b4i4getit

I had the dealer work up some pricing on a second car (not a Corvette). In the parperwork was an item "4CV Ontario Tire Surcharge - $28". Has anybody in Ontario heard about this ? Is it legitimate ?

Zeeman28a

All new tires and new car purchases, now come with this "eco" charge. It's roughly $6/tire.

It's been out now for a couple of years.

up nprth al

from what i was told you do not have to pay it , its for disposal of tires well you are not getting rid of them yet so they can not charge you plus i don't know about your area but i can dispose of up to 12 tires a year with no charges

corrado

That damn "Eco Fee" BS!!
Something Dolton MaGuilty snuck in and Kathleen (Premiere Reddenbocker) is happy to keep. They just pull these fees and amounts out of a hat. I remember buying cans of paint, same cans, same store at different times with different amounts of this 'Eco" fee.

How the hell did they get voted in AGAIN?!? I never voted for them once, let alone twice.

Sorry to go on a Political rant, but looks like this is what this Tire fee is to me.

Mad*Max

I've been paying this for the last few years.

Mad*Max

if you have more on this I would be interested to know...in our area you can dispose of tires for free at Canadian Tire

b4i4getit

I have tried to find more information about this but no luck. Dealer says it is required by the province for them to collect. I think this is another tax grab by the Liberals. We really need a consumer revolt about these eco fees since there is no proof they are doing any good.

dankhts

on heavy trucks it's invoiced to us right from the manufacturer at $14.60 per tire. It was tested legally and the outcome was that they have to charge us for it (from manufacturer to dealer)..only in Ontario btw.....so pretty much all dealers will pass it along whether they show it on the bill of sale or not..... not really a big deal on a car IMO at $6 - 7 per tire when you're buying one for 75 Gs, not as bad as the AC excise tax but still a bitter pill when there's taxes on top of those taxes!

macs65

I'm buying tires for aftermarket rims on my half ton, the tire guy calls it a "tire levy".

Zeeman28a

This falls under the Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) Program.

Here are the list of fees.

http://rethinktires.ca/program-parti....qXjYRMee.dpbs

Monte04ss

Funny,

I bought tires for my daily driver, sent them to CBi, paid the 13% at customs and had them mounted last week. No tire ECO charge ! ( also saved 200$ Vs buying here, with shipping, exchange and CBi fees incl)
Another reason our gov't is making it harder to do business in Canada !

The boss

Here in Quebec, customers are charge 3$ / tires when they buy new tires. At the purchase of a new car whit a spare it is 5X3$=15$.

It doesn't mather if you leave old tires or not, they get you at the start. After that if you have 25 old tires at home, just bring them to you regular shop for disposal at no cost. The good thing about this is for the retailers. Before this 3$ fee on new tires it was 1$ / used tires to be paid when you where getting rid of them, almost every morning I was opening the shop whit a bundle of scrap tires that peoples had left overnignt because they didn't want to pay the 1$ fee

walleyejack

that is a heck of a deal, i priced some last week doing it the same way, and $160 more to ship to CB warehouse, + i would have to go fetch them and pay for mounting and balancing, not sure what that would be, maybe $25. tire ? so would be upto $250. minimum more to buy US.

Polar Jet

We are changed the tax on each and every tire we purchase. It is not a disposal fee. It's just like buying a TV.

Airwilf

Bought my tires last summer when the dollar was in better shape.Shipped to my doorstep by Discount Tire Direct for $40 per tire extra for shipping & misc fees.UPS dropped them off in two days-no extra charges,no CBI tire fees,no trying to be nice to the Cdn customs guy telling me to add another 13%.GS/Z06 tires can be pricey ,especially the Michelin Run Flats,but i'm happy & felt I did well.

b4i4getit

I think the auto manufacturer should be paying this fee and absorbing it in the cost of the vehicle. Seems to me that we get too many fees passed down to the end consumer. How about the $400 doc fee most dealers charge to print your bill of sale ? It has to stop somewhere. Before long I think the goverment will charge us a "dangerous fluid eco tax" for all the fluids in the vehicle. I think they have someone staying up late trying to find other ways into our pockets.

up nprth al

the one i really hate and refuse to pay is PDI , (pre deliver inspection) if i am buying a new car motorcycle or snowmobile it better be right from the factory when i pick it up , if not i am bringing it back under warranty anyways so i am refuse to pay PDI .

and tell me why i pay more for freight on a Chrysler built in Brampton then someone in California and unless you are paying me for advertizing there better not be any dealer stickers either

tfi racing

You're not alone-every province has some sort of eco-tax grab on all new tires,governments everywhere need to keep those cubicles full of useless overpaid paper shufflers putting in time to collect their inflated pensions...