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Posted: 3/1/2015 12:23:57 PM EDT
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But you have to have inspection in order to get registration....
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Posted: 3/1/2015 12:28:22 PM EDT
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But you have to have inspection in order to get registration.... Got new registration in 2 weeks ago. good till 02/16 |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 12:49:56 PM EDT
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Nice. Just remember to go get them inspected before you do your registration next year.
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Posted: 3/1/2015 12:54:20 PM EDT
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Nice. Just remember to go get them inspected before you do your registration next year. I think now you do it all at the same time, registration and inspection all at once. So, according to the new law, you can let your inspection lapse and only need to have your car inspected when your registration is due. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:16:44 PM EDT
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Yep, all at one time. One sticker at the point of inspection if I remember the notification I got. IIRC the price goes down a few buck as well.
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:24:45 PM EDT
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Yep, all at one time. One sticker at the point of inspection if I remember the notification I got. IIRC the price goes down a few buck as well. No way 254 counties give up the power to register cars and give it to the car wash. Effective March 1, 2015, before a vehicle may be registered or its registration renewed, DMV or a county assessor-collector must verify that the vehicle has passed the required inspection, as indicated in the DPS inspection database. If the database information is not available, the vehicle owner may present a passing Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) issued for the vehicle, in order to complete the registration process. The VIR is not required to be carried for potential display to a peace officer except as noted for commercial vehicles. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:25:44 PM EDT
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Do you not have to get the inspection at least 90 days before renewing the tags?
That was my understanding. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:35:59 PM EDT
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So that inspection receipt, which I always throw away because the sticker is on the windshield; I now have to hold on to, to renew registration?
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:36:15 PM EDT
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No way 254 counties give up the power to register cars and give it to the car wash. Effective March 1, 2015, before a vehicle may be registered or its registration renewed, DMV or a county assessor-collector must verify that the vehicle has passed the required inspection, as indicated in the DPS inspection database. If the database information is not available, the vehicle owner may present a passing Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) issued for the vehicle, in order to complete the registration process. The VIR is not required to be carried for potential display to a peace officer except as noted for commercial vehicles. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yep, all at one time. One sticker at the point of inspection if I remember the notification I got. IIRC the price goes down a few buck as well. No way 254 counties give up the power to register cars and give it to the car wash. Effective March 1, 2015, before a vehicle may be registered or its registration renewed, DMV or a county assessor-collector must verify that the vehicle has passed the required inspection, as indicated in the DPS inspection database. If the database information is not available, the vehicle owner may present a passing Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) issued for the vehicle, in order to complete the registration process. The VIR is not required to be carried for potential display to a peace officer except as noted for commercial vehicles. I guess I misunderstood when I read it last year. I thought it said stickers would be issued through the inspection place. So it appears they created a database for the "car wash" places to upload to. Two steps, one sticker. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:37:18 PM EDT
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I guess I misunderstood when I read it last year. I though it said stickers would be issued through the inspection place. So it appears they created a database for the "car wash" places to upload to. Two steps, one sticker. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yep, all at one time. One sticker at the point of inspection if I remember the notification I got. IIRC the price goes down a few buck as well. No way 254 counties give up the power to register cars and give it to the car wash. Effective March 1, 2015, before a vehicle may be registered or its registration renewed, DMV or a county assessor-collector must verify that the vehicle has passed the required inspection, as indicated in the DPS inspection database. If the database information is not available, the vehicle owner may present a passing Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) issued for the vehicle, in order to complete the registration process. The VIR is not required to be carried for potential display to a peace officer except as noted for commercial vehicles. I guess I misunderstood when I read it last year. I though it said stickers would be issued through the inspection place. So it appears they created a database for the "car wash" places to upload to. Two steps, one sticker. You are not alone. What I was told just a few weeks ago was not correct, though it was different from what you had! I think it is going to be a mess. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 1:57:03 PM EDT
