A Dealer Documentary Fee Can Be Fraud

Sometimes car sales contracts include a charge for what car dealers call a “documentary fee.” Be aware as this is a dealer scam designed on the purpose to make extra profit. Actually, doing the documents is part of the dealer’s responsibilities and they do it in every case so there’s not really any extra work involved.
Car dealers in some states, like Ohio, are allowed to charge the documentary fee if they are arranging your financing, but there’s nothing that requires it and there’s nothing that says it has to be the maximum amount that even those laws allow under some specific circumstances.
Try to shop at the dealership that don’t charge this fee and avoid wasting your money and becoming a victim of dealer fraud.