Is there any way being a few months past inspection could burn a driver short of being pulled over and ticketed for it?


[Edited on September 22, 2005 at 3:59 PM. Reason : that's better]

9/22/2005 2:42:39 PM

not that i know of

but i've only had one car inspected in around 6 years of driving

9/22/2005 2:44:29 PM

yes.

if it is expired for more than 3 months, you get a $250 fine.

they wont let you renew your registration unless you pay it.

9/22/2005 2:46:46 PM

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"if it is expired for more than 3 months, you get a $250 fine. they wont let you renew your registration unless you pay it."

supposedly, they don't really enforce that do they?

i've had my truck registered and re-registered without an inspection
i went for a year and 6 months or something like that on my last car with no problems
current car is now 8 months past due.

9/22/2005 2:57:13 PM

i didnt have any problems getting my registration renewed

9/22/2005 2:59:06 PM

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"they don't really enforce that do they"

like hell they don't

they sent me the fine notice in the mail and i had to pony up $250

9/22/2005 3:59:21 PM

thats if you get caught. My friend doesn't give out just inspection violation unless your an asshole, or you got written up for something else (like speeding).

9/22/2005 4:03:22 PM

You should get a notice in the mail before they fine you - i believe after being three months overdue you get a 60 day notice. The last two years i have done this - it was due in september, i got a notice in december, and had to have it done by the end of february. The interesting part is, even if you have it done a few months late, the new one will still only be good until a year after the original due date. (i.e, even though i got mine done in february, the new sticker was only good until september)

9/22/2005 4:03:24 PM

I just got my notice. I got until the first of next month to come into compliance. Which means I might be able to earn enough money to fix the damn thing so it will pass.

9/22/2005 4:25:00 PM

wait wait wait

my jeep has been past inspection since february
and no $250 fine has shown up

of course, i've never had it inspected since i've owned it....

if asked, i'll say i just got it running
or something

or really just take it to my family's shop where they'll prolly just slap the sticker on there

9/22/2005 4:33:46 PM

They usually don't keep track of inspections when the vehicle changes owners. So if you never get it inspected, they won't know any better unless you get pulled over and the cop notices it.

9/22/2005 4:37:08 PM

i still havent gotten udays truck inspected

9/22/2005 4:37:28 PM

^Last year, my sticker was 4 years out. They got me on Chatham St just going into Cary.

9/22/2005 4:40:15 PM

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"The interesting part is, even if you have it done a few months late, the new one will still only be good until a year after the original due date. (i.e, even though i got mine done in february, the new sticker was only good until september)"

next time scrape your sticker off so they don't know what month you were starting at and they'll start you at whatever month you are in.

9/22/2005 5:43:20 PM

^I might try that and take mine in December or January and take advantage of the pre-OBD II safety only change over. Mines due in October, but I have to put all of the emissions garbage back in to pass visual inspection.

9/22/2005 5:48:25 PM

just put it in. maybe wire tie it in place. they won't know the difference. then you can take it back off easily.

9/22/2005 5:51:23 PM

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" Additionally, through December 31, 2005, all gasoline-powered vehicles less than 25 years old, up to and including model year 1995, registered in one of the original nine emissions counties:"

what happens in Dec 31?

[Edited on September 22, 2005 at 8:06 PM. Reason : *]

9/22/2005 8:04:22 PM

They stop running the sniffer emissions test on vehicles '95 and older.

9/22/2005 8:10:24 PM

HELL FUCKING YES

I thought it was gonna be 2 years until my car turned 25 that I could get it inspected again, now it's just 3 months

9/22/2005 8:32:39 PM

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"next time scrape your sticker off so they don't know what month you were starting at and they'll start you at whatever month you are in."

haha i did this like 3 years ago and the lady got all pissed off and was like "you know we're not even supposed to give you another sticker if you did that..." i was like "i was just tryin to help"

then the next year i was 6 months overdue, took it to a different place and left the sticker on and it expired in 6 months

then this year i was 3 months late and left it on but took it to a guy i know and he used the current month

9/22/2005 8:36:07 PM

man im about to remove my cat, severely alter my OBDII car's emission control system by removing major components, my tint is dark as shit, I got at least one light thats burnt out, and Im still gonna pass inspection suckas!

[Edited on September 22, 2005 at 9:49 PM. Reason : I myself am guilty of doing many, many illegal inspections. Been caught slippin too.]

9/22/2005 9:48:21 PM

i knew someone who got jailed for this shit.

in related news, i just got my inspection done an entire year too late.

9/22/2005 11:55:16 PM

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"They stop running the sniffer emissions test on vehicles '95 and older."

Yep. I did the happy dance after my 93 Saturn passed emissions inspection in June., knowing it was the last time it got the anal probe.

9/23/2005 6:03:56 AM

I like how you don't even have to have a safety inspection if your car is over 30 or 35 years ( I don't remember, other than my 67 cutlass doesn't need one and my 77 Jeep does). Possibly the most unsafe vehicles on the road not needing the "safety" inspection

9/23/2005 8:16:08 AM