Texas vehicle inspection stickers going away in 2015

[Renegade]

Perhaps the best argument for going to license plate validation stickers? The only places in the US that use window stickers are ... wait for it ... Texas, New York, and Washington DC.

And VA, NJ, PA, and about another 40 states.

 

[southtexaspilot]

didn't think it needed one if it is a custom one of a kind build? Not sure on that.

Still requires a horn and a headlight switch. Still searching for a one eyed deaf inspector here in San Antonio.

W

 

[rsayloriii]

I've always wanted to go by the letter of the law, just to have some fun. For instance, you have to have functioning windshield wipers, but it doesn't say you have to have a windshield. High beam indicator but not high beams themselves.

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[BIGPAPIGREG]

Still requires a horn and a headlight switch. Still searching for a one eyed deaf inspector here in San Antonio.

W

I'll get with you here in a bit, think I might have a guy that will put a sticker on it.

 

[Willy]

How will this work for military members with Texas registration in other states? My son will be out of state with Texas registration. Can he still complete his registration by mail if he is not in state to get an inspection?

 

[franzas]

2 stickers is too much?

Bullshit.

Someone's getting paid.

 

[franzas]

Still requires a horn and a headlight switch. Still searching for a one eyed deaf inspector here in San Antonio.

W

go south and pay cash

 

[cbigclarke]

I could care less about registration stickers or inspection. What i do care about is that the a hole that plows into me has insurance

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[Vaquero]

I could care less about registration stickers or inspection. What i do care about is that the a hole that plows into me has insurance

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Bingo!

 

[TX69]

$87 Harley Honker Upgrade

 

[NavyVet1959]

Awhile back, they instituted a system where the DPS knows whether you have insurance, so when you go to renew your registration, you don't need to bring proof of insurance anymore. You also don't need to carry your insurance card with you anymore. Before that, they allowed you to carry an electronic image of it (JPG, PDF, etc), but now, you don't even need that. For those of us who are too forgetful to remove any of the insurance papers out of our car that have accumulated over the last 10 years, this means that we're not searching through the car for the current one while the officer is standing beside the window. The bad thing though is that the cops in some jurisdictions these days have automatic license plate scanners and there's nothing stopping them from using this system to tell them if any car they meet has current registration, insurance, and inspection. As someone who tends not to notice that their registration or inspection needs renewal until after it has been out of date for a few weeks, I'm not particularly fond of giving the cops the ability to automatically get that information when their car goes past yours. I think that cops should be required to have reasonable cause before they run your plates for info. When you start giving them too much power, it potential for abuse is high.

 

[TheDan]

I've always wanted to go by the letter of the law, just to have some fun. For instance, you have to have functioning windshield wipers, but it doesn't say you have to have a windshield. High beam indicator but not high beams themselves.

You have to have reverse lights, but don't have to have reverse. I do that every year with one of my cars

 

[Bozz10mm]

Read the article.

Oh yeah, I did read the article. Just wondering if I will have to get my vehicle inspected in June, and then again within 90 days of my November registration renewal.

 

[rsayloriii]

You have to have reverse lights, but don't have to have reverse. I do that every year with one of my cars

I've done it with the high beams. HID conversion (done correctly, none of the jackass stuff) and lost high beams in the factory housing. Installed other lights for the high beams. Typically get a "I don't know if this is legal ..." and that's when I've got to tell them that the law doesn't say WHAT lights have to be high beam, nor that they even have to work. It only states that the high beam indicator has to work.

 

[rsayloriii]

Oh yeah, I did read the article. Just wondering if I will have to get my vehicle inspected in June, and then again within 90 days of my November registration renewal.

From the article:

"For example, if someone’s registration expires in May and their inspection tag expires in June, they will not have to get their car tested until prior to renewing in May 2016."

"If someone’s inspection sticker expires in May but their registration is up in June, they will have to get an inspection."

So ... if your inspection expires in June 2015, and your Registration is in November 2015, then in June 2015 you'll have to get the inspection and in November 2015 you won't have to get an inspection done (just registration). June 2016 doesn't matter anymore, but once November 2016 comes around, you will have to get the inspection and registration done then.



I kind of like it to the point that everything is done on the same month. Always hated having the registration and inspection due different months and only way to really fix it was to get the inspection done early ... and I'm not about to give the state free money. HOWEVER, I foresee this being a bigger headache for us.

 

[southtexaspilot]

I'll get with you here in a bit, think I might have a guy that will put a sticker on it.

PM it.

W

 

[MCA]

What do you need to do if you have a car that is with a kid in college on the East coast and won't be back in the state until 2 or 3 months after the inspection and registration expire? I see that I might be able to get the reg updated on line ... but don't see a solution for the inspection.

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[Moonpie]

So you go get the vehicle inspected, get a piece of paper that says so, go to tax office, pay registration, and get single sticker?

 

[rsayloriii]

So you go get the vehicle inspected, get a piece of paper that says so, go to tax office, pay registration, and get single sticker?

That's what it sounds like.

 

[Southpaw]

So you go get the vehicle inspected, get a piece of paper that says so, go to tax office, pay registration, and get single sticker?

It looks like DPS was suppose to set it up where the inspection station will be communicating with DPS, so online registration, or registering at the office just as you have may still be ok. Perhaps, it'll just be a matter of their database checking another database for it. ???????