Car tags and vehicle inspection

[Ocean Lover]

Thanks for the reminder LadyD! My inspection was due at the end of August!

2 years ago I unknowingly went almost a complete year with out of date tags!!!!! It still baffles me that a. I didn't get pulled over and b. that I had no clue.

We don't have an inspection and pay around $55 for tags....I'm sure we pay in other ways tho...

 

[jessifunn]

Do they do vehicle inspections in Florida?

 

[30A Skunkape]

It is a tax cloaked in what sounds like a good idea. There was a need for vehicle safety inspections 40 years ago, but modern cars are safe and the need for somebody to double check your wipers and brakes is obsolete. I don't know about anyone else, but I head to the mechanic when my brakes don't sound right. In Louisiana they had these 'brakes tags', and the rationale for continuing them was that the proceeds went to purchasing equipment for the State Police. That sounds great, but when you read the state's line by line budget and see the millions of dollars of worthless junk people are already paying for, you inderstand it is simply politricks.

 

[30A Skunkape]

Do they do vehicle inspections in Florida?

No. Thank goodness. But I am sure somebody will propose it eventually.

 

[Biff]

Interesting points;

going from a + inspection to NO inspection state...; I would like to see inspections come back. Most especially for safety; not necessarily of the deemed "driver/owner; but for ME!!!!!

As a motorcyclist; and FIVE "O", there are too many autos in our state now that just DO NOT belong on the streets;

SKUNKMYSTER UNLIKE YOU; Most people treat there autos like they do their lawn mower; they drive it until it falls apart; then trade it in on a new one

Hoo Raw.... proven point; if people have to pay to play, they usually play fair......

 

[Curtis]

I lived in Virginia for a few years where inspections were mandatory. At first, I didn't like the idea or expense of it. I moved and realized that it really kept cars in first rate condition for road travel. Nothing worse than getting behind a car that is a rolling smoke bomb or could self destruct at any moment. It cost more but it did work. The cost probably wound up being less than the injuries, etc that were caused by vehicles that shouldn't have ever been on the road in the first place. Preventive maintenence so to speak.

 

[GIjo]

Interesting points;

going from a + inspection to NO inspection state...; I would like to see inspections come back. Most especially for safety; not necessarily of the deemed "driver/owner; but for ME!!!!!

As a motorcyclist; and FIVE "O", there are too many autos in our state now that just DO NOT belong on the streets;

SKUNKMYSTER UNLIKE YOU; Most people treat there autos like they do their lawn mower; they drive it until it falls apart; then trade it in on a new one

Hoo Raw.... proven point; if people have to pay to play, they usually play fair......

Good point little bro!!!;-)

 

[30A Skunkape]

Interesting points;

going from a + inspection to NO inspection state...; I would like to see inspections come back. Most especially for safety; not necessarily of the deemed "driver/owner; but for ME!!!!!

As a motorcyclist; and FIVE "O", there are too many autos in our state now that just DO NOT belong on the streets;

SKUNKMYSTER UNLIKE YOU; Most people treat there autos like they do their lawn mower; they drive it until it falls apart; then trade it in on a new one
Hoo Raw.... proven point; if people have to pay to play, they usually play fair......

Yep, and then they drive around a heap with an expired sticker or a red one that says they failed the test. And then......?

 

[Jdarg]

Louisville used to have mandatory Vehicle Emissions Testing, and I never minded the once a year visit to the V.E.T. It was cheap (like under $20). Of course if your car was found to be in violation, the problem had to be fixed. I didn't have a problem with that part either- if your vehicle is spewing out more than it's fair share of fumes, it should be fixed.

Louisville has stopped the VET test, and as I recall, the biggest reason for discontinuing the program was people saying how inconvenient it was to get their cars tested once a year. Wow. It usually only took 30 minutes start to finish.

 

[Biff]

Yep, and then they drive around a heap with an expired sticker or a red one that says they failed the test. And then......?

Good point little bro!!!;-)