Jiffy Lube stores add an environmental surcharge of $1 to $2 to the bill. Across millions of customers, that's a lot of money. Jiffy Lube presents the charge as a tax so the customer won't complain about it. It's not a tax.
According to this article, Jiffy Lube was sued for millions of dollars for sticking people with this surchargre.
Http://www.detnews.com/autosinsider/0410/21/autos-308269.htm
If Jiffy Lube charged you for the environmental surcharge AND you live in California, contact the State of Equalization at
State Board of Equalization
Environmental Fees Division, MIC: 57
PO Box 942879
Sacramento, California
92479-0057
916-323-9555
800-400-7144.
916-327-0859. Fax
www.boe.ca. Gov
If you live in a state other than California, contact your state's taxation agency for information about whether this practice is legal or not.
You might still be interested in this issue even though your current invoices don't show the environmental surcharge. You'll still probably find the charge on old invoices.
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