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Private sales can present opportunities for sellers to take advantage of consumers, often by selling vehicles and misrepresenting their car's history and condition. The Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council (OMVIC) can help you get the information you need before you buy privately to protect Telltale signs of a curbsider and sold them to unsuspecting buyers who did not know the vehicles' won't give you a vehícle history report, like a UVIP or CarFax poor state. Depending on the severity, curbsiders can be fined up to $50,000 or spend two years less one day in jail. In 2020, OMVIC charged 353 curbsiders. often have multiple cars won't allow you to get the car inspected yourself. As the province's motor vehicle sales regulator, OMVIC spends almost 60 per cent of its investigative resources fighting fraudulent. unlicensed car vendors known for sale Invoice Car-buyers should beware of often operate from a pressure you to buy as curbsiders. 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