Article: Your own social media accounts, as well as consumer review sites such as Yelp, provide ways for you to report a business to friends and family as well as the public at large. Since businesses often monitor social media and review sites, this can be a good way to get results. Include specific details in your posts, and try to stick to the facts. Avoid insulting the business or the people who work there. Instead focus on the problem you have and how you would like to see that problem remedied. Post photos if that supports your claims. For example, if you want to report a pizza restaurant for delivering a poor-quality pizza, you might take a picture of the pizza and post it on social media with a description. Remember to tag the restaurant. There are a number of consumer advocacy websites, such as Consumer Reports, that take stories from readers about poor customer service experiences they've had with businesses. You can also find nonprofit organizations that fight for consumer rights. Look for these organizations and their websites by doing an online search for "consumer advocacy" or "consumer rights." Add the name of your city or state if you want more local results. . The BBB is a private organization that accepts and investigates complaints about businesses. Provided your complaint is consistent with the BBB's criteria, they will contact the business and work to get the issue resolved to your satisfaction. To start a complaint to the BBB online, go to https://www.bbb.org/consumer-complaints/file-a-complaint/get-started. Read the acceptance criteria to make sure your complaint qualifies, then click the button at the bottom of the page to get started. BBB complaints are public, so by reporting a business to the BBB you also put the rest of the public on notice about the issue you report. Many local news stations have investigative reporting teams that investigate consumer complaints about local businesses. You can usually find a tip form on the news station's website. They also may have a local or toll-free number you can call to provide your tip. Tips to local news stations typically can be made anonymously. However, your report may be taken more seriously if you give them a name and contact information so they can follow up with you to get more details about the dispute or issue. You can always decline to appear on air or have your name used publicly.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Post reviews on social media. Tell your story to a consumer advocacy website or organization. File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Send a tip to your local news station.
Article: Once you have determined that the car either meets compliance regulations or that you will modify it to meet them, you're ready to have your car shipped to you. Research a few shipping companies that ship internationally, and then do a background check on the company's licensing, insurance record, and complaint history. Consumers in the U.S. can check the quality of a shipping company through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. For consumers outside the U.S., contact your federal department of transportation or vehicle safety about shipping cars internationally. Damage can occur in any shipping process, so you'll want to have protection in place if the damage occurs during shipment. Most car shipping companies offer insurance covering up to $50,000 - $1,000,000 in damages, but be sure to read the fine print when determining what the insurance package offers. Customs and border protection agencies require entries to be filed on vehicles at the time of their arrival. You can begin the customs entry process ahead of time by working with a registered importer or discussing the international shipment process with your shipper. If you have customs paperwork started when the car arrives at its port, a border officer will promptly help you to complete the process. Not having customs paperwork prepared ahead of time can lead to delays in taking your car home. In the U.S., you will not be able to register your car without a copy of the CBP (Customs Border Protection) entry form. Customs regulations are not a concern if you are an EU citizen importing a car from Germany to another country within the EU. Different countries have different tax regulations for the importation of international vehicles. Find out your country's imported car tax requirements by searching your country's national transportation or vehicle safety websites. Visit https://www.gov.uk/importing-vehicles-into-the-uk for tax information on importing cars to the UK. For tax and registration information for importing cars to Belgium, visit https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/belgium/transport/vehicle-ownership/importing-an-eu-vehicle. Visit https://infrastructure.gov.au/vehicles/imports/ for information on related taxes for importing cars to Australia. A reliable shipping company will usually check the car for scratches and dents, and record this information, prior to starting shipment. When the car arrives, walk around it and look carefully to make sure you agree with the shipper's report. If you disagree with the shipper's report and find extra damage on your car, address your concerns with them immediately and then file a claim with the shipping insurance company. If there is damage on the car in the shipper's report that you were unaware of at the time you purchased the car, you will need to deal directly with the seller or dealer in Germany regarding this damage. To drive your imported car, you will need to have it registered according to your state's regulations. Attempting to drive an unregistered car can lead to having it taken from you by authorities. Search your state's department of motor vehicles website for more information on how to register a car in your state.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find a reliable shipper. Buy insurance for protection. File the car with customs. Pay the necessary fees and taxes. Inspect the car upon its arrival. Register your car locally.
Article: Try testing the weight that your bridge model will hold, either for fun or a competition. You can either place objects or weights directly on the bridge deck or suspended underneath it with a load bucket. Make sure the two ends of your bridge are balanced across two stable surfaces to test its ability to hold weight. If you want to use a load bucket to test weight, try attaching a film canister below your bridge with a piece of string and a paper clip. Then fill the canister with metal washers, coins, or other weights one by one until the bridge can no longer sustain the weight and breaks. Send small battery cars, trains, or other model vehicles across your bridge deck as part of a larger course or just for fun on its own. You may want to reinforce or make sure your bridge deck has a smooth, complete surface that your vehicle can drive up and over. Secure the bridge to whatever surface or surfaces you want to have it on so that it stays put for use with your model vehicles. Add your bridge to a larger model display or village in any way you wish. Try painting your bridge to match other pieces of your display or make it more authentic. Use paint with a small paintbrush or spray on spray paint to easily add color to your model. Display figurines or model vehicles on the deck of your bridge by gluing them in place or simply setting them on the surface. You may want to design your bridge to fit the scale of other model structures or figurines ahead of time if you plan to display it this way. Add other decorative elements to your bridge if you wish with string, metal ornaments, wood, or other items to make your bridge more realistic, colorful, or fitting with any theme you have for your display.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use your bridge to test weight capacity. Make your bridge stable for use with small vehicles. Display your bridge in a model display.