Reply to "Cash For Clunkers Program is a Clunker!"

[QUOTE]Originally posted by four walling:
Well, it's over.

I think that the dealers screwed things up.

They could not score a C, a B+, or even an A- regarding the accuracy of their sales documentation to pass this test and get reimbursed.

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For what it is worth here is a little insight behind some of the statistics...

When applying for the CUSTOMERS REBATE the dealer cannot go back and fix a mistake in data entry. The only way to fix a mistake you know you made is to process the application and wait for the rejection and then go in and edit. The result is an 80% reject rate.

Bob Smith and Betty Smith are Co owners.Both on the title and registration of the "clunker". The new car goes in Betty's name only which is allowed and specifically addressed in the law. The screener for the government sees Betty on the new title and since in Ohio the second name on the registration is on another line of the registration labeled "co owner" and below the other owners name, the screener does not scroll down to see the second owner and rejects the transaction due to no registration submitted. A phone call to fix the problem results in the following answer " Yup I see it. They just didn't scroll down far enough. Add a note to the application and resubmit." from the Government person. The result contributes to the reject rate. Reason- no registration submitted.

This one is my favorite "All Attachments missing" . The reason all attachments are missing is the ogvernment screener can't open the attached files. Yet the person contacted at the "help desk" replys "I don't know why that happened. I can open the files".


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