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Originally Posted by Road-Runner
Seriously!! If New York does it so much better than by all means STAY THERE!! I have nothing against Northerners or other people coming from 'Blue' states, but PLEASE leave your big government inclinations there. 
Georgia had inspections and they were nothing more than another form of highway robbery. If an inspection station failed you for ANYTHING, you either had to have it fixed there or bring back a receipt showing you had it fixed somewhere else within 30 days. Nothing but a shake down, LOTS of unneeded repairs foisted on people without the knowledge or spine to dispute the failure. The second time I had to pay to have my headlights 'aligned' I learned to find one of the few places that would only test, but not do the actual repairs themselves. At least then they didn't have a financial incentive to report bogus findings. |
When I lived in Georgia, the inspection fee was 3 dollars, which was not enough for the service center to make any money. One time, they told me that my headlights were not aligned and wanted 10 dollars to fix them. I refused and reported the station to the state police because my headlights were not out of alignment. You can park the car in front of a wall and adjust the alignment with 2 screws. About a week later, I received a check from the service station for 3 dollars, and an approved inspection certificate. A few years later, Georgia rescinded the inspection law.