Actually, YOU are supposed to "inspect" your own vehicle (make sure your vehicle is okay to drive). Do the work and pay $7.......................not a bad deal.
@@machonsote918the problem bozo is that if most Texans can’t be trusted to maintain insurance then how will you expect them to maintain a safe vehicle.
@dicemaster1996 The problem is bozo that people who dont have insurance and dont maintain a safe vehicle never do a safety inspection/emmision test. Ive seen cars with stickers from 2013
If you live in one of those counties that still needs emissions testing, it means nothing changes for you. You still have to take your car to the inspection station and get the emissions test (check engine light, air bag light) etc. They just don't check your lights or tires. You still would have to pay $20 for emissions test and another $7 online for inspection waiver fee. I don't understand why the media doesn't explain this.
The emissions only test is $7.50 and the current safety + emissions test is mandated by law to be only $18.50. If you were paying $20, that's illegal and you should report the shop so their inspection license can be revoked.
@@paulsosa1872bro my passenger side door is a held on by duct tape and thanks to a busted suspension it can only turn left and spews black smoke so glad I don’t have to get it inspected or have an emissions test
We just get screwed left and right. Now car insurance will go up even more with something like "oh your state no longer requires inspections so your insurance will increase another $20 a month. It's cheap compared to other states."🙄
The problem is, only people who maintain their vehicles well bother getting an inspection at all. The dangerous vehicles on the road are driving around uninsured and with fake paper tags.
@@cjmhallVast majority of people with the means get their cars repaired and would be good. Those that don't have the means are just penalized with big ticket risk and no registration.
So basically they raise up to 7$ more to make up for the 25$+ inspection. But now we have to do a different inspection? I imagine that would be more than 25$ plus the other 7$? So you are charging me more for less🤷🤡
Currently, inspections are mandated by law to be only $18.50. If you are paying more than that, you're being defrauded and you should report the inspection station to have their license revoked. In January, most people will no longer get any inspection and pay 7 dollars extra for a renewal, saving themselves $11.50 overall plus time spent waiting for the inspection. Counties that still do emissions inspection are mandated by law to charge only $7.50 for that inspection. Again if you pay more, report them so their license can be revoked. Those people will also be charged 7 dollars more on renewal, saving only 4 dollars from previously and still having to wait for an inspection.
So wait, we’ll need an emissions test, plus the $7 increase to the state charge of an already $75-ish!? I’m sorry, where exactly are we saving money by the gracious hand of the great state of Texas?
@@ClearGlassStudios281 The emissions test costs $7.50. The renewal fee is $7.00. That's $14.50, which is 4 dollars less than the current $18.50 inspection fee.
How so? It's an inconvenience for many of us to have to deal with these inspections every year. Everyone that drives ought to be competent and able to inspect their own vehicles.
I remember when this state inspection started and it’s always been a tax scam on the people of Texas. The state inspection was to reduce the amount of carbon in our air quality. All over Texas I see large pick up trucks, semis and other vehicles rolling coal, modifying their exhaust to blow out dark black smoke which is very dangerous. So here we are with the state still taxing certain counties but less regulations for a majority of the state. Instead of raising the price for registration which is another scam. I shouldn’t have to register my car each year just like I don’t have to renew my DL each year. It’s my car. Every 5 years I understand but I don’t even have to register my G each year. The laws are created by dump people and we need to elect smarter people to run our state. Regulations is to protect the people from companies who do us hard and do not care. Each year millions of people globally D because of poor air quality. All humans and animals need clean air, clean water. Why are we electing people who will reduce regulations for something we all need to live? Do you NOT care about your children’s lives? State inspections was to protect us but for the past 20 years it’s been a money grab by the state.
I grew up in Texas and lived in El Paso, Lubbock, Irving, Austin and Houston. Way back in 1981, I moved to Arizona to complete my college. I noticed that no one here has any stickers on their windshields. So I finally asked a local gas station and MVD where people put their inspection stickers and to my amazement, it was explained that there is no such program here. That was 43 years ago, and to this day, there is no such thing. I recall in Texas, when I would get my car inspected, they would ALWAYS find the need to align my headlights and charge extra for it. It's about time Texas finally decided to stop the scam. BTW, I loved it so much better here I never moved back.
Arizona hasa very comprehensive emissions test for residents and commuters in Phoenix and Tucson area, with fees higher than the $7.50 that will be charged in counties in Texas. The AZ testing is more than just an ODB II test, too. They test tailpipe emissions under load or certain driving conditions.
I'm tinting my windshield, that's for sure. Just a little bit but man it helps so much to have a good ceramic tint for heat reduction in the car. Good tint can block a ton of heat even if the tint is not very dark.
@@brassmuleabsolutely. I just have the brow on mine but went from 35% to 15% on every window but the windshield and it’s made a ton of difference. Idk about the whole front windshield yet but the brow does help a bit.
@@brassmule I had to remove my front tint during insp. in TX, I did myself (cheap tint) and it was very/too dark, so I wasn't upset, I was just trying to block heat but, I couldn't see out at night. I went to a pro and got "close enough to legal" ceramic tint and it is really nice. I don't feel any heat from outside on my arm. He was pushing doing the windshield but it wasn't cheap and I'm picky about having windshield very clean. Now I see video of Too Apree getting hassled for it and I'm glad I didn't (cop says it's illegal in all states). Windshield is far enough away from my head the AC can keep me from feeling the heat. I do have the "brow" done darker than legal but they just made me trim higher during that same insp. so now not any better than visors.
@@safaricartvideos Yeah, I also do not like super dark tints even when legally allowed, because it does limit visibility so much. A good ceramic 35-50% tint on the driver and rear windows really drastically reduces the heat load in the car, and keeps the people safer from UV rays. I would just like to put a 75% or higher (basically almost clear) tint on the front windshield to block as much UVA/UVB as possible. Without routine inspections looking for it, the odds of a police encounter specific to it with my minivan (haven't been pulled over in 20+ years) are very low, and the overall lack of tint on it does not affect visibility at all, even at night.
@@sherwinstaudt1881 Technically, yes. The stipulation is, that if you're using it to conduct commerce, then you have to have it. So, the basic act of driving to work, or to the store, requires tags and license. If you're just going from one house to another house, then technically, you don't have to have it. The problem is, proving it in court without being labeled as someone trying to be a sovereign citizen. Once you do that, the judges and DA's tend to try and throw the book at you for the tiniest of infraction. It's not worth playing the semantics game with police. They win because they have the power of the government behind them. It's wrong, but that's how it works. You can thank our elders/ancestors for letting bullcrap laws be passed like this.
