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by BRITTANY PENLAND
News Reporter
Beginning Oct. 1, vehicle inspection stickers will no longer be displayed on windshields.
Travis J. Isaacs, North Carolina director of Department of Motor Vehicles license plate agency said inspections will be electronically linked to vehicle registration cards.
Drivers will now be required to have their cars inspected the same month as their registration renewal is due, Isaacs said.
 Inspection will be electronically documented into the DMV registration database each time an owner has a car inspection. Photo by Rachel Noel |
“I think people
will like to tie in [inspections and registration renewals] at the same
time. People tend to forget about their inspections,” he said.
Along with the new policy, safety inspection fees will be increased from $8.25 to $12.75, Isaacs said.
According to Custom Muffler Tire and Quick Lube Inspector Jody Shuford, emissions inspection costs will remain at $30.
“I guess
it will be easier on people because [inspection and registration] will
all be tied in all at once and you won’t have to worry about them
[individually],” Inspector at Eric’s Body Shop and Auto Services Jeff
S. Luttrell said.
According
to the DMV Web site, if drivers fail to have their vehicle inspected by
the due date, their registration will be blocked.
Car owners may also face a $50 penalty for failure to have their vehicle inspected.
“I think
there will be fewer tickets and it will save the state money to not
issue any more stickers. It should be more efficient,” Isaacs said.
Inspections will be electronically documented into the DMV registration database, Isaacs said.
He said the database will be updated each time a vehicle owner has an inspection.
“All inspections are going to be done through computer and connected to Raleigh,” Luttrell said.
Currently,
Eric’s Body Shop and Auto Services is the only auto business in the
Town of Boone doing inspection stickers by computer, said Luttrell.
According
to the DMV Web site, synchronizing vehicle inspection and registration
dates will increase inspection compliance as well as benefit the North
Carolina air quality and highway safety.
“I think
being able to get your car inspected and car registered is a great
idea. It makes sense to have one stop for such a simple errand. Plus,
you don’t have to worry about two deadlines—just one deadline for both
registration and inspection,” sophomore criminal justice major Lauren
R. Tysinge said.
States such as Georgia and Kentucky have already implemented the new policy, Isaacs said.
He said the state expects inspection compliance to increase to 97 percent.
Vehicle owners will be notified of the new inspection policy through their renewal notifications in the mail.
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