Can a dealer legally charge me a preparation fee to clean and inspect a car that is already sitting on their lot
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Can a dealer legally charge me a preparation fee to clean and inspect a car that is already sitting on their lot
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
Classifying 2 queries…
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
California car dealer preparation fee dealer advertised price mandatory add-on fee law Civil Code 11713.1 2026 Google ↗
California Vehicle Code dealer documentation preparation fee vehicle advertising price regulations dealer prep fee Google ↗
- Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 13, § 262.03 - Dealer Added Charges | State Regulations | US Law · law.cornell.edu
- View Document · govt.westlaw.com
- SB 478 - Hidden Fees | State of California - Department of Justice · oag.ca.gov
- SB 478 - Hidden Fees | State of California - Department of Justice · oag.ca.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California car dealer preparation fee dealer advertised price mandatory add-on fee law Civil Code 11713.1 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
California Vehicle Code dealer documentation preparation fee vehicle advertising price regulations dealer prep fee OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | — | — | — | 1x of 1 |