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How Much Texas State
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The new changes to the process of getting your vehicle registration has left many
customers confused as to what comes 몭rst and why. The process at around three years ago
was quite di몭cult and tough for many shops around Dallas, Denton, Collin county and more.
The 몭rst step had to be done through the shop owners and this was to physically purchase
stickers from the local county. Once the employee or owner went to the county o몭ce to
purchase the stickers, they then had to drive back to the shop and use the book they had. If
for some reason all the stickers were used, the shop couldn’t perform any more state
inspections. The price that the customer paid back when there were stickers was $39.75
and this was quite high for a lot of people. Now that the Texas two step program is in place,
several customers have asked me how much Texas state inspection?

 

In the beginning when I told the customer the grand total of $25.50, they were so happy and
pleased. However, I always follow by telling them that the cost of the actual registration

pleased. However, I always follow by telling them that the cost of the actual registration
sticker has gone up. The customer then proceeds to ask how much Texas state inspection
Traanndswlahtye h»as it gone up? This leaves me to go into explanation as to how customers weren’t
actually saving anything during this whole process. I will recap the past prices and costs
compared to what is actually going on today. The stickers used to cost shops $14.50 per
sticker and we charged $39.75 for the actual Texas state inspection service which was right
around the pro몭t margin of $25. Well now as I mentioned above, the cost for the inspection
service is $25.50 and there is no longer a cost for the shop to purchase a physical sticker.
The cost has disappeared, not including service calls, and the pro몭t margin has roughly
stayed the same for the shop owners. However, when a customer goes to get his/her vehicle
registration sticker, they are now being charged right around $80. The old price for the
vehicle registration stickers used to be around $65 so what this basically means is that the
state is still pro몭ting the $14.50 that they used to make off stickers, but they aren’t actually
having a cost. So now I have hopefully answered how much Texas state inspection for most
of the people still wondering this.

Senator Don Hu몭nes from Texas introduced senate bill 1588 to eliminate safety inspections
for civilian vehicles because he believe that it has wasted millions of tax payer dollars and
more importantly time. Research has shown that basically 34 states in the United States do
not perform safety inspections and that Texas is still one of the classic states still requiring
it. “This tax costs Texans an annual $267 million in fees alone,” says Hu몭nes. These
statements he made in 2017 were to rid state inspections completely and to allow drivers to
be on roads without any concern with getting the car checked for safety issues. I am
strongly against Senator Hu몭nes’s beliefs because I am strong believer that vehicle state
inspections not only provide safety on the road, but it gives a requirement for people to 몭x
issues with their car. If there are hundreds of thousands of cars on the road that have check
engine lights on, then the combination of harmful pollutants in the metroplex will have
damaging effects.

Therefore, when customers ask me how much Texas state inspection I let them know it’s a
very low cost of $25.50 and that it is worth it to ensure your vehicle is ready for the road. The
bene몭t of the Texas vehicles inspection program is that trouble codes can be easily
detected through the OBD II system. With plugging in one simply wire to the care, the
computer can give you the exact code to show customers what is wrong with the car.
Usually emission related, engine lights come on when something with the car’s emissions
isn’t properly functioning. Statistics shown from the DPS website revealed that transmission

repairs can range from $1500 to $3000 depending on the exact problem. For example, if your
car shows that there is a check engine light on and you try to get an inspection, you will fail
the inspection. If the cost seems to be exceptionally high, the state of Texas provides a
waiver program that will assist car owners with a decent amount to help with repairs.

A prominent issue that has risen in the metroplex is cars that are driving around with expired
registration stickers. A lot of people do not actually understand the consequences of driving
around with an expired sticker. For example, let say you are in Lewisville, TX driving around
with an expired registration sticker and a police o몭cer happens to drive by you. The 몭rst
thing the police o몭cer will look at is the sticker on your windshield. If that tag is expired, you
will instantly be pulled over and questioned about why you are driving around with a sticker
that is not valid. Everything at this point is up to the police o몭cer’s discretion and I must
note that these matters are not taken lightly. They are 몭nes between $200-$500 depending
on what else the o몭cer wants to get you for. Another example of a situation dealing with
expired tags are at apartment complexes. The management at apartment complexes will
check every vehicle in their lot to make sure every tag is valid. If it is not valid, the
management will 몭rst leave a warning. If the resident does not get a state inspection and
then proceed to get the vehicle registration, then the manager is legally allowed to call a two
truck to to the vehicle out of the lot. As you can see, the counties in and around Dallas does
not take expired tags lightly. I have also heard of customer’s asking their leasing o몭ces how
much Texas state inspection, but don’t worry this blog will tell you everything.

So when asked how much Texas state inspection, it is important to remember that the low
cost $25.50 is completely worth it when comparing it to what consequences there are to
face. Out of state customers that just moved to Texas are rather surprised by the Texas
vehicle inspection program and that they are required to maintain a healthy car, so to say.
Something to note is that you should never get upset if your car fails because this just
means that you will be on your way to 몭xing and having a safer car next time you are on the
road. There have been many instances in my experience where customers have lost their
tempers and have refused to pay the state inspection fee. What needs to be understood is
that when your car fails the state inspection, you are given two weeks to 몭x whatever issue
there is with car and then you bring it back to the shop that failed it and they will pass it with
no charge again to you. The key note in this is that, you will not have to pay again if you bring
the car back within the two weeks. If the car is brought back after two weeks, well then that
amount of time is long enough for another issue to have taken place and a whole state
inspection must be done again.

Here at Mike’s Tire in Lewisville, we not only assist customers with how to repair their
vehicles, but we give them true advice and answer the question of how much Texas state
inspection. A common misconception is that you don’t need good tread on your tires to pass
inspection. That in itself is very false and that it must be understood that the only thing that
is making contact with your car and the road is your tires. If you tires have low tread, then
this can cause you to lose traction on the road when you are hitting the gas and brake. Not
only is this dangerous to you, but this is dangerous for everyone around you. It is not feasible
and does not make sense for your car to pass inspection with bad tires. This is a huge safety
concern and is actually one of the most important parts that an inspector must check for
before passing a vehicle. At Mike’s Tire in Lewisville, we give the customers options in even
buying gently used tires if the customer’s budget in not in range for new tires.

Statistically speaking, some tires that say there is a 50,000 mile tread life may not be
accurate at all. There are several factors in how long your tires will last and one of them is
how the customer drives. If there is frequent hard braking and hard gassing, then the
chances of tires lasting 50,000 miles is slim to none. A research study about owners of late-
model Honda CR-V’s showed that the tires that were put on the car right out of the
dealership only lasted 20,000 miles. This was a huge complaint that the dealership was
receiving and customer’s were rather infuriated. Dealerships around the nation then begin
educating customers about tire rotations and how to properly air up tires. Car manuals
focused more emphasis on education likes this so customers can get the most out of their
cars. So to answer the question of how much Texas state inspection, it is $25.50!

 

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