We didnt really fail them at where I worked at. if it wasnt going to pass we said so up front and didnt make a dime off it.

Really upset one guy as he supposedly got passed by us last year but I refuse to pass it as he had a dually with no mud flaps on it. He claimed that a judge said his truck doesnt need them cause its too low to the ground as it was lowered. Funny considering a judge can not over rule a state law that says all duallys even with super single tires on it has to have mud flaps.

 

We had a guy use a tow dolly to bring in his truck he wanted us to install a junkyard transmission in on friday afternoon. I am not kidding this guy wanted to save $65 on the wrecker bill so he did this, when he started up our drive way I saw the strap on the passengerside front tire come off and flip over the front of the tire and the truck went forward right into the back of the explorer he was pulling the dolly with. Sliced the tires up good, but the thing is imagine how that would have went down if it came loose when he was accelerating or braking at a red light instead of pulling into our driveway to drop it off.

Stupidity at its best, but yet I went out of my way and called the wreckers we used and had them move my '56 to the house finally and it cost me $100. Rather spend $100 than put myself or others at risk just to save some cash.

 

That whole inspection procedure can be a PITA. NY is always adding/deleting items and a lot of inspectors can't keep up as the DMV does not notify the inspectors in a timely manner of any changes. I'm still waiting for my "pocket book of rules and regulations" that all inspectors were supposed to get in 1972. I keep my license up to date so I can always show somebody if they try to BS me.

 

The annual state inspection procedure is a PITA and I think it's redundant for vehicles under 36 months or 36000 miles. Of course there's no way to police this properly so it's a requirement for everyone.

I've seen older cars from states like Illinois that don't require a state inspection and these cars are commonly in horrid condition.

The state inspection is a good thing and it forces people to maintain their cars to some degree of safety.

 

Inspections suck. Thankfully, though, BC ain't too bad about them. I like old cars though and so does my old man, and that means finding a good one in the States and importing it across the line. Every vehicle we've bought for the last few years has been imported. Six cars, six inspections. It's all about who you know. We've found a guy who will let little things slide. Obviously, he won't pass something if its brakes are about to implode, say, but he doesn't mind crap like altered ride height or window tint or what-have-you. Conveniently, his shop is in the same complex as our mechanic and bodyman's shop, so if we ever have our guy do some sort of fix, he drives it next door to have it inspected for us. It works out great.

Emissions testing, however, that is a pointless pile of junk. You'll see guys drive over to the testing station, pop the hood up, lean out the carburetor and retard the distributor, sit at high idle for a few minutes, test their car, and the reverse the process after the test. The Aircare program has been found to cost more than whatever pollution would be caused without it, so it's being cancelled for the new year.

Other than that, we don't have annual inspections or inspections upon sale. You can drive, buy, and sell at will. I only need to inspect the stuff I buy because it's out-of-province.

 

They made it easier here, when you get a inspection you dont get a sticker anymore. I would like to think that a $14.50 safety inspection and a $39.95 emission inspection will go down in cost to something like $5.00 Safety Inspection and $15 emission inspection. Cause we all know that since the inspection sticker and the registration sticker will be one combined sticker, our registration is going to most likely go up from $50-$60 up to as high as $100 per vehicle. If that happens then the cost of the inspection needs to go way down to $5 for safety seeing as you are not getting the sticker from the inspector anymore.

 

Had a place fail my inspection one year because my break light was "out", when at that time I was working early mornings and always backed into my spot in the parking garage and could clearly see my lights working properly...