Car tags and vehicle inspection

[Lady D]

Here in Memphis we have to run our cars through a vehicle inspection every year before we can get a renewal sticker for our car tag. We pay a $106 a year for a little sticker that has 07, 08 for the year, etc. The residents of Memphis have to have a full vehicle inspection, windshield, lights, turn signals, brakes, brake lights, wipers, emissions, etc. Now the residents of Shelby County only have to take their cars through to test their emissions which I feel is unfair. And this testing for the emissions in their cars just started around a year or two ago. Before that they never had to go through inspection. They can drive around with broken windshields while city residents have their vehicles failed for a cracked windshield, even if it is on the passenger side. I feel this is unfair. We have to replace our windshield first which I am going to have to do on our Honda for a 8 inch crack on the passenger side, nearly $300 down the drain. Wondering what other cities require a vehicle inspection before getting a renewal sticker and what they charge for a sticker. Mississippi is cheap on the sticker if it is a used vehicle but on a brand new one they charge around $400 or $500 or more depending on the vehicle, and just for a sticker. That is what I've heard anyway.

 

[GIjo]

I feel your pain!! I live in California now, and it is outrageous what you have to do here!!!! We have to do "smog" tests.....I guess it is like emissions (which I had to do in New Mexico), but it takes about an hour to get one done and it costs anywhere between 50-75 dollars. Then, it is just stupid how much car tags are here!!!!!! Even with my military afidavit, it is still expensive!!!
Back in OK, I signed a form every year and if you are active duty, you can get your car tags for 21 dollars, no matter the year, type or model. When I lived there, we had to do an "inspection" every year which was 5-10 dollars and they would put a sticker on the inside of your car. Too easy.
In Albuquerque, people would register their cars in a different county to keep from having to get emissions done every year. Oh, if your car doesn't pass smog test or emission, they won't give you a car tag until it does. (more $$ to fix it)

 

[Lady D]

I feel your pain!! I live in California now, and it is outrageous what you have to do here!!!! We have to do "smog" tests.....I guess it is like emissions (which I had to do in New Mexico), but it takes about an hour to get one done and it costs anywhere between 50-75 dollars. Then, it is just stupid how much car tags are here!!!!!! Even with my military afidavit, it is still expensive!!!
Back in OK, I signed a form every year and if you are active duty, you can get your car tags for 21 dollars, no matter the year, type or model. When I lived there, we had to do an "inspection" every year which was 5-10 dollars and they would put a sticker on the inside of your car. Too easy.
In Albuquerque, people would register their cars in a different county to keep from having to get emissions done every year. Oh, if your car doesn't pass smog test or emission, they won't give you a car tag until it does. (more $$ to fix it)

It does here also. But sometimes it can be something as simple as changing out the pcv valve on a car and that will fix it. People in the city would register their cars in the county here also to keep from going through. Here really there is a 30 day grace period if your car does fail for emissions. The stupid thing about the entire deal here is that part of that $106 includes a $50 wheel tax. What the heck is a wheel tax for??? We have always had to pay a wheel tax, used to be $25, has been $50 for many years now. Everything about this city is backwards, especially the government, mainly the mayor and his cronies.

 

[GIjo]

Well, there you have it, the "WHEEL" Tax........ that's so dumb!!!!


Let's get rid of all of these idiots in charge and write in Miss Kitty for President!!!! (I put this in the politics forum too)

 

[Lady D]

Well, there you have it, the "WHEEL" Tax........ that's so dumb!!!!


Let's get rid of all of these idiots in charge and write in Miss Kitty for President!!!! (I put this in the politics forum too)

It is dumb! I wish we could get rid of this city mayor here. He is an embarrassment to this city and its residents. He has been mayor 16 years too long. And he constantly berates the city council members, more or less threatens them, and the residents also. I am all for it. And the mayors race is in November here and he is running again, and really, there is no one running that can beat him unfortunately. Many people dislike him and bad mouth him all the time but they continue to vote for him like the ignorant people they are. The only way we will be rid of him is when he is 6 feet under.

 

[GIjo]

 

[Smiling JOe]

NC requires vehicle inspections, and many years ago, GA also required them.

 

[greenroomsurfer]

I've had to go through inspections in many states and countries. It would be a great way to find illegal people drugs etc. When they open the U.S. to the Mexican truck company's we had better have them at each state.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I've had to go through inspections in many states and countries. It would be a great way to find illegal people drugs etc. When they open the U.S. to the Mexican truck company's we had better have them at each state.

The inspections to which ladydebubba refers are not surprise inspections. The vehicle owner decides when to go, within a certain period. In NC, I could go to a gas station which did a little mechanic work for the inspection. In Memphis, there is Gov't entity which seems to be running things, and you never get out of the car. You drive through some 8 lane building, and they check the basic visual inspection including tire treads, signal lights, brake lights, etc, then hook you up to an emissions tester before sending you on your way. NC didn't even check emissions. If they were looking for drugs, one would have to be very stupid to get caught. They are looking for money.

 

[Miss Kitty]

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