@@sherwinstaudt1881licensing has nothing to do with traveling. It is a way of trying to keep everybody safe on the roadways by enforcing basic safety education. Vehicle registration (license plates) allows government to collect taxes that help maintain the very roads we drive on.
I got hit by two vehicles back in may got an attorney and didn’t get pay bcuz both drivers claim they were not the owners of the Insurence even though I had a police report the law need to be change
same thing happened to me couple months ago got hit on my back door got attorney and shit but they couldn’t do nun because they can’t get hold of dude bruh don’t even have papers
I got hit by a car with Mexican plates but driven by a "US resident." Their fault but they had no insurance. Their car was not drivable and the kids father came and picked them up. He said they live in the US but intentionally registered their vehicles in Mexico to avoid insurance costs. It's illegal to not have US insurance on a car in the USA, but it's not enforcement. So of course my insurance rates will go up because of this.
Drivers will save at least 4 dollars per year in counties with emissions testing, and 11.50 a year in countries without it. Yes, it's all about the money.
For those wondering, other than Texas nationwide there are 16 other states without inspections. The rest have a mix of inspections and emission testing.
The basis of this law is because ppl were complaining how inconvenient and annoying it was. The $7 Safety part of the test suppose to have a State licensed inspector to check your vehicle if your car is road worthy; i.e: all brake lights, turn signal, headlamps, tires, windshield, wiper blades, mirrors, horn and more - are operating up to standard. And ppl complained for the pettiest things. The emissions test will not go away because… well …. It’s an emissions standard. Don’t want your car polluting and burning irregular gas. How do they check? The check engine light tells the computer desk that it has it on. Even if you cleared codes or “hide” the light away, computers don’t lie. So yeah. No more safety inspections. Only ~$20 for emissions tests and the $7 goes into the total bill when you BUY the sticker registration renewal.
Thank you for a clear statement. You’re right computers don’t lie. I’m not a fan of safety inspections but I understand the need because too many people can’t be trusted to maintain their vehicles. As for emissions standards I am absolutely in favor of trying to keep pollution to a minimum. I want my grandkids to have a place to live that doesn’t look like mars.
Stop spreading misinformation. The law mandates the cost of inspection. Currently $18.50, and emissions only after Jan 1 will be only $7.50. Read the law and speak the truth.
Why in the hell do some counties need an emission test and others don't? All for one, one for all... Either everyone does it, or none of us should have to bother.
@@lalocantu8830It’s not that deep. All the counties on the list are major metropolitan areas with large amount of cars on the roads. All the other areas generate none noticeable amount of pollution. I still don’t agree but that’s your answer.
@@EasyMoneySGwhen I was a kid back in the 60s a lot of people were so poor, they had bias ply tires on their vehicles, they all usually run inner tubes in their tires, a lot of them the tires were so slick and wore out the inner tubes were sticking out of the sidewalls, I've never seen any of them have an accident. Even with state inspection which is one year term, I still see people driving with slick tires. And with these junk radial tires that we have today I've seen brand new ones blow out. Automobile owners nowadays need to take responsibility of their vehicle and be more mechanically inclined instead of expecting somebody else to tell them what the problem is.
Yep, it's stupid. It's stupid and backwards. I cannot mentally tolerate states that make something legal, then make it illegal, then go back to making it legal again. Pick a fkkin lane and stay in it
Most people when they buy license plates on their vehicles they don't even look what they're paying for, here in Texas they got a bunch of bullshit charges, like Road Bridge fees, also a handling fee what's the deal with that when we the taxpayers pay them for doing their job why should we have to pay them extra for a handling fee.
Essentially the new law has no affect on us except now we will pay $7 more for state tag to cover everybody else. Why dont yall just do a report on all the other states vehicles laws and close with how they dont affect us. Just as useful. What a joke.
Most cars sold in America are considered ultra-low emission vehicles. Politicians made this happen, and now the same policy makers are taking money for vehicles NOT getting inspected.
Let this sink in, they are still pushing emissions on newer cars and trucks to help combat pollution, but once your car or truck reaches 25 years old they become emissions exempt and cars from the 60's and older never had any emissions equipment or were required to get any. If cars and trucks create all the pollution they claim they do why would older cars and trucks not need it or become exempt?
I find it dumb I read an article and the man behind this whole thing said the main reasoning was to save people time to have to go into a dealer or independent shop for a state inspection once a year. But we still have to go in for an emissions test.. I’m a mechanic and this may be the worst idea ever. So many drivers do not take care of their vehicles and this one thing helped keep the roads safe.
@@texan176 i remember having to try to explain this to someone who was like "I should get to avoid that tax" and i was like "no, you are still using the roads. you must pay to use the roads just like everyone else."
Would be nice if Texas got rid of this altogether for EV’s. It’s incredibly stupid and every time I get my car inspected the dude doesn’t even look at the car. He just asked how many miles I have on it and then he charges me seven dollars. It’s a complete joke.
As an inspector for a shop I’m glad this is going away it’s a waste of time and makes people not show up to shops for other services because of how many people pile in for inspections that make shops little to no money at all Plus a lot of people have something wrong or illegal with their vehicles and get mad and start fights with inspectors cause they won’t pass Glad it’s gone
Worthless for those of us in the big cities. I have a 2008 car with bad catalytic converter but too old to be worth buying a new one for like $1500 plus installation cost. I have to jump hoops every year to get the car to pass inspections.
@@mike_w-tw6jd No, according to me if the government wants a certain amount of emissions control on my car then pay for my catalytic converter replacement . I can’t afford it. One of my vehicles is a 2008 vehicle for a reason. My making that car last as long as possible is also good for the environment.
Legislative business crazy especially and the Economic development when you learn that and also gotta understand that no bs especially when it comes to a local economy from u and your house hold no bs
So they never really cared about making vehicles safe or non-polluters…it’s just about the money. And with each change, more money is required regardless of what one gets or doesn’t get for the money.
So the inspection should have been $7 this whole time but the govt WAS employing citizens to perform inspections for $25… $25- $7 = $18 subtotal profit for technicians then that’s taxed and divvied out to all parties employed or involved… soooo wait… how is this a good thing for Americans? Seems like it’s only a good deal for the local govt and its officials-all while creating the impulsive illusion that this is a huge benefit to Texans. 🤔 DA Ogg is going to need a whole nother department of citizens to take down this unethical, corrupt mess, lawdt
No brakes, no problem, no blinker, no problem, no tread on tires, no problem ..as long as your last breath, after getting slammed, is clean air. What a crock!
