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Alberta motor vehicle dealers are unhappy with an Edmonton MLA’s private member’s bill aimed at tightening rules around car repairs.

Jon Carson, the NDP representative for Edmonton-Meadowlark, put forward a bill last week that includes a requirement for repair shops to provide an estimate before they can charge customers for any work, unless those customers decline the estimate or specify a maximum amount they will pay ahead of time.

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Bill 203 also calls for repair shops to provide warranties on all parts installed and the labour required to install them for at least 90 days or 5,000 kilometres, whichever comes first.

But Denis Ducharme, president of the Motor Dealers’ Association of Alberta, says the Fair Trade Act and other legislation already provides sufficient consumer protection and Carson didn’t consult the industry before introducing his bill.

He’s concerned with several parts of the bill, including a section that prevents shops from charging for estimates if customers agree to have work done.