Lynvalle Hamilton
TODAY, the Jamaica Used Car Dealers’ Association (JUCDA) is expected
to submit concerns and recommendations to Anthony Hylton, the Minister
of Industry, Investment and Commerce, on certain aspects of the revised
Motor Vehicle Import Policy.
The policy came into effect in April 2014.
According to JUCDA president Lynvalle Hamilton, the situation was
discussed at a meeting with the Minister, the Trade Board and his group
last week Wednesday.
“The meeting was a very fruitful one,” Hamilton told Auto.
The discussion was aimed at quelling the simmering tensions between
the Trade Board and the used-car group on the signing of a declaration
form by dealers. Hamilton said dealers were forced to sign the form
which indemnifies the Board in the event of model-year discrepancies.
Failure to sign resulted in immediate decertification of dealers.
“The Minister agreed that the signing of the declaration form …
which also served to bind dealers into agreeing to certain contentious
policies including warranty and dealer disclosure, cannot be a condition
for recertification,” said Hamilton.
“This means that our members and other used-car dealers that were
barred from conducting usual business will be allowed to immediately
continue their usual operations,” he continued.
Another point of contention, according to Hamilton, is the issue of recertification.
“As a condition for recertification, dealers should not be
responsible for providing property tax receipts for a property they rent
or lease,” said the used-car president.
The used-car association boasts 150 members.
