<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: RITEVE requests 157% price hike for vehicle inspections</title> <atom:link href="https://www.insidecostarica.com/2012/11/30/riteve-requests-157-price-hike-for-vehicle-inspections/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2012/11/30/riteve-requests-157-price-hike-for-vehicle-inspections/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: Mary Hogan</title><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2012/11/30/riteve-requests-157-price-hike-for-vehicle-inspections/#comment-2624</link> <dc:creator>Mary Hogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:33:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4818#comment-2624</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is my understanding that Riteve has a lawsuit filed against CR for denying prior requests for increases (must have been stipulated in the contract but refused to honor by CR).  I agree with Daniela about monopolies but I suspect CR gave them &quot;exclusive&quot; in their contract.  The contract is the Holy Grail and if one side signs stupidly, too bad because the populace are the victims.  What does the gov&#039;t care?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is my understanding that Riteve has a lawsuit filed against CR for denying prior requests for increases (must have been stipulated in the contract but refused to honor by CR).  I agree with Daniela about monopolies but I suspect CR gave them &#8220;exclusive&#8221; in their contract.  The contract is the Holy Grail and if one side signs stupidly, too bad because the populace are the victims.  What does the gov&#8217;t care?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mary Hogan</title><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2012/11/30/riteve-requests-157-price-hike-for-vehicle-inspections/#comment-2622</link> <dc:creator>Mary Hogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:03:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4818#comment-2622</guid> <description><![CDATA[It is my understanding that Riteve has a lawsuit filed against CR for denying prior requests for increases (must have been stipulated in the contract but refused to honor by CR).  I agree with Daniela about monopolies but I suspect CR gave them &quot;exclusive&quot; in their contract.  The contract is the Holy Grail and if one side signs stupidly, too bad because the populace are the victims.  What does the gov&#039;t care?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is my understanding that Riteve has a lawsuit filed against CR for denying prior requests for increases (must have been stipulated in the contract but refused to honor by CR).  I agree with Daniela about monopolies but I suspect CR gave them &#8220;exclusive&#8221; in their contract.  The contract is the Holy Grail and if one side signs stupidly, too bad because the populace are the victims.  What does the gov&#8217;t care?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Mauricio Corleto</title><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2012/11/30/riteve-requests-157-price-hike-for-vehicle-inspections/#comment-2621</link> <dc:creator>Mauricio Corleto</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 15:03:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4818#comment-2621</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hi I have visited costa rica several times, and vehicle  motor  is ridiculous the way they check the car,  is like if they have first country&#039;s roads, the infrastructure is real poor,  they have road that it can be just for horses... and if the passenger&#039;s window  do not go up and down, the damned  car  don&#039;t pas.... hahahahaha]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi I have visited costa rica several times, and vehicle  motor  is ridiculous the way they check the car,  is like if they have first country&#8217;s roads, the infrastructure is real poor,  they have road that it can be just for horses&#8230; and if the passenger&#8217;s window  do not go up and down, the damned  car  don&#8217;t pas&#8230;. hahahahaha</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Daniela Rosaura</title><link>https://www.insidecostarica.com/2012/11/30/riteve-requests-157-price-hike-for-vehicle-inspections/#comment-2619</link> <dc:creator>Daniela Rosaura</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:03:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=4818#comment-2619</guid> <description><![CDATA[WHEN will Costa Rica somehow discover that monopolies are NOT GOOD; they are BAD. VERY BAD. They ALWAYS lead to hopeless inefficiencies and egregiously high prices just like what we are suffering here, with no hope in sight.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WHEN will Costa Rica somehow discover that monopolies are NOT GOOD; they are BAD. VERY BAD. They ALWAYS lead to hopeless inefficiencies and egregiously high prices just like what we are suffering here, with no hope in sight.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>