Every Friday, Consumer Reporter Lynda Steele dips into the mailbag to answer your questions. This week, Steele on Your Side investigates taxes on used off-road vehicles and an oven warranty.
Tax on off road vehicles
Richard wrote us after receiving a shock when he went to insure his off-road vehicle. He was told he would have to pay 12 per cent PST on a 20-year old ATV he purchased a few years ago. He wants to know why.
Registration of off-road vehicles will become mandatory in June 2015. Like any other vehicle registered by ICBC, owners are required to provide the purchase price at the time of registration.
Unpaid tax will then be collected on that price, unless the owner can prove they’ve already paid the required taxes.
The government has set the rate at 12 per cent, just like private vehicle sales, to ensure taxes are similar between private sales and sales through dealerships.
IKEA oven warranty
Kori bought an oven from IKEA in 2010. When she called Whirlpool to have it repaired under the five-year warranty she was told the stove was more than seven years old. She says she assumed she bought a new stove in 2010, not a two-year old stove, and wants an explanation.
IKEA looked into this for us. It turns out the Whirlpool representative confused the sales date with the production date. Warranties arehonoured from the date of sale.
The furniture giant contacted Kori to clear things up and her oven was serviced under warranty.
IKEA says it stands behind its products and offers a free five-year warranty on all appliances.
