Vehicle inspection

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Australia and Oceania

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Each Australian State has the authority to set its own laws pertaining to vehicle inspections. Most jurisdictions have some form of safety and/or emissions inspection, although Western Australia does not.[citation needed]

New South Wales

Vehicles over five years old are required to obtain an e-Safety Check prior to registration renewal , heat press machines .

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Queensland Transport requires any vehicle to have a safety inspection (and the resulting Safety Certificate prominently displayed) before it can be offered for sale or have its interstate registration transferred . The inspection checks the general condition of the vehicle itself (suspension, body condition, etc…) and certain items of basic safety equipment such as the tyres, brakes, lights, windshield, etc… The certificate is valid for 1,000 km or 3 months (whichever is sooner) if the vehicle is being offered for sale by a dealer, and for 2,000 km or 2 months if being sold by an individual. There are some exceptions, vehicles being sold in rural parts of the state are exempt if driving to the nearest inspection station would present a hardship, and vehicles that are only being sold for parts likewise do not requirer a safety inspection. Sellers who are required to have a safety certificate but either do not obtain one or fail to display it properly while the vehicle is advertised for sale are subject to a $375 on the spot fine.

There are no periodic safety inspections in Queensland once a vehicle is registered, however, mobile road teams conduct random emissions inspections through a program called OVERT, and drivers may be summoned if their vehicles are not within legal guidelines or emits visible smoke.

Victoria

Similar to Queensland, VicRoads requires that a vehicle being sold, registered from interstate have a current Certificate of Roadworthiness from a licensed vehicle inspector. Additionally, vehicles that are cited by the police for safety defects must also obtain a certificate.

New Zealand

New Zealand’s Land Transport Safety Authority requires most vehicles to maintain a Warrant of Fitness through periodic inspections from licensed inspectors. Cars newer than six years old must be inspected at least once every twelve months; older cars require six-monthly inspections. Some classes of vehicle must instead maintain a Certificate of Fitness, which requires a six-monthly inspection regardless of the age of the vehicle.

Americas

Canada

Emissions test required in some regions Periodic safety inspection Both emissions test and safety inspection Safety inspection upon transfer of the vehicle

Emission testing programs in Canada include AirCare in the Lower Mainland only of British Columbia and Ontario’s Drive Clean in Southern Ontario only.

Safety testing regulations vary through the different provinces. In Manitoba for example, upon buying a car (new or used), a valid safety check must be done before it can be registered. Dealerships are required to provide the buyer with a new safety, while private sellers are not (if a private seller so chooses, they may pay for, and issue a new safety in order to make it more appealing to buy). In either case, if the vehicle bought has not had a safety test within the last year, the buyer must safety the vehicle before it can be registered with autopac. From the point the car is registered, no safety test is required as long as the car remains with the current owner (however, if something goes wrong, automechanics and dealerships have the right to refuse to let the client drive out with an unsafe car).

The provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island require annual safety inspections, in Nova Scotia, a safety inspection is required every two years. Ontario and British Columbia require bi-annual emission testing, although only the Lower Mainland of BC, which includes the city of Vancouver, and the southern part of Ontario, require any testing. The rest of the province is without such legislation.

United States

In the United States, each state government is free to decide whether to require vehicle safety inspection, as well as the specifics of the inspection program. Not all states require it, most do not; some states that used to require it have discontinued it.[citation needed]

Under the Clean Air Act (1990), states are required to implement vehicle emission inspection programs in metropolitan areas whose air quality does not meet federal standards. The specifics of those programs vary from state to state. Some states, including Kentucky and Minnesota, have discontinued their testing programs in recent years with approval from the federal government.[citation needed]

States and Federal Districts with periodic (e.g., annual) vehicle safety inspections

Delaware (every year or every two years; brand new cars are exempt for the first four years provided the car remains with the same owner. Older cars registered as antiques do not require emissions testing.)

District of Columbia (every two years)

Hawaii (every year, except brand new vehicles receive an inspection valid for two years, ambulances, rental cars, vehicles used in public transportation, and other, every six months)

Louisiana (every year; emission test in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area)

Maine (every year; emission test in Cumberland County)

Massachusetts (safety inspection and emissions testing annually; cars manufactured prior to model year 1996 are not subject to emissions testing. )

Mississippi (safety inspection every year)

Missouri (every two years; emissions testing in the St. Louis area)

New Hampshire (every year, emissions testing for vehicles equipped with OBD-II (model year 1996 and newer) )

New Jersey (safety and emissions testing every two years, brand new cars are exempt for the first four years provided the car remains with the same owner. Older cars registered as antiques do not require emissions testing.)

New York (safety and emissions test every year, method of emissions testing varies by county of registration: tail pipe emissions testing in New York City as well as the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland, OBD-II emissions testing in upstate counties)

North Carolina (every year; emissions inspections in 48 of 100 counties (1996-newer, except new cars), exempting diesels and cars 35 years or older. Starting Nov 1, 2008 there won’t be an inspection decal issued upon passing. )

Pennsylvaniaevery year for most vehicles; every six months for tractor-trailers, school vehicles (including school buses and school vans), motor coaches, mass transit buses, ambulances, firetrucks, etc.; emissions inspections every year in 25 of 67 counties (stricter in the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia metro areas) (no emission inspection for diesel vehicles))annual inspection, emission, and semi-annual inspection stickers are color-coded, which tells which year they expire. This makes it easier for police to track down expired stickers.

Rhode Island (safety and emission inspection every two years)

Texas (every year; emission test in the largest urban areas - Houston Metro, Dallas Metroplex, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso)

Utah (every two years for the first eight years, then every year)

Vermont (every year)

Virginia (every year; emission inspection every two years in urban and suburban jurisdictions in Northern Virginia)

West Virginia (every year - safety)

States with safety inspection only required prior to sale or transfer

Maryland (emission inspection required every two years in all counties))

States which only require federally mandated emissions inspections

Alaska (Municipality of Anchorage and Fairbanks North Star Borough) every two years, depending on age and type of vehicle

Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson metro areas only) annually, depending on age and type of vehicle )

California (for most ZIP Codes, every two years for all vehicles made after 1975 which are more than six years old)

Colorado (in some localities, every year or two, depending on age and type of vehicle )

Connecticut (every two years)

Georgia (metropolitan Atlanta area only, every year, most recent three model year cars are exempt)

Illinois (Chicagoland and eastern suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri)

Indiana (Lake and Porter counties only, every two years)

New Mexico (Albuquerque metro area)

Nevada (Clark County and Washoe County areas)

Ohio (Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties only)Cars that are 4 years old or less do not have tested, after that period they have to tested. Testing is based on a odd-even year system. If a car was bought in 2000, it wont tested until 2010, if a car was purchased in 2003, then it will need to be tested in 2009. Franklin County (Columbus) and Hamilton County(Cincinnati) will also have be under emission testing effective in 2010. Ohio does not charge a fee for emission testing, due to Ohio’s tobacco settlement.

Oregon (Portland and Medford metro areas only)

Washington (urban areas of Clark, King, Pierce, Snohomish and Spokane counties)

Wisconsin (Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheyboygan, Washington and Waukesha; every two years)

Other States

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Idaho

Iowa

Kansas

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