@@randaanders2378 I don't see the problem. All of those things you listed are things that the vehicle owner is responsible for fixing. The inspection just let's you know that those problems are there and will probably fail you. If you dont know when it's time to buy new tires, or change out a turn signal bulb without paying someone else to tell you, then that's a huge problem. There are a ton of people who can't afford to keep their car up to standards, but those people just go with expired tags until they are forced by the cops after repeated tickets.
@@vinceruland9236Totally brah. You know what we also don’t need? Stoplights and speed limits. If you need a stoplight and a speed limit to tell you you’re dangerous then you have bigger problems. I’d throw away right of way laws too - totally unnecessary and expensive to taxpayers.
@@LamarA-bq1zz The emission testing is a federal thing and has to be done unless the state can show that area meets federal air quality which none of the big cities will.
There is a $ 7.50 fee for not getting the inspection, coupled with the emissions tests required in smog counties we end up paying more. Our Texas politicians have to squeeze every penny out of us while making the most absurd laws doing it. Now vehicles tied with bailing wire and held together with duck tape will be barreling down the road ready to destroy your new car and cause you to pay significant medical bills. More Texas Hammer & Jim Abbott commercials I'm sure.
Houston officials worry more about lowering crimes and having less speed chases instead of dealing with inspections and trying to find ways to charge more for houstonians
As the risk profile changes car insurance will go up again in Texas. The FAST Act was gutted in 2017. The FAST Act was the regulations concerning all surface transportation. Stuff like how often braking systems on trains must be inspected, the max number of cars on a train, what chemicals cannot be transported on the same train. And similar things for trucking. When that act was gutted by the Trump administration it raised the risk profile for all vehicles on the road. Auto insurance went up a lot.
No, it won't. Having worked at one I can tell you that inspections make up a VERY small amount of income for a shop. If a shop is relying on inspections to stay in the black, it's not a good one.
No it won't. My mechanic is in the same parking lot as an inspection place and he says he gets very little work for inspections. I have another friend that has the best shop within miles and he rarely if ever gets any inspection work.
So some local inspectors throw in the towel, leaving fewer places to go for emissions testing, and other people’s car are more likely to have deferred maintenance, and you pay more for less.
So you are going to let off the people with no brakes and bald tires. This week cause insurance rates to go up. Imagine someone that can't stop their car passing state inspection.
If somebody has to tell you about your tires and your car you should not be driving in the first place, now you know how us people in the rural areas think about you City people, you all are always causing all the accidents that make our insurance go up , people in the country can drive for 30 years and never have an accident. I've been driving for 50 years and never had an accident but yet I have to pay high price insurance because all the crazy City people.
@@sherwinstaudt1881 It's just logical you'd have far fewer accidents when your on roads with very few people. The problem lies with poor public transit forcing people to drive to their destinations and people who are overly aggressive behind the wheel. I do agree that its unfair when those who cause the problems ruin it for the rest of us. Unless your willing to become much more strict with who you allow on the road and verify they have proper insurance your rates will continue to rise.
@@Truth-of-the-matter there's one thing that will stop these greedy insurance companies, and lawyers, they need to start ensuring the people whatever they get in and drive their insured, for example if you don't want Insurance that's fine, if you run into me and damaged my vehicle I am insured by my company which takes care of me, and I cannot Sue or my insurance company cannot sue the other uninsured person, even if vice versa if it was my fault and they were not insured my insurance would fix my vehicle and they would be SOL. Even if the other person has insurance and say it was my fault damaged there vehicle, they could not claim on me or my insurance, their insurance company would take care of their vehicle. But of course this would never work because the greedy lawyers politicians and insurance companies would not let it happen. And as far as heavy traffic is concerned we probably have treacherous driving conditions in rural areas on Farm Market roads, the little two-lane Farm Market road that goes past my Ranch and my business is a state highway, estimated vehicles per day about 2600, but most people that live out in the country is more responsible and better drivers. But you still have idiots that you have to watch also. At this day and age most people don't start driving until they're 17 or 18 years of age, lack of experience, when I start driving I was 6 years old, got my hardship license when I was 14. In my middle 60s now Never had an accident that was my fault.
Ok...😂 so how much is the emissions test..it's crazy how the state finds a way to screw us..this country is getting more and more money hungry as times passes b4 you kno we will be all homeless..thanks to the government
@@mike_w-tw6jdgot a inspection tuesday car starting leaking oil Wednesday headlight went out Thursday and thermostat went out friday but im all good cus my sticker say 2025 right? 😭 its cars thats pass inspection in better shape than some mfs who got models from the previous yr of sales 😭
@mike_w-tw6jd nothing will go wrong. Even with mandatory inspections i still saw cars without headlights, without tailights, people driving cars without a front bumper, cracked windshields, etc...
This forces everyone to get full coverage since brakes, etc., won't be inspected and there are so many uninsured drivers out there ready to slam into you. This law, or lack thereof, is horrible and helps insurance companies.
You can't get an inspection sticker even now without insurance. So if the driver is uninsured and "ready to slam into you," how does an inspection sticker help?
What did the Legislature change? The Legislature repealed provisions in state law that mandate annual vehicle inspections. However, the $7.50 fee remains intact under a new name: the inspection program replacement fee. The 17 Texas counties that require emissions inspections will still mandate annual tests regardless of the bill becoming law. These are Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson counties. KSTX
Emissions is going into California's Law. We can't change it. Now the 25 year law will be in effect. Emissions has always grabbed the tail pipe. Chime in fellow mechanics..my .02 cents.
Emission Test is basically a Smog Check like California, if you don’t pass you can’t register until you fix the Engine Light to turn off. Basically it will cost you more to fix than the registration, hmmm
The cost of inspection just went into the pockets of the government, and we now have to pay an additional inspection fee labled emissions. The government is doing we the people wrong again. Yet you keep putting these criminals into office. Hopefully, they will follow the laws and do good for your towns. 😅😂😂😂
Inspections are a scam. You have to pass the inspection one day out of the year, the next day your car can become unsafe to drive or you can remove your catalytic converter or something.
Why is it the blue locations push for separate but equal nonsense? Why are counties enforcing emesions when there is a federal agency for that already? Why dose our legislatures remove the counties from this looking over ur shoulder policies?
It's crazy who learn and understand no bs that can not be and certain education also training, certification, recertification no bs at their physical address no bs
Yeah so we don't have to pay more taxes to these people that run the state you know we are already paying more for what we put into taxes for the tollways
This is insane. Balding tires prone to popping ESPECIALLY in texas heat. Bad brakes you can hear squealing up and down the street Busted headlights so a pedestrian could potentially be mowed over.🚶🏻♀️🚶🏽🚶🏼♀️🚶🏿♂️ For those not interested in human decency and only care about money, think about all the job losses and reduction in staff coming soon. Not to mention the sky high insurance we'll have to pay because don't think these companies aren't paying attention 🔍 Bad cars on the road lead to more accidents and that leads to higher insurance rates🤧
Pretty sure they can set up inspections checkpoints (like dui checkpoints) think Washington state has it, no inspections but they can set up a checkpoint and pull cars over and inspect them ,
Iowa did away with state inspections, because it was determined that it was simply a way for car repair shops to “shake down” drivers. If they recommended something be “repaired”, you had little choice but to go along. However, the state tacking on another fee for the non-inspection does seem shady!
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So now I have to pay more to have my vehicle not inspected.
Actually, YOU are supposed to "inspect" your own vehicle (make sure your vehicle is okay to drive).
Do the work and pay $7.......................not a bad deal.
@@machonsote918the problem bozo is that if most Texans can’t be trusted to maintain insurance then how will you expect them to maintain a safe vehicle.
@dicemaster1996 The problem is bozo that people who dont have insurance and dont maintain a safe vehicle never do a safety inspection/emmision test. Ive seen cars with stickers from 2013
No you pay the same. You just don't have to take your car and wait for someone to write up a report.
😂😂😂
State is cutting out middlemen and getting all the money 😢😢😢
This is the real answer
Let guess…the emissions test will cost just as much if not more than the inspection + we pay an extra 7.00 for not getting an inspection.
No. It's $7.50 for emissions-only inspection compared to current $18.50 for safety + emissions testing.
So there’s really no change
@@brassmuleyeah no
$18.50 emissions
$7.00 safety
$25.50
If you live in one of those counties that still needs emissions testing, it means nothing changes for you. You still have to take your car to the inspection station and get the emissions test (check engine light, air bag light) etc. They just don't check your lights or tires. You still would have to pay $20 for emissions test and another $7 online for inspection waiver fee.
I don't understand why the media doesn't explain this.
The emissions only test is $7.50 and the current safety + emissions test is mandated by law to be only $18.50. If you were paying $20, that's illegal and you should report the shop so their inspection license can be revoked.
Oh thank God I've been driving around on bald tires bad breaks and a busted head light. Great to know these things will be over looked 👌 😅
No emissions test on my 2004 diesel truck.
@@paulsosa1872bro my passenger side door is a held on by duct tape and thanks to a busted suspension it can only turn left and spews black smoke so glad I don’t have to get it inspected or have an emissions test
At first I didn't understand why the media didn't explain but now I do, they don't know 😂😂😂
Why are we paying the fee? Feels like an unwarranted tax to me.
Most certainly is.
It was never about "safety" in the first place. Money, money, money.
You wouldn't have moved to Texas if you didn't want to be treaded on
@@ardoin_337 New Hampshire is looking pretty good
You guys cry about everything
We just get screwed left and right. Now car insurance will go up even more with something like "oh your state no longer requires inspections so your insurance will increase another $20 a month. It's cheap compared to other states."🙄
Remember that the Republicans are in control of the Texas government and did this. GOP, Grifters Only Party
Seems like insurance companies would encourage getting an inspection still to lower your premium
Don't give them ideas
And I hate to say but the insurance companies may correct. I must assume the state inspection caught some worn tires.
They should have done away with the emissions and kept the safety inspection.
Yes! I was going to say same thing. Emission test can be done every other year, but safety shud b each year.
The problem is, only people who maintain their vehicles well bother getting an inspection at all. The dangerous vehicles on the road are driving around uninsured and with fake paper tags.
They can't get around the emissions test, I think it's a federal or EPA law.
@@paulsosa1872 If your vehicle is 25 years or older, you are exempt from emissions tests.
@@cjmhallVast majority of people with the means get their cars repaired and would be good. Those that don't have the means are just penalized with big ticket risk and no registration.
So basically they raise up to 7$ more to make up for the 25$+ inspection. But now we have to do a different inspection? I imagine that would be more than 25$ plus the other 7$? So you are charging me more for less🤷🤡
If it only $7emission or charging 7+ 25 ,inspections
My inspection is only $13. So i get a discount with just $7 and lose the hassle of going for an inspection. We don’t have emissions testing…
Currently, inspections are mandated by law to be only $18.50. If you are paying more than that, you're being defrauded and you should report the inspection station to have their license revoked.
In January, most people will no longer get any inspection and pay 7 dollars extra for a renewal, saving themselves $11.50 overall plus time spent waiting for the inspection.
Counties that still do emissions inspection are mandated by law to charge only $7.50 for that inspection. Again if you pay more, report them so their license can be revoked. Those people will also be charged 7 dollars more on renewal, saving only 4 dollars from previously and still having to wait for an inspection.
No, that's not how it works.
@@brassmuleFalse false false
So wait, we’ll need an emissions test, plus the $7 increase to the state charge of an already $75-ish!? I’m sorry, where exactly are we saving money by the gracious hand of the great state of Texas?
Correct. You'll be paying 4 dollars less overall after January 1st, as the cost of inspection drops from $18.50 to $7.50.
@@brassmule 7.50 + emissions test for a majority of city population.
@@ClearGlassStudios281 The emissions test costs $7.50. The renewal fee is $7.00. That's $14.50, which is 4 dollars less than the current $18.50 inspection fee.
@@brassmuleFalse
Can we do away with the stickers
Yeah, let's all drive buckets polluting the 💩 out of our air.
how would we know if a vehicle is safe without the stickers?
Elon musk burns how much fuel in one launch cmon people it has to be at least 100 Years of carbon 1 launch
We used to go down and get new plates every year. Had an inspection sticker on the windshield, but new license plate with a new number each year.
@@csrmar13so you need someone to force you to drive a "clean" vehicle?
That's even worse than a regular inspection
😂😂😂 I agree .. lol
Checks out….it is government, after all.
Because your car is bad
How so? It's an inconvenience for many of us to have to deal with these inspections every year. Everyone that drives ought to be competent and able to inspect their own vehicles.
@@michael-lynn Bro I live in San Antonio and no one on the road here is competent to do anything lol
I remember when this state inspection started and it’s always been a tax scam on the people of Texas. The state inspection was to reduce the amount of carbon in our air quality. All over Texas I see large pick up trucks, semis and other vehicles rolling coal, modifying their exhaust to blow out dark black smoke which is very dangerous. So here we are with the state still taxing certain counties but less regulations for a majority of the state. Instead of raising the price for registration which is another scam. I shouldn’t have to register my car each year just like I don’t have to renew my DL each year. It’s my car. Every 5 years I understand but I don’t even have to register my G each year. The laws are created by dump people and we need to elect smarter people to run our state. Regulations is to protect the people from companies who do us hard and do not care. Each year millions of people globally D because of poor air quality. All humans and animals need clean air, clean water. Why are we electing people who will reduce regulations for something we all need to live? Do you NOT care about your children’s lives? State inspections was to protect us but for the past 20 years it’s been a money grab by the state.
I grew up in Texas and lived in El Paso, Lubbock, Irving, Austin and Houston. Way back in 1981, I moved to Arizona to complete my college. I noticed that no one here has any stickers on their windshields. So I finally asked a local gas station and MVD where people put their inspection stickers and to my amazement, it was explained that there is no such program here. That was 43 years ago, and to this day, there is no such thing. I recall in Texas, when I would get my car inspected, they would ALWAYS find the need to align my headlights and charge extra for it. It's about time Texas finally decided to stop the scam. BTW, I loved it so much better here I never moved back.
They are not really stopping the scam.. they are just consolidating it.
Arizona hasa very comprehensive emissions test for residents and commuters in Phoenix and Tucson area, with fees higher than the $7.50 that will be charged in counties in Texas. The AZ testing is more than just an ODB II test, too. They test tailpipe emissions under load or certain driving conditions.
Indiana did away with it as well and my friends there think it's crazy we haven't.
I'm guessing lots of super dark tint will be installed on front windows now. Cops can still give ticket, but no more failed inspection.
I'm tinting my windshield, that's for sure. Just a little bit but man it helps so much to have a good ceramic tint for heat reduction in the car. Good tint can block a ton of heat even if the tint is not very dark.
@@brassmuleabsolutely. I just have the brow on mine but went from 35% to 15% on every window but the windshield and it’s made a ton of difference. Idk about the whole front windshield yet but the brow does help a bit.
Remember, the government doesn't like competition. Have you seen the absolutely opaque windows of every cop car?
@@brassmule I had to remove my front tint during insp. in TX, I did myself (cheap tint) and it was very/too dark, so I wasn't upset, I was just trying to block heat but, I couldn't see out at night. I went to a pro and got "close enough to legal" ceramic tint and it is really nice. I don't feel any heat from outside on my arm. He was pushing doing the windshield but it wasn't cheap and I'm picky about having windshield very clean. Now I see video of Too Apree getting hassled for it and I'm glad I didn't (cop says it's illegal in all states). Windshield is far enough away from my head the AC can keep me from feeling the heat. I do have the "brow" done darker than legal but they just made me trim higher during that same insp. so now not any better than visors.
@@safaricartvideos Yeah, I also do not like super dark tints even when legally allowed, because it does limit visibility so much. A good ceramic 35-50% tint on the driver and rear windows really drastically reduces the heat load in the car, and keeps the people safer from UV rays. I would just like to put a 75% or higher (basically almost clear) tint on the front windshield to block as much UVA/UVB as possible. Without routine inspections looking for it, the odds of a police encounter specific to it with my minivan (haven't been pulled over in 20+ years) are very low, and the overall lack of tint on it does not affect visibility at all, even at night.
In South Carolina, state inspections were found unconstitutional in 1994. It is in fact a violation of the 4th amendment.
Also license plates and driver's license, you have a right to travel.
@@sherwinstaudt1881 Technically, yes. The stipulation is, that if you're using it to conduct commerce, then you have to have it. So, the basic act of driving to work, or to the store, requires tags and license. If you're just going from one house to another house, then technically, you don't have to have it. The problem is, proving it in court without being labeled as someone trying to be a sovereign citizen. Once you do that, the judges and DA's tend to try and throw the book at you for the tiniest of infraction. It's not worth playing the semantics game with police. They win because they have the power of the government behind them. It's wrong, but that's how it works. You can thank our elders/ancestors for letting bullcrap laws be passed like this.
Having basic public safety is considered a violation of the constitution now
Well said.
@@sherwinstaudt1881licensing has nothing to do with traveling. It is a way of trying to keep everybody safe on the roadways by enforcing basic safety education. Vehicle registration (license plates) allows government to collect taxes that help maintain the very roads we drive on.
I got hit by two vehicles back in may got an attorney and didn’t get pay bcuz both drivers claim they were not the owners of the Insurence even though I had a police report the law need to be change
same thing happened to me couple months ago got hit on my back door got attorney and shit but they couldn’t do nun because they can’t get hold of dude bruh don’t even have papers
I got hit by a car with Mexican plates but driven by a "US resident." Their fault but they had no insurance. Their car was not drivable and the kids father came and picked them up. He said they live in the US but intentionally registered their vehicles in Mexico to avoid insurance costs. It's illegal to not have US insurance on a car in the USA, but it's not enforcement. So of course my insurance rates will go up because of this.
Basically we’ll still pay the $7 but do our own inspection? 🤦♂️
Just goes to show, it was always about the money...
Drivers will save at least 4 dollars per year in counties with emissions testing, and 11.50 a year in countries without it. Yes, it's all about the money.
@@brassmule Quantity has a quality all its own.
Sounds like public safety is of no concern anymore. Just mo money mo money mo money. Where being run and controlled by idiots!
😂😂agree
Well if you really think these “INSPECTIONS” have anything to do with safety I have a deal to offer you on your car’s extended warranty.
Remember what party is in control of the Texas government. GOP now stands for Grifters Only Party.
@@rogueldr642smiythe9What conspiracy theory did you believe in today?
@@Lyenati Explain?
For those wondering, other than Texas nationwide there are 16 other states without inspections.
The rest have a mix of inspections and emission testing.
I live in Dallas, so I still have to get an emissions test? Thanks Dallas
Yes.
The basis of this law is because ppl were complaining how inconvenient and annoying it was.
The $7 Safety part of the test suppose to have a State licensed inspector to check your vehicle if your car is road worthy; i.e: all brake lights, turn signal, headlamps, tires, windshield, wiper blades, mirrors, horn and more - are operating up to standard.
And ppl complained for the pettiest things.
The emissions test will not go away because… well …. It’s an emissions standard. Don’t want your car polluting and burning irregular gas. How do they check? The check engine light tells the computer desk that it has it on. Even if you cleared codes or “hide” the light away, computers don’t lie.
So yeah. No more safety inspections. Only ~$20 for emissions tests and the $7 goes into the total bill when you BUY the sticker registration renewal.
Last time I went for an inspection, guy said "everything work?" I said yes, and he signed off. These inspections don't do what you think they do.
Thank you for a clear statement. You’re right computers don’t lie. I’m not a fan of safety inspections but I understand the need because too many people can’t be trusted to maintain their vehicles. As for emissions standards I am absolutely in favor of trying to keep pollution to a minimum. I want my grandkids to have a place to live that doesn’t look like mars.
Stop spreading misinformation. The law mandates the cost of inspection. Currently $18.50, and emissions only after Jan 1 will be only $7.50. Read the law and speak the truth.
Why in the hell do some counties need an emission test and others don't? All for one, one for all... Either everyone does it, or none of us should have to bother.
It's based on population density.
@@stclair49 voters density, only democrats counties will pay emission test.
@@lalocantu8830It’s not that deep. All the counties on the list are major metropolitan areas with large amount of cars on the roads. All the other areas generate none noticeable amount of pollution. I still don’t agree but that’s your answer.
Corruption and power, that's why there's no universal set in stone law such as federal with many things
@@lalocantu8830 i live in a republican county and still need emissions.
This will make the roads even more dangerous. We'll all pay the cost in higher insurance, or with our lives.
If you think that state inspections keep the roads safer you're delusional.
@@sherwinstaudt1881 at least folks didn't have tires with the wire showing driving in the rain.
@@EasyMoneySGwhen I was a kid back in the 60s a lot of people were so poor, they had bias ply tires on their vehicles, they all usually run inner tubes in their tires, a lot of them the tires were so slick and wore out the inner tubes were sticking out of the sidewalls, I've never seen any of them have an accident.
Even with state inspection which is one year term, I still see people driving with slick tires.
And with these junk radial tires that we have today I've seen brand new ones blow out.
Automobile owners nowadays need to take responsibility of their vehicle and be more mechanically inclined instead of expecting somebody else to tell them what the problem is.
@@EasyMoneySG yes they do
Yep, it's stupid. It's stupid and backwards. I cannot mentally tolerate states that make something legal, then make it illegal, then go back to making it legal again. Pick a fkkin lane and stay in it
"I'm with the government and I'm here to help..." SMH
Money, money, money!!!
Most people when they buy license plates on their vehicles they don't even look what they're paying for, here in Texas they got a bunch of bullshit charges, like Road Bridge fees, also a handling fee what's the deal with that when we the taxpayers pay them for doing their job why should we have to pay them extra for a handling fee.
Ohhh, thank you for the information Miss Jenn! ❤
Essentially the new law has no affect on us except now we will pay $7 more for state tag to cover everybody else. Why dont yall just do a report on all the other states vehicles laws and close with how they dont affect us. Just as useful. What a joke.
Most cars sold in America are considered ultra-low emission vehicles. Politicians made this happen, and now the same policy makers are taking money for vehicles NOT getting inspected.
Let this sink in, they are still pushing emissions on newer cars and trucks to help combat pollution, but once your car or truck reaches 25 years old they become emissions exempt and cars from the 60's and older never had any emissions equipment or were required to get any. If cars and trucks create all the pollution they claim they do why would older cars and trucks not need it or become exempt?
Jennifer....wow!
😂
This is awesome now I can drive my 2000 Denali that a 26 year old Indian corporate man hit me going 100 plus mph, his car flipped over.
I find it dumb I read an article and the man behind this whole thing said the main reasoning was to save people time to have to go into a dealer or independent shop for a state inspection once a year. But we still have to go in for an emissions test.. I’m a mechanic and this may be the worst idea ever. So many drivers do not take care of their vehicles and this one thing helped keep the roads safe.
That’s because EV owners are paying an extra $200 as well on top of all the fees
It is because EV drivers do not pay the state gasoline tax per gallon of 20 cents per gallon.
@@texan176 i remember having to try to explain this to someone who was like "I should get to avoid that tax" and i was like "no, you are still using the roads. you must pay to use the roads just like everyone else."
@@texan176that's not total deal license plate in Texas is based on weight of the vehicle, the junk E V are a lot heavier.
@@letsgovideogames4190under the Constitution you have a right to travel, it does not say you have to pay to travel.
@@sherwinstaudt1881
You sound like a sovereign citizen 🤡
So basically since we live in Houston we pay 7 dollars and still have to get an inspection 🫨
no you just need to pass emissions test
That's the nosiest part of the inspection.
It’s just the emissions test. No more inspections
Austin and Dallas seems like too, all the major cities basically
Nana nana nana nana,😝
Would be nice if Texas got rid of this altogether for EV’s. It’s incredibly stupid and every time I get my car inspected the dude doesn’t even look at the car. He just asked how many miles I have on it and then he charges me seven dollars. It’s a complete joke.
Now, go to ONE license plate and Texas will be up with the times.
you use a plate obscurer
No, both plates are good. It gives my dash cam another chance to get the plate number in a hit and run.
2 plates makes sense….but it’d be nice to have a clean front on a nicer car…
As an inspector for a shop I’m glad this is going away it’s a waste of time and makes people not show up to shops for other services because of how many people pile in for inspections that make shops little to no money at all Plus a lot of people have something wrong or illegal with their vehicles and get mad and start fights with inspectors cause they won’t pass Glad it’s gone
So if your in the blue part of the state right 🤔 you have to still pay
Green New Dealer$ .
Worthless for those of us in the big cities. I have a 2008 car with bad catalytic converter but too old to be worth buying a new one for like $1500 plus installation cost. I have to jump hoops every year to get the car to pass inspections.
pollution is good...
according to you
@@mike_w-tw6jd No, according to me if the government wants a certain amount of emissions control on my car then pay for my catalytic converter replacement . I can’t afford it. One of my vehicles is a 2008 vehicle for a reason. My making that car last as long as possible is also good for the environment.
Legislative business crazy especially and the Economic development when you learn that and also gotta understand that no bs especially when it comes to a local economy from u and your house hold no bs
Or..... you can do like the tens of thousands of Hispanics do and not register your car at all. Just keep getting the temporary paper plates.
Any amount of money the government requires us to pay but is not legally a tax should be illegal… this includes things like insurance
So they never really cared about making vehicles safe or non-polluters…it’s just about the money. And with each change, more money is required regardless of what one gets or doesn’t get for the money.
So the inspection should have been $7 this whole time but the govt WAS employing citizens to perform inspections for $25… $25- $7 = $18 subtotal profit for technicians then that’s taxed and divvied out to all parties employed or involved… soooo wait… how is this a good thing for Americans? Seems like it’s only a good deal for the local govt and its officials-all while creating the impulsive illusion that this is a huge benefit to Texans. 🤔 DA Ogg is going to need a whole nother department of citizens to take down this unethical, corrupt mess, lawdt
Louisiana should do the same and get rid of state vehicle inspections
So they're doing away with the safety inspection, but not the emissions test? Is that correct?
Right. They don't care about having safe vehicles on the road but care about the emissions 😆. What a joke
No brakes, no problem, no blinker, no problem, no tread on tires, no problem ..as long as your last breath, after getting slammed, is clean air. What a crock!
@@randaanders2378 I don't see the problem. All of those things you listed are things that the vehicle owner is responsible for fixing. The inspection just let's you know that those problems are there and will probably fail you.
If you dont know when it's time to buy new tires, or change out a turn signal bulb without paying someone else to tell you, then that's a huge problem.
There are a ton of people who can't afford to keep their car up to standards, but those people just go with expired tags until they are forced by the cops after repeated tickets.
@@vinceruland9236Totally brah. You know what we also don’t need? Stoplights and speed limits. If you need a stoplight and a speed limit to tell you you’re dangerous then you have bigger problems. I’d throw away right of way laws too - totally unnecessary and expensive to taxpayers.
@@LamarA-bq1zz The emission testing is a federal thing and has to be done unless the state can show that area meets federal air quality which none of the big cities will.
There is a $ 7.50 fee for not getting the inspection, coupled with the emissions tests required in smog counties we end up paying more. Our Texas politicians have to squeeze every penny out of us while making the most absurd laws doing it. Now vehicles tied with bailing wire and held together with duck tape will be barreling down the road ready to destroy your new car and cause you to pay significant medical bills. More Texas Hammer & Jim Abbott commercials I'm sure.
We pay more and still have to have a inspection.
Adding on the 7 bucks! They don’t want to miss out on a dime! Paying for nothing! Bunch of crooks!
I'm all for safety inspections. Vehicles that are no longer safe to drive due to excess rust needs to not be on the road until it is repaired.
It should go the other way. The inspection should be free.
....and San Antonio gets a pass?
Houston officials worry more about lowering crimes and having less speed chases instead of dealing with inspections and trying to find ways to charge more for houstonians
No one is doing any work, no inspection performed but they still take the money. Taxation without representation.
Electing California as a taxpayer or not no bs already a public law no matter what
Not all Texans.
As the risk profile changes car insurance will go up again in Texas. The FAST Act was gutted in 2017. The FAST Act was the regulations concerning all surface transportation. Stuff like how often braking systems on trains must be inspected, the max number of cars on a train, what chemicals cannot be transported on the same train. And similar things for trucking. When that act was gutted by the Trump administration it raised the risk profile for all vehicles on the road. Auto insurance went up a lot.
Yeah no. State law trumps all. I’ll take it to court
So we can stop paying private businesses and pay the government instead... got it.
What about the vehicle not being roadworthy, that’s what a state inspection is for, WHAT !!!!!!!!!
Just because they have a 📛 badge and name especially certain law enforcement, their really no different than a person having or has a badge 📛 and name
Never a fan of state inspections but this will be the final nail on the coffin of small repair service shops.😢
Yep 😢
too bad
No, it won't. Having worked at one I can tell you that inspections make up a VERY small amount of income for a shop. If a shop is relying on inspections to stay in the black, it's not a good one.
@@theusher2893inspections bring in lots of related business like windshield wiper repair, catalytic converter replacement, etc
No it won't. My mechanic is in the same parking lot as an inspection place and he says he gets very little work for inspections. I have another friend that has the best shop within miles and he rarely if ever gets any inspection work.
The majority of Texans will still be required to get an inspection.
So some local inspectors throw in the towel, leaving fewer places to go for emissions testing, and other people’s car are more likely to have deferred maintenance, and you pay more for less.
So you are going to let off the people with no brakes and bald tires. This week cause insurance rates to go up. Imagine someone that can't stop their car passing state inspection.
If somebody has to tell you about your tires and your car you should not be driving in the first place, now you know how us people in the rural areas think about you City people, you all are always causing all the accidents that make our insurance go up , people in the country can drive for 30 years and never have an accident. I've been driving for 50 years and never had an accident but yet I have to pay high price insurance because all the crazy City people.
@@sherwinstaudt1881 It's just logical you'd have far fewer accidents when your on roads with very few people. The problem lies with poor public transit forcing people to drive to their destinations and people who are overly aggressive behind the wheel. I do agree that its unfair when those who cause the problems ruin it for the rest of us. Unless your willing to become much more strict with who you allow on the road and verify they have proper insurance your rates will continue to rise.
@@Truth-of-the-matter there's one thing that will stop these greedy insurance companies, and lawyers, they need to start ensuring the people whatever they get in and drive their insured, for example if you don't want Insurance that's fine, if you run into me and damaged my vehicle I am insured by my company which takes care of me, and I cannot Sue or my insurance company cannot sue the other uninsured person, even if vice versa if it was my fault and they were not insured my insurance would fix my vehicle and they would be SOL.
Even if the other person has insurance and say it was my fault damaged there vehicle, they could not claim on me or my insurance, their insurance company would take care of their vehicle.
But of course this would never work because the greedy lawyers politicians and insurance companies would not let it happen.
And as far as heavy traffic is concerned we probably have treacherous driving conditions in rural areas on Farm Market roads, the little two-lane Farm Market road that goes past my Ranch and my business is a state highway, estimated vehicles per day about 2600, but most people that live out in the country is more responsible and better drivers.
But you still have idiots that you have to watch also.
At this day and age most people don't start driving until they're 17 or 18 years of age, lack of experience, when I start driving I was 6 years old, got my hardship license when I was 14. In my middle 60s now Never had an accident that was my fault.
@@sherwinstaudt1881you can thank the government
Ok...😂 so how much is the emissions test..it's crazy how the state finds a way to screw us..this country is getting more and more money hungry as times passes b4 you kno we will be all homeless..thanks to the government
Just remember what party is in control of the Texas government. GOP now stands for Grifters Only Party.
Emissions only test is mandated by law to be $7.50. If you get charged more than that, you're been defrauded.
@@brassmule ok kool thanks for the info
I still haven’t done an inspection and found it best to register a few counties out
Give money to the counties that need it most
So happy about this. Many states no longer have inspections.
And then they wonder why it’s so hot and the air is so toxic. Ha ha. Oh Texas.
no safety inspections, what could go wrong
@@mike_w-tw6jdgot a inspection tuesday car starting leaking oil Wednesday headlight went out Thursday and thermostat went out friday but im all good cus my sticker say 2025 right? 😭 its cars thats pass inspection in better shape than some mfs who got models from the previous yr of sales 😭
@@mike_w-tw6jd Exactly! Pretty ignorant I think.
@mike_w-tw6jd nothing will go wrong. Even with mandatory inspections i still saw cars without headlights, without tailights, people driving cars without a front bumper, cracked windshields, etc...
This forces everyone to get full coverage since brakes, etc., won't be inspected and there are so many uninsured drivers out there ready to slam into you. This law, or lack thereof, is horrible and helps insurance companies.
I’ve been hit 3 times in 4 years - all by drivers without any insurance 😡.
You can't get an inspection sticker even now without insurance. So if the driver is uninsured and "ready to slam into you," how does an inspection sticker help?
If anything less ppl getting insurance ik some ppl that would get it just for the inspection
My brakes have never been checked, who does that?
@@amitisshahbanu5642 This will certainly give the insurance companies another reason to raise rates 😡
They are not going away for most of Texas, y'all need to read the law before making a story about what it doesn't do.
Think about it
Bring "vehicle red flag" requirements to Texas. Get unsafe vehicles off the road.
What did the Legislature change?
The Legislature repealed provisions in state law that mandate annual vehicle inspections. However, the $7.50 fee remains intact under a new name: the inspection program replacement fee.
The 17 Texas counties that require emissions inspections will still mandate annual tests regardless of the bill becoming law. These are Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Travis and Williamson counties.
KSTX
the greed is incredible.
You don’t need a registration if your non commercial. Or a drivers license.
Not true! Only for small rural area! Harris County, Travis, etc still needs both emissions test AND registration
Everyone in the state has to get registration.
@@That-Guy_ so what does that change save us?
@@SoulSeeker770
The small businesses that do inspections will not make that income. The money goes straight to the government.
@@That-Guy_ so it is a loss for the small business and a tiny saving for individuals?
@@SoulSeeker770
No savings for individuals. We still pay the fee but to the government instead.
Emissions is going into California's Law. We can't change it. Now the 25 year law will be in effect. Emissions has always grabbed the tail pipe. Chime in fellow mechanics..my .02 cents.
So basically my county, Harris county which is the biggest county is still a piece of crap
I guess you don't like breathing clean air
Emission Test is basically a Smog Check like California, if you don’t pass you can’t register until you fix the Engine Light to turn off.
Basically it will cost you more to fix than the registration, hmmm
0:45 those counties are governed by democratic seats. The republic seats kindly demand that you be FREE!
EMISSIONS TEST ITS STILL THE SAME THING AS INSPECTION THO..LOL ...
emissions not same as safety
@@mike_w-tw6jd what u mean safety? Emissions is the inspection test besides checking your signals and etc!! 😂😂😂
@@mike_w-tw6jd same process!!! smh ...
@@CertifiedCarter Nope, they wont check all those other things only emissions, so not the same process.
Now there will be more cars with no brake lights, etc. and we pay more. geesh Makes no sense.
Watch "Just Rolled In". Ending inspections is such a bad idea.
deregulation, freedumb, amrite
No its not. With or without inspections people that dont obey laws will still drive their cars.
"just rolled in" people are on another level of stupid
The cost of inspection just went into the pockets of the government, and we now have to pay an additional inspection fee labled emissions.
The government is doing we the people wrong again. Yet you keep putting these criminals into office. Hopefully, they will follow the laws and do good for your towns. 😅😂😂😂
Enjoy your $4 a year in savings.
Inspections are a scam. You have to pass the inspection one day out of the year, the next day your car can become unsafe to drive or you can remove your catalytic converter or something.
diesel and electric get a pass in those counties since we never did emissions anyway
So the most populous counties in Texas have to emission test. But like others have said, those who don’t care won’t get it done anyway. Waste
Emissions test are the hardest one to pass, the safety inspection was litterally nothing
Why is it the blue locations push for separate but equal nonsense? Why are counties enforcing emesions when there is a federal agency for that already? Why dose our legislatures remove the counties from this looking over ur shoulder policies?
It's crazy who learn and understand no bs that can not be and certain education also training, certification, recertification no bs at their physical address no bs
Yeah so we don't have to pay more taxes to these people that run the state you know we are already paying more for what we put into taxes for the tollways
Car's are going to breakdown everywhere
I wish the inspections would continue, but here we go.
Unless you live in a populated area, like Houston. Dallas, San Antonio , Waco El passo and others. It's all another scam.
This is insane.
Balding tires prone to popping ESPECIALLY in texas heat.
Bad brakes you can hear squealing up and down the street
Busted headlights so a pedestrian could potentially be mowed over.🚶🏻♀️🚶🏽🚶🏼♀️🚶🏿♂️
For those not interested in human decency and only care about money, think about all the job losses and reduction in staff coming soon. Not to mention the sky high insurance we'll have to pay because don't think these companies aren't paying attention 🔍
Bad cars on the road lead to more accidents and that leads to higher insurance rates🤧
Pretty sure they can set up inspections checkpoints (like dui checkpoints) think Washington state has it, no inspections but they can set up a checkpoint and pull cars over and inspect them ,
Public law 105-178 already and been a public law
$7 more Man I paid almost a hundred bucks to have my registration done on top of the $30 for my inspection.
Iowa did away with state inspections, because it was determined that it was simply a way for car repair shops to “shake down” drivers. If they recommended something be “repaired”, you had little choice but to go along. However, the state tacking on another fee for the non-inspection does seem shady!