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Main dealers charge the full fee but many independent testing stations discount it to around £45 ($70).
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What a waste of time and money. If the cap was faulty, the CEL would be on.
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If you don't live in the EPA 'non-attainment' areas then you just honk the horn, turn on the lights and wipers, pay $7.00 and go on with your life.
Only urban areas in Texas have emission testing for Automobiles. The rest of the State has a Safety inspection.
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Only urban areas in Texas have emission testing for Automobiles. The rest of the State has a Safety inspection.
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My diesel truck is safety-only. Would be great if the others are now by simply moving!
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If you don't live in the EPA 'non-attainment' areas then you just honk the horn, turn on the lights and wipers, pay $7.00 and go on with your life.
Only urban areas in Texas have emission testing for Automobiles. The rest of the State has a Safety inspection.
bob gauff
Only urban areas in Texas have emission testing for Automobiles. The rest of the State has a Safety inspection.
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Modern cars, essentially any car with an OBDII monitoring system, self-tests the entire 'evap' system almost every time the car is driven. If there is any leak, the CEL will illuminate and a code designating the size of the leak will be recorded to help in diagnosis and repair. Typical codes would be P0440, P0442 or P0455 or something similar.
If your car has no related codes, there is no leak at the cap or anywhere else.
Good luck trying to convince your department of redundancy department of motor vehicles that they're about 20 years behind in technology.
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Physically testing a cap for leaks on a modern car is absolutely redundant as the car is automatically doing that on virtually a continuous basis. The reason gas caps (and essentially the entire fuel storage system) is sealed is to prevent gas vapours from escaping to the atmosphere. 'Vented' gas cap disappeared in about 1971ish when the early evaporation or 'evap' systems were introduced. They collected gas vapours in a charcoal canister located under the hood and later fed them to the engine to be burned. This same system controls the admission of air to the gas tank as the fuel level drops.
Modern cars, essentially any car with an OBDII monitoring system, self-tests the entire 'evap' system almost every time the car is driven. If there is any leak, the CEL will illuminate and a code designating the size of the leak will be recorded to help in diagnosis and repair. Typical codes would be P0440, P0442 or P0455 or something similar.
If your car has no related codes, there is no leak at the cap or anywhere else.
Good luck trying to convince your department of redundancy department of motor vehicles that they're about 20 years behind in technology.
Modern cars, essentially any car with an OBDII monitoring system, self-tests the entire 'evap' system almost every time the car is driven. If there is any leak, the CEL will illuminate and a code designating the size of the leak will be recorded to help in diagnosis and repair. Typical codes would be P0440, P0442 or P0455 or something similar.
If your car has no related codes, there is no leak at the cap or anywhere else.
Good luck trying to convince your department of redundancy department of motor vehicles that they're about 20 years behind in technology.
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(*) er, depending on how one defines "better"!! More thorough, at least.
Anyone interested to see all the mechanical etc checks done by the MoT here, the full inspection manual is quite readable (no, really, it is!) and online for free. A fair amount of it can be used as a guide for a DIYer as to the kinds of things you should check yourself...
https://www.gov.uk/topic/mot/manuals
I believe a car is a class 4, so https://www.gov.uk/government/public...and-7-vehicles
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Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, Travis, Williamson, El Paso Counties in Texas are classified as EPA non attainment and must have the motor vehicles pass an emission test as well as the Safety check.
There are 254 Counties in Texas so the rest of us just have a Safety Inspection.
Only the crowded urban areas need the emission testing.
You can drive out to a rural County and get a Safety Inspection and sign a waiver.
Affidavit (Texas Department of Public Safety Form VIE-12): An owner of a vehicle registered in Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Travis, and Williamson Counties may obtain a VIE-12 and have a vehicle safety inspection completed in a county where the emissions inspection is not required if one of the following conditions is true:
Parts Availability Time Extension: This extension is available to motorists who are experiencing emission inspection failures due to a vehicle part not being readily available.
Low-Income Time Extension: This extension is available to qualified individuals who would otherwise qualify for public assistance. The Low-Income Time Extension is valid for one inspection cycle, but may be granted more than once during the life of a vehicle.
Individual Vehicle Waiver: This waiver is available to a vehicle owner that has spent at least $600 ($450 in El Paso) on emission-related repairs and is still unable to pass an emissions inspection or unable to qualify for another type of waiver. The waiver may be granted based upon the Texas Department of Public Safety belief that granting the waiver will not cause a significant impact on air quality.
There are 254 Counties in Texas so the rest of us just have a Safety Inspection.
Only the crowded urban areas need the emission testing.
You can drive out to a rural County and get a Safety Inspection and sign a waiver.
Affidavit (Texas Department of Public Safety Form VIE-12): An owner of a vehicle registered in Brazoria, Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Johnson, Kaufman, Montgomery, Parker, Rockwall, Travis, and Williamson Counties may obtain a VIE-12 and have a vehicle safety inspection completed in a county where the emissions inspection is not required if one of the following conditions is true:
- the vehicle will not be primarily operated (driven, parked, or stored less than 60 days per year) in one of the affected counties listed above (examples: certain company fleet vehicles, hunting vehicles);
- the vehicle will no longer be primarily operated for 60 calendar days per inspection cycle in one of the counties listed above (example: someone who moved from an affected county);
- the vehicle will not return to an affected county prior to the expiration of the current vehicle registration sticker (example: student, vacationer, extended out-of-town business); or
- the vehicle is inoperable and will not be operated in an affected county.
Parts Availability Time Extension: This extension is available to motorists who are experiencing emission inspection failures due to a vehicle part not being readily available.
Low-Income Time Extension: This extension is available to qualified individuals who would otherwise qualify for public assistance. The Low-Income Time Extension is valid for one inspection cycle, but may be granted more than once during the life of a vehicle.
Individual Vehicle Waiver: This waiver is available to a vehicle owner that has spent at least $600 ($450 in El Paso) on emission-related repairs and is still unable to pass an emissions inspection or unable to qualify for another type of waiver. The waiver may be granted based upon the Texas Department of Public Safety belief that granting the waiver will not cause a significant impact on air quality.
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