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Tuesday morning , I take the 997 to work. I drop my kid at school, then I get coffee, and when I come out of the store, I am greeted by a huge puddle of coolant under the car . I stop by my house, top up with coolant, then head to the shop .
When I get here ( 9:15 ish ) , my quality assurance officer is sitting here , waiting for me so he can do my yearly audit for State inspection .
It didn't go well . He first off scorned me for not having business hours posted ( I am not required by law to have them ) . My hours sign was old and ugly and I threw it away a few years back. I have since designed a new one and hung it.
Right off the bat, he is snarky with me . He says he was here Friday and I was also not available , and that I am required to be open 40 hours during a normal business week. He explains that this is a violation
Im already a bit spun with my car issues, and I try to explain to him that I had to take my son to the doctors Friday morning, and that I was here at 10:00, and that I am here every day , all day ( I wanted to tell him to shove it , I work a ton of hours ) I probably had a little attitude in my tone .
I was not even worried in the least about my books. I thought I was doing a pretty good job of keeping them, but he found enough mistakes and omissions, that he is writing me up. Its just sloppy book keeping, worst case ontario is a 60 days suspension . Most likey it will be a warning from the state, and a few points assigned to my station .
I almost always go through my books in Feb, to make sure evrything is tip top .. This winter has just kicked my butt and I am behind on everything.
I hate the random audit thing..Had I had even a 24 hour notice, I would have been johnny on the spot .
I've been beating myself up all week about it , because in 30 + years of operating an inspection station, I have never had a bad mark . I used to be proud of it .
Our auditor is new to the area, and I remember hearing last year, that he wrote a bunch of shops up for similar violations. My guy before him , was super lax . He would point out mistakes and recommend how to correct them. He always told me that the important part, was that we were making sure that vehicles were getting proper inspections and were safe . He didnt get too upset about forgetting to cross a t, or dot an I . Maybe I got complacient .
I remember Ricks thread about getting his FFL, and was thinking how awful those audits could be .
I know a few of you work for the man, or do subcontractor work for the Government Do you have to go through random audits ?
To rememdy my situation, I have finally went paperless . No more writing in that stupid log book . I am finally going to use one of the online servcies that report directly to the state, and will not allow you to log an inspection untill everything is correct .
Even though I make a living off vehicle repairs, I wish were not subject to yearly vehicle inspections. I strongly dislike having these book worms put me under a microscope every year. Plus, even though they generate work, State Inspections by themselves are not generally profitable