CarMax fails to notify buyers about registration issues letting temp tags expire
CarMax claimed to have contacted a buyer about a registration problem but phone records show no voicemail was left, leaving the buyer with one day to resolve an expiring temporary plate on their own. The communication failure had no remedy offered by the dealer.
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