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Old 03-18-2008, 04:51 PM
 
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My Wife previously resided in PA, her state inspection is due soon, my question is, since she is in VA does she have to return to PA to get the inspection done every year? I am in the military and move around quite a bit, I would rather not have to re-register her car each time i moved (that and its still in her fathers name) has anyone else encountered this problem? Is it possible to have a VA inspection done in its stead?
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Old 03-19-2008, 06:07 PM
 
Location: Roanoke VA
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Default State Inspections

The Division of Motor Vehicles should answer your question, but I think VA will require you to have yearly inspection. The problem I have encountered
with the VA state inspection is that its hard to get anyone to do it for you!
I have found Firestone to be the best place to go for an inspection, but be sure to get something else done while they do an inspection. Gas stations, oil change places simply don't find it profitable to bother with this inconvenience.
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Old 03-19-2008, 06:14 PM
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Location: Southeast of the Northwest Territories
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The Division of Motor Vehicles should answer your question, but I think VA will require you to have yearly inspection. The problem I have encountered
with the VA state inspection is that its hard to get anyone to do it for you!
I have found Firestone to be the best place to go for an inspection, but be sure to get something else done while they do an inspection. Gas stations, oil change places simply don't find it profitable to bother with this inconvenience.
Spee-Dee Oil Change & Tune-Up on Main St in Salem. I dropped in on a pretty busy Sat morning, waited, and was out of there probably 20 mins later minus less than $20.
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Old 03-20-2008, 10:34 AM
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I was military stationed in VA. The base in Norfolk had a list of @25 states that have non-existant or inadequate inspections, if your state of registration was on that list then you needed a Va inspection. Michigan was a big one with no inspections so you would see Michigan plates and Va inspections.

The question is what will PA accept? Va should be fine with it. Now if the car is in your name (Active Service Member) then you don't have to switch the registration but if it's in your wifes then I believe she has 30 day's (check with dmv) to switch it. She is not exempt.

I don't know where you are but Merchants Tires does state inspections, ask around i'm sure someone knows a "fair" inspector. Some can be real difficult.
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Old 01-16-2011, 10:54 AM
 
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done the inspection station suppose to keep a bay open and do the inspection right then while you wait. larry
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Old 01-17-2011, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Fredericksburg, Va
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If you live in Va., you have 30 days to change your tags to VA. tags...and you will get a Va. State Safety Insp. Each Insp.station abides by the Va. State Safety Inspection rule book.
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Old 01-17-2011, 07:02 PM
 
Location: Suburbia
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Each Insp.station abides by the Va. State Safety Inspection rule book.
Haha. Or at least they should.
My parents pull up to the local garage and don't even get out of the car. "Turn on the lights, beep the horn. We know you and your car. It's good. Here's your sticker." I on the other hand take my car in, they go over the whole thing and get told, "Your headlight bulb is registering too dim. Oh, it's not the bulb, it's the whole headlight assembly". I didn't even know they tested the brightness of the bulb.
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Old 01-18-2011, 12:11 PM
 
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Brambleton auto in Roanoke had me out the door in 10 minutes without an appointment, costed me 16 bucks.
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Old 01-21-2011, 02:42 AM
 
Location: Roanoke VA
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Tanglewood Firestone store is reