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Oakville Beaver | Thursday, July 27, 2023 | 4 € 8 : 3 £& MERRELLQ) S@UCOnYS. @ sPERRY MEGA FOOTWEAR & APPAREL WAREHOUSE SALE UPTO NEW LOCATION July 27-July 30 The International Centre - Hall 1 6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga, ON L4V 1E8 THURS - FRI 10AM-9PM SATURDAY 10AM-7PM SUNDAY 10AM-6PM LEARN MORE https://www.styledemocracy.com/events/mega-foot- wear-apparel-warehouse-sale-2023/ WE'VE JOINED FORCES WITH $0 NEWS ONLINE VEHICLE REGISTRATION FOR DEALERSHIPS EXPANDED DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com The Ontario govern- ment is expanding the on- line Digital Dealership Registration (DDR) pro- gram in an effort to make it easier for residents to pur- chase a used car. Minister nounce that now new and used vehicle sales can be “Back in March 2022 my ministry announced the launch of DDR, a program that has since made it easi- er than ever to buy and reg- ister a car almost instantly without having to leave the Gealership and travel to a rvice Ontario location to spend your own time and money to fill out paper work,* * said Rashee “After it was fiat made available for new car regis- trations, we then made it rs of hard ‘work, consultations and plan- ning our government has successfully implemented third and final phase of our Digital Dealership Reg- istration proud to share with Ontari- ans that they can now take advantage of quicker and easier auto purchases when buying used passen- ger vehicles.” Rasheed noted the more than 7,000 new and used car dealerships in Ontario and their customers would be able to instantly benefit from this online self-ser- vice tool, which will allow them to register vehicles issue permits and li cence plates right from the showroom floor. The expansion of the on- line tool is expected to re- sult in fewer lineups at Ser- vice Ontario with Rasheed noting that 4.7 million of Service Ontario's 58 mil- lion annual interactions in- volve vehicle sales and dealer transaction: "The Digital Dealership Registration initiative isan example of how technology can assist modern Ontario dealerships in business. nabling car dealerships re register vehicles online and issue permits and li- cence plates directly to purchasers reduces paper- work, delays and red tape for dealers and consum- said James F. Hamil- ton, interim manager and legal services director at the Used Car Dealers Asso- ciation of Ontario (UCDA). "This government de- bringing this project, with years of planning and pilot- ing behind it, to fruition. The expansion of DDR to used vehicle dealerships, is a milestone the Used Car ealers Association of On- tario is proud to be part of.” Government of Ontario image Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery Kaleed Rasheed recently visited Oakville to announce expansion of the online vehicle registration tool. Oakville Mayor Rob Burton called the DDR pro- great to know that my next EV car, used or new, will have less red tape tying up every- body's time," he said. "As chair of the Auto Mayors let me assure you that all of us see this as positive. Ev- erything we do to promote high paying automotive in- dustry jobs strengthen: Ontario and its economy.” While rson_ regis- tration at ‘Service Ontario is I r required, option is still available for dealerships which choose this path. The minister noted that since the launch of the on- ant than 380 dealerships cur- rently make use of the on- line tool. To participate in DDR, dealerships must be regis- tered with the Ontario Mo- tor Vehicle Industry Coun- cil an t latory and other criteria.