After being told not so politely from a few dealers that workshop manuals are not available for sale, I started looking at were we stand legally on the issue.
The ACCC basicly told me they wouldn't help and provided me with other options or contacts.
I figured that the Motor Trades Association was the next best option to find out some info. There I found a link the 'AAAA' Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association.
That is where I found something both positive and negative.
The negative is that the OEMs are not legally obliged to provide any information to Independent repairers.
But at least the AAAA are trying to fix this MAJOR problem.
Full info here.
The ACCC basicly told me they wouldn't help and provided me with other options or contacts.
I figured that the Motor Trades Association was the next best option to find out some info. There I found a link the 'AAAA' Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association.
That is where I found something both positive and negative.
The negative is that the OEMs are not legally obliged to provide any information to Independent repairers.
But at least the AAAA are trying to fix this MAJOR problem.
In March 2011, the Hon David Bradbury MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Consumer Affairs and Competition Policy initiated an independent inquiry into the sharing of repair and service information in the automotive industry. This inquiry is the direct result of an approach by the AAAA to Mr Bradbury in which we detailed the potential future impact on consumer choice and competition for Australia’s 12 million car owners if the Government does not intervene to require vehicle manufacturers to share vital repair and service information outside their authorised dealer networks. We believe that data sharing by vehicle manufacturers is one of the most critical issues facing the independent aftermarket in the years ahead.
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