National Auto Inspections, carchex Auto Inspections, ben Fenlon Fraudulent car inspection company cost me $5000 to repair automobile. No offer from them for repairs. Baltimore Maryland

This outfit charges $100, and pay their inspectors $40 via Paypal - inspectors end up getting $37! What kind of service would you expect if a qualified (well, in most cases) professional drives up to 50 miles one way and does the inspection for 37 bucks! Do the math, and it turns out that 100 miles worth of gas is more than the entire "fee". Use LOCAL inspections companies - you may pay slightly more but what you get cannot even be compared to national outfits!
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I am an Automotive Inspector with nearly 20 years of experience in the field, and I have worked for virtually every Inspections and Extended Warranty company in the country.

Here is how this business works: an agency (Middleman) has a database of individuals at various locations who they sub-contract to do the inspections. They usually pay 50% of what they charge their customers. This means that you a consumer get 50% worth of services you pay for at the most.

These agencies have certain standards that cannot be sufficiently high because a legitimated Inspector needs tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment to do good work, and there are very few of them. In other words, the vast majority of people employed by those nationwide outfits are either not qualified to do the work, don't have tools and diagnostic equipment needed or don't use them for the fee they are paid.

An industry average professional (not nationwide McDonald's-like) inspection costs about $150. When you hire a local Professional Inspector, you get 2-3 hours worth of his time unlike 20-30 minutes of a Middleman inspection. Also, when you hire a service provider directly, they work for you rather than for a middleman, and there is huge difference between not only quality but also attitude towards the service.

No matter how you look at it, you are much better off dealing with a legitimate local company than a national agency.

Auto Inspector

I am an Automotive Inspector with nearly 20 years of experience in the field, and I have worked for virtually every Inspections and Extended Warranty company in the country.

Here is how this business works: an agency (Middleman) has a database of individuals at various locations who they sub-contract to do the inspections. They usually pay 50% of what they charge their customers. This means that you a consumer get 50% worth of services you pay for at the most.

These agencies have certain standards that cannot be sufficiently high because a legitimated Inspector needs tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment to do good work, and there are very few of them. In other words, the vast majority of people employed by those nationwide outfits are either not qualified to do the work, don't have tools and diagnostic equipment needed or don't use them for the fee they are paid.

An industry average professional (not nationwide McDonald's-like) inspection costs about $150. When you hire a local Professional Inspector, you get 2-3 hours worth of his time unlike 20-30 minutes of a Middleman inspection. Also, when you hire a service provider directly, they work for you rather than for a middleman, and there is huge difference between not only quality but also attitude towards the service.

No matter how you look at it, you are much better off dealing with a legitimate local company than a national agency.

Auto Inspector

I am an Automotive Inspector with nearly 20 years of experience in the field, and I have worked for virtually every Inspections and Extended Warranty company in the country.

Here is how this business works: an agency (Middleman) has a database of individuals at various locations who they sub-contract to do the inspections. They usually pay 50% of what they charge their customers. This means that you a consumer get 50% worth of services you pay for at the most.

These agencies have certain standards that cannot be sufficiently high because a legitimated Inspector needs tens of thousands of dollars worth of tools and equipment to do good work, and there are very few of them. In other words, the vast majority of people employed by those nationwide outfits are either not qualified to do the work, don't have tools and diagnostic equipment needed or don't use them for the fee they are paid.

An industry average professional (not nationwide McDonald's-like) inspection costs about $150. When you hire a local Professional Inspector, you get 2-3 hours worth of his time unlike 20-30 minutes of a Middleman inspection. Also, when you hire a service provider directly, they work for you rather than for a middleman, and there is huge difference between not only quality but also attitude towards the service.

No matter how you look at it, you are much better off dealing with a legitimate local company than a national agency.

Auto Inspector

I previously sent you information regarding a complaint that I had with National Auto Inspections, LLC (t/a Carchex.com).

I wanted to let you know that I was able to resolve my issues with National Auto Inspections to my full satisfaction.

Sincerely,

Bob

I had sent an earlier rebuttal that did not get posted for some reason.Carchex and I reached a settlement over a year ago and this matter is closed.