I can’t imagine this being a good thing. A past article quoted somebody as basically saying people would be trusted to use their best judgment to keep their vehicles in a safe operating condition.
This doesn’t even help low-income folks because the fee isn’t going away, the name is just changing.
I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around this. It just doesn’t seem like a great idea.
The thing is, cops aren’t mechanics, so leaving it up to them to decide if someone they pulled over is driving a “safe” vehicle doesn’t make sense.
Until, of course, I remembered that they don’t need to be right to use their power against people they don’t like.
Dont forget the part where you will now be paying a fee. What used to be paying for the inspection will now be tacked on to your registration as a fee
Oof, I mean I’ve seen some real beaters driving around here. Someone’s gonna get killed because of this. I can’t see how this is a good thing. Like inspections were $7 once a year. Not really an inconvenience.
Doesn’t seem like a great idea seeing Texas drivers, but I was shocked to learn only like 15-20 states have mandatory vehicle inspection programs and cars 25+ years old registered as antiques didn’t have to do it anyways. So maybe it’s not as important as I thought and at least I don’t have to go in the shop once a year and get upsold
Honestly I don’t see any upside to this personally. I live in county that still requires emissions inspection so I’m not “saving time”. I’m still going to have to pay the fee it just got moved and renamed + .50. Cars that may have been found with issues will no longer be.
