckers fee, cos only suckers pay it.
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yeah, they seemed to think it was ok
but they didnt realise that stealerships will stop ripping off people only when we take our cash elsewhere
 
rodga said:
yep, I got called out on another forum for saying its a rip off fee
I guess the salesguy advertising his cars wasnt impressed
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If memory serves me correctly Fazda called us on that once..

But then his fee wasn't anywhere nearly as ridiculous, and it did include some things that to a degree justified some of the cost.
 
ToxicBunny said:
If memory serves me correctly Fazda called us on that once..

But then his fee wasn't anywhere nearly as ridiculous, and it did include some things that to a degree justified some of the cost.
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I wasnt refering to him though, at least he could justify the costs
 
Ask for a detailed breakdown of what makes up that R4000, or ask how they arrive at the number. At worst it would cost R2000.

They either absorb it or you walk away. In the current economic climate car dealers should rather cut the BS in favour of a sale.
 
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ToxicBunny said:
If memory serves me correctly Fazda called us on that once..

But then his fee wasn't anywhere nearly as ridiculous, and it did include some things that to a degree justified some of the cost.
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The problem I have with that is that it's part of the cost of doing business and should be covered in the asking price.
 
Colin62 said:
The problem I have with that is that it's part of the cost of doing business and should be covered in the asking price.
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New Steak House advertises: Cheapest steak in SA

300g rump or sirloin only R49.99

Cooking fee R25
Plate usage R10
Cutlery usage R10
Table rental R10
Chair rental R5
Waiters fee R20

Tip, up to you

That's how I see a dealership charging me for mats, licence plates, disc and registration.
 
It is a rip off to some degree. Unless they are delivering the vehicle to you across the country, it doesn't really justify the cost. Then too, it is still far too much.
There are fees which you need to pay for registration of a vehicle and licencing (close to R900 for both, depending on the vehicle), but the rest is admin charges for the dealership.
Most dealerships are willing to negotiate on it. Go to the Dealer Principle if you are set on it.

Just recently, I got a dealership to bring it down from R4500 to R3000 but that included delivery to CPT (from JHB), licencing and registration.
It's all about negotiation.

#feesmustfall. (too soon?) :whistle:
 
ToxicBunny said:
If memory serves me correctly Fazda called us on that once..

But then his fee wasn't anywhere nearly as ridiculous, and it did include some things that to a degree justified some of the cost.
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Yes I did - certain fees should be charged to cover costs incurred to get the car ready and on the road - I also gave you a breakdown of our costs and justified them. The fees suggested by the OP are ridiculous, however.
 
Fazda said:
Yes I did - certain fees should be charged to cover costs incurred to get the car ready and on the road - I also gave you a breakdown of our costs and justified them. The fees suggested by the OP are ridiculous, however.
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Why should you have to pay anything extra to get the car ready and on the road? As if it's some kind of optional extra? Why would you ever sell a car that is not ready? Everything should be included in the price of the car.
 
cr@zydude said:
New Steak House advertises: Cheapest steak in SA

300g rump or sirloin only R49.99

Cooking fee R25
Plate usage R10
Cutlery usage R10
Table rental R10
Chair rental R5
Waiters fee R20

Tip, up to you

That's how I see a dealership charging me for mats, licence plates, disc and registration.
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Excellent analogy.
 
... on the other hand, someone might want to buy the car for parts, or not licence it because they intend to use it on the farm only, so a naked price is also fair... :p

Unless the law stipulates it, anything "mandatory" is optional and negotiable.

Universal rule: It's negotiable.
 
Arthur said:
... on the other hand, someone might want to buy the car for parts, or not licence it because they intend to use it on the farm only, so a naked price is also fair...

Unless the law stipulates it, anything "mandatory" is optional and negotiable.

Universal rule: It's negotiable.
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On the other other hand, why would an industry base its pricing strategy around 0.0001% of the buying public?
 
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