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Texas Transportation Code §548.602, “Failure to Display Inspection Certificate,” and §548.605, “Dismissal of Charge; Administrative Fee,” have been repealed effective March 1, 2015. It will no longer be a violation of the Transportation Code to operate a motor vehicle without a valid inspection certificate on or after March 1, 2015." I get to skip almost a year of inspection. Saving me a whopping $39.50 per vehicle. 06 Diesel Pickup - I think it was $16- safety inspection only. LBZ engine - no particulate filter, no def and no mods to the engine I'm gonna drive it into the ground. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 2:56:35 PM EDT
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Do you not have to get the inspection at least 90 days before renewing the tags? That was my understanding. Or you can bring the paperwork from the station and show them. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 3:00:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I guess I misunderstood when I read it last year. I thought it said stickers would be issued through the inspection place. So it appears they created a database for the "car wash" places to upload to. Two steps, one sticker. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Yep, all at one time. One sticker at the point of inspection if I remember the notification I got. IIRC the price goes down a few buck as well. No way 254 counties give up the power to register cars and give it to the car wash. Effective March 1, 2015, before a vehicle may be registered or its registration renewed, DMV or a county assessor-collector must verify that the vehicle has passed the required inspection, as indicated in the DPS inspection database. If the database information is not available, the vehicle owner may present a passing Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) issued for the vehicle, in order to complete the registration process. The VIR is not required to be carried for potential display to a peace officer except as noted for commercial vehicles. I guess I misunderstood when I read it last year. I thought it said stickers would be issued through the inspection place. So it appears they created a database for the "car wash" places to upload to. Two steps, one sticker. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 3:32:42 PM EDT
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So If I already have a registration sticker that is good until Oct of 15, but my car does not have a valid inspection sticker. Can I just scrape my old inspection stick off and be good? This car sits in storage most of the year so I didn't get it out to be inspected.
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Posted: 3/1/2015 4:23:19 PM EDT
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So that inspection receipt, which I always throw away because the sticker is on the windshield; I now have to hold on to, to renew registration? You don't have to hold onto it. When you get your car inspected, the inspector will put it in the DPS database system that your vehicle passed so the DMV will know. It wouldn't hurt to hold on to that receipt in case. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 6:08:41 PM EDT
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Bought a new trailer last year that has a current inspection sticker that expires a month after the registration. Got the letter that states they have no record of inspection. Reminds me of New Mexico, same old DMV garbage. Here we go again.
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Posted: 3/1/2015 7:27:32 PM EDT
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I have a motorcycle due both inspection and plates this month. How are motorcycles affect by this?
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Posted: 3/1/2015 8:25:14 PM EDT
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So If I already have a registration sticker that is good until Oct of 15, but my car does not have a valid inspection sticker. Can I just scrape my old inspection stick off and be good? This car sits in storage most of the year so I didn't get it out to be inspected. Yep, basically getting a free pass for now. |
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Posted: 3/1/2015 10:57:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have a motorcycle due both inspection and plates this month. How are motorcycles affect by this? Go get the registrations now and you can probably forego the inspections this year  |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 1:47:31 AM EDT
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As a newbie who will be moving there what all is involved in these inspections? I generally see them as a scam to drive business to the local shops. Didn't have inspections in Ohio and I very much liked it that way. Is there any talk of getting rid of them there?
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Posted: 3/2/2015 5:11:58 AM EDT
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As a newbie who will be moving there what all is involved in these inspections? I generally see them as a scam to drive business to the local shops. Didn't have inspections in Ohio and I very much liked it that way. Is there any talk of getting rid of them there? No talk of eliminating them, but may go tighter on urban counties for emission testing if counties don't make it under federal limits. All counties check lights, horn, wipers, tires. park brake needs to hold, brakes just need to work without any grinding. Emission test counties OBD II just check for codes and gas cap test. Earlier vehicles 2 speed emission test back to '83. State sets the price of tests. |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 8:37:05 AM EDT
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They are the same changes. Go get the registrations now and you can probably forego the inspections this year Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a motorcycle due both inspection and plates this month. How are motorcycles affect by this? Go get the registrations now and you can probably forego the inspections this year Sadly both expire in March 
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Posted: 3/2/2015 9:33:47 AM EDT
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Bought a new trailer last year that has a current inspection sticker that expires a month after the registration. Got the letter that states they have no record of inspection. Reminds me of New Mexico, same old DMV garbage. Here we go again. Your trailer has an inspection sticker? What kind of trailer? |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 10:46:33 AM EDT
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Your trailer has an inspection sticker? What kind of trailer? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Bought a new trailer last year that has a current inspection sticker that expires a month after the registration. Got the letter that states they have no record of inspection. Reminds me of New Mexico, same old DMV garbage. Here we go again. Your trailer has an inspection sticker? What kind of trailer? Two of my trailers have inspection stickers, a B5 PJ flatbed rated at 10k and a Excel fifth-wheel rated at 17.5k. All trailers rated over 4500lbs GVWR are required to be inspected, http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/vi/inspection/inspectionCriteria.aspx and all trailers over 4000lbs are required to be titled, http://txdmv.gov/motorists/buying-or-selling-a-vehicle/trailers. Also make sure you know the gross combined weight rating of your pickup truck, if it exceeds 26,000 which many of the newer ones do, you will need a Class B license to tow any trailer up to 10,000lbs and a Class A for trailers exceeding 10,000lbs. Be advised, Texas has been really cracking down lately. |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 11:34:25 AM EDT
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No talk of eliminating them, but may go tighter on urban counties for emission testing if counties don't make it under federal limits. All counties check lights, horn, wipers, tires. park brake needs to hold, brakes just need to work without any grinding. Emission test counties OBD II just check for codes and gas cap test. Earlier vehicles 2 speed emission test back to '83. State sets the price of tests. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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As a newbie who will be moving there what all is involved in these inspections? I generally see them as a scam to drive business to the local shops. Didn't have inspections in Ohio and I very much liked it that way. Is there any talk of getting rid of them there? No talk of eliminating them, but may go tighter on urban counties for emission testing if counties don't make it under federal limits. All counties check lights, horn, wipers, tires. park brake needs to hold, brakes just need to work without any grinding. Emission test counties OBD II just check for codes and gas cap test. Earlier vehicles 2 speed emission test back to '83. State sets the price of tests. Correct except if memory serves the pre-ODB II vehicle tests currently only go back to 1990. It is cars 24 years old or newer that have to be tested. After that they are just supposed to do a "visual inspection" to check if the required emissions devices are present, mainly the cat converters. However, I've noticed most inspection stations do not not bother to check. The last inspection on my 25+ year old Vette they never popped the hood or looked underneath so if I had straight piped the converter or removed the AIR pump, EGR valve, etc., they would never have known. I know quite a few other people who have similar era Vettes and other sports or muscle cars who don't have any of the factory emissions devices present and they have no trouble getting inspected in Travis, Wilco or Hayes. I suspect the same is true in SA, DFW or Houston as well. |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 11:42:46 AM EDT
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Correct except if memory serves the pre-ODB II vehicle tests currently only go back to 1990. It is cars 24 years old or newer that have to be tested. After that they are just supposed to do a "visual inspection" to check if the required emissions devices are present, mainly the cat converters. However, I've noticed most inspection stations do not not bother to check. The last inspection on my 25+ year old Vette they never popped the hood or looked underneath so if I had straight piped the converter or removed the AIR pump, EGR valve, etc., they would never have known. I know quite a few other people who have similar era Vettes and other sports or muscle cars who don't have any of the factory emissions devices present and they have no trouble getting inspected in Travis, Wilco or Hayes. I suspect the same is true in SA, DFW or Houston as well. You should have classic car license on that Vette which will negate the inspection requirement. Vince |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 1:59:06 PM EDT
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Quote History[b]Two of my trailers have inspection stickers, a B5 PJ flatbed rated at 10k and a Excel fifth-wheel rated at 17.5k. All trailers rated over 4500lbs GVWR are required to be inspected, http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/vi/inspection/inspectionCriteria.aspx and all trailers over 4000lbs are required to be titled, http://txdmv.gov/motorists/buying-or-selling-a-vehicle/trailers. Also make sure you know the gross combined weight rating of your pickup truck, if it exceeds 26,000 which many of the newer ones do, you will need a Class B license to tow any trailer up to 10,000lbs and a Class A for trailers exceeding 10,000lbs.
Be advised, Texas has been really cracking down lately. Ok. I had never heard of that before, bu all I have, are 3 boat trailers that do not meet the weight requirments. |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 2:30:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As a newbie who will be moving there what all is involved in these inspections? I generally see them as a scam to drive business to the local shops. Didn't have inspections in Ohio and I very much liked it that way. Is there any talk of getting rid of them there? |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 6:30:13 PM EDT
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So If I already have a registration sticker that is good until Oct of 15, but my car does not have a valid inspection sticker. Can I just scrape my old inspection stick off and be good? This car sits in storage most of the year so I didn't get it out to be inspected. That's exactly where I'm at, too. My registration is good until October 2015, but my registration expired yesterday. I was about to go get it inspected when I saw this topic (thanks, OP). So I can now wait until sometime just before October to get the inspection. If I read it right, it also says there is no longer an inspection fee. Is that right? |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 7:06:06 PM EDT
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I'm ready for my 94 Silveradoto hit 25 so it's exempt from emmissions. The rest of this is useless bullshit. Eliminate inspections altogether
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Posted: 3/2/2015 7:13:28 PM EDT
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I was in the Harris County tax office today renewing my registration and overheard a guy raising hell about renewing his registration. Apparently his inspection is good THROUGH March but his Registration was not. The tax office was forcing him to have his inspection done prior to renewing his registration....effectively negating his March inspection and making him pay an extra month's worth of inspection that he's already paid for or paying twice for March inspection...however you want to say it.
I stayed out of the convo....the guy was none happy with the people who worked there since it was his third time to wait through line today only now to find out that the March inspection wouldn't be pro-rated and he was double paying. |
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Posted: 3/2/2015 7:51:53 PM EDT
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You should have classic car license on that Vette which will negate the inspection requirement. Vince Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Correct except if memory serves the pre-ODB II vehicle tests currently only go back to 1990. It is cars 24 years old or newer that have to be tested. After that they are just supposed to do a "visual inspection" to check if the required emissions devices are present, mainly the cat converters. However, I've noticed most inspection stations do not not bother to check. The last inspection on my 25+ year old Vette they never popped the hood or looked underneath so if I had straight piped the converter or removed the AIR pump, EGR valve, etc., they would never have known. I know quite a few other people who have similar era Vettes and other sports or muscle cars who don't have any of the factory emissions devices present and they have no trouble getting inspected in Travis, Wilco or Hayes. I suspect the same is true in SA, DFW or Houston as well. You should have classic car license on that Vette which will negate the inspection requirement. Vince Actually it doesn't negate that at all. The "Classic" license plate just costs you more and gives you "free" personalization, but it still requires you to get yearly safety inspections. The one you are thinking of that exempts you from inspections is the "Antique" plate... Unfortunately that one has restrictions that you can only drive the vehicle under limited uses such as in parades, to and from said parades or to the shop. So more or less you can't use a car registered as an Antique for regular driving at all. http://www.dmv.com/tx/texas/custom-vehicle-registration Ain't no such thing as a free lunch... |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 4:06:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As a newbie who will be moving there what all is involved in these inspections? I generally see them as a scam to drive business to the local shops. Didn't have inspections in Ohio and I very much liked it that way. Is there any talk of getting rid of them there? |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 7:34:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That's exactly where I'm at, too. My registration is good until October 2015, but my registration expired yesterday. I was about to go get it inspected when I saw this topic (thanks, OP). So I can now wait until sometime just before October to get the inspection. If I read it right, it also says there is no longer an inspection fee. Is that right? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So If I already have a registration sticker that is good until Oct of 15, but my car does not have a valid inspection sticker. Can I just scrape my old inspection stick off and be good? This car sits in storage most of the year so I didn't get it out to be inspected. That's exactly where I'm at, too. My registration is good until October 2015, but my registration expired yesterday. I was about to go get it inspected when I saw this topic (thanks, OP). So I can now wait until sometime just before October to get the inspection. If I read it right, it also says there is no longer an inspection fee. Is that right? Yes, you can just scape off your expired inspection sticker and wait until before you renew your registration to get it inspected. And yes, there is still a fee for inspection only now you do not pay the state's portion to the inspector (as in the past) but you will pay it at the time of registration. You will notice an increase in your registration fees but a decrease in the fees that you pay for the inspection. From the website linked on the first page:
The state’s portion of the fee is collected at the time of registration. The state’s portion of the inspection fees will be line-itemed on your registration renewal notice. |
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Posted: 3/3/2015 8:36:15 PM EDT
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Good to know, thanks!
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Posted: 3/4/2015 1:21:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:Actually it doesn't negate that at all. The "Classic" license plate just costs you more and gives you "free" personalization, but it still requires you to get yearly safety inspections. The one you are thinking of that exempts you from inspections is the "Antique" plate... Unfortunately that one has restrictions that you can only drive the vehicle under limited uses such as in parades, to and from said parades or to the shop. So more or less you can't use a car registered as an Antique for regular driving at all.
http://www.dmv.com/tx/texas/custom-vehicle-registration Ain't no such thing as a free lunch... And unless you pass the same cop everyday in the same spot how are they going to know your driving it everyday? |
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Posted: 3/4/2015 5:07:48 PM EDT
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Up-date from a guinea pig. Went to get my trailer registered today, so off to the inspection station first. Inspector tells me they have not done a trailer yet and don't have the stickers. Tell him that all I need is a VIR. Says he has to call the state to confirm that (20min). Inspects trailer, issues VIR, and off to the courthouse I go. Get there and am told VIR is not valid because the VIN is off by one number and plate number is wrong. Back to the inspection station for another try. Finally after two trips to the inspection station and two trips to the courthouse trailer is current.
Lesson; 1. Make sure the VIN and the license plate number on the vehicle inspection report (VIR) match the vehicle and registration certificate exactly, or a second and maybe a third trip will occur. 2. Also, if it is a trailer, make sure they use the license plate number from the trailer and not the tow vehicle, or a second and maybe a third trip will occur. |
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Posted: 3/4/2015 8:43:46 PM EDT
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I'm not surprised he didn't know about it. I do inspections at work and the DPS guy wouldn't tell us anything about it. All he told us is we aren't issuing anymore stickers, we have to give them some paper instead. Nothing about if your sticker is due before or after your tags are or anything. So if your inspection is due before your tags are, I'd just scrape your inspection off and get it inspected when you have to get your tags.
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Posted: 3/5/2015 3:01:49 AM EDT
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If for some reason you need your inspection report you can download from the DPS vehicle inspection website. They have been available online for several years.
The Law Enforcement Guide website to the new requirements is more informative than the Two Steps, One Sticker website. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 2:15:17 PM EDT
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My old truck's inspection sticker went out the end of Feb., but we don't drive it much. The tag goes out in July. We were planning to take it tomorrow to get inspected, but if I read this right, we don't have to worry about it until before we get the new tag in July?
First Year – March 2015 through February 2016
After March 1, 2015, a vehicle passing the annual inspection will not be issued an inspection certificate. If the vehicle’s registration renewal is not due until some month after March 2015, it is possible Law Enforcement Officers will see vehicles with no inspection certificate displayed. The registration decal issued to the vehicle will serve as the visual indicator that the vehicle is in compliance with the vehicle inspection requirements in Transportation Code, Chapter 548. |
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Posted: 3/5/2015 5:07:34 PM EDT
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SJ586
Thank you. That site explained it well. |
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