If you've done your homework as a new-car shopper, you know charges like sales tax and registration fees will be added to the price you negotiated. But you may not be aware of the "documentation fee," ...

A shrewd car buyer may be able to talk a few hundred dollars or more off the price of a vehicle, but when it comes to the paperwork, that’s unlikely. “Documentation fees” – charged by dealers to ...

That stack of dealership paperwork is hiding more than most buyers ever realize.

“Hidden fees” may catch car shoppers by surprise, instantly hiking the actual cost of buying a new or used vehicle. Documentation fees are no exception. But consumers can use “doc fees” to their ...

I am in the market for a newer car. Not new, used. My experiences with dealers here and surrounding states mystifies. One dealer charges no documentation fee while another, same town, charges $300, ...

The price a dealer agrees to sell you a vehicle at often isn't the price you end up paying. That's because many dealerships charge fees when selling new or used cars that they tack on to the ...

What fees should you pay with a new car? You've skillfully negotiated the price of your new car, and you're confident you're getting a good deal. But when you see the contract, the total is much ...

Timing is everything so, when it comes to car buying, dealership document fees are like the late party-guest who suddenly arrives while you’re saying final goodbyes and putting leftovers in the fridge ...

In 2025, 1.95 million Americans reached the end of their auto leases, according to our proprietary data research. For many, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana auto dealerships are being hit with a slew of lawsuits from customers who say they have been charged exorbitant document-preparation fees in the car-buying process just as the ...