Guidance

Getting Started

Getting started on your CAR audit

has never been easier.

Order your CAR tracking record. ARA will charge the annual $250 CAR fee to your credit card.
A Compliance Checkpoint record will be set up. You will receive an email with the link to enter the record with instruction on how to easily use the system.
You will be invited to a teleconference meeting to go over the process.

What you Need

Getting Started

Preparation can make the process easier.

Here are the photos that will be requested as you progress through the audit.

What to Expect

Getting Started

What to Expect

An honest assessment of your facility's compliance is a valuable asset.

Look critically at the process at your facility as guided by the CAR program.
Move through the audit process from start to finish. Resist the temptation to stop and fix any "defects" those can be corrected after the audit has identified areas that need attention.
Work

An honest assessment of your facility's compliance is a valuable asset.

Look critically at the process at your facility as guided by the CAR program.
Move through the audit process from start to finish. Resist the temptation to stop and fix any "defects" those can be corrected after the audit has identified areas that need attention.
Work from the CAR Audit Report on items that are non-compliant to achieve certification.

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Testimonials

“I became a CAR member to better market my company as an environmental leader in the industry,” says Dalbert Livingstone of Island Auto Supply in Prince Edward Island.

“The application is now more user-friendly than ever, following my auditor’s inspection sequence and assigning a point value for each CAR standard,” says one new CAR member.

“Being Gold Seal certified identifies my business as one that follows industry leading guidelines for excellence in customer satisfaction, quality parts with an accurate description and on-time delivery,” says one Gold Seal facility.

“The Gold Seal Certified Auto Recycler program has given our employees something to be able to say that they have accomplished by doing their job right and to the best of their abilities,” a proud Gold Seal facility owner said.