Routine oil change turns into highway hazard after Canadian Tire uses plastic zip ties for repair, says driver (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

This isn't a new problem.

Canadian Tire has always hired inexperienced "mechanics" and paid them as little as possible.

Before i could drive, I remember my dad's friends all complaining about their first and last experience having work done on their cars at CanTire.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

Canadian Tire has always hired inexperienced “mechanics” and paid them as little as possible.

Their mechanics are all licenced. This is not a Canadian Tire problem, it's a trades certification problem and Ontario has basically eliminated trades certification inspectors since the fat man took over. It's also impossible to report a mechanic. I had one sign off on a motorcycle safety with no working brakes.

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

Their mechanics are all licenced

I didn't say unlicensed, I said inexperienced and underpaid.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

and both assumptions are wrong. it takes 6,500 hours of practical time to get a licence as a mechanic. They make more than average, about $34 versus $25 average in Ontario.

[-] RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

I work at Canadian Tire in Nova Scotia. At this location, the mechanics are paid a flat rate for each repair. They aren't going to spend very much extra time on a job if something goes wrong. This is a Canadian Tire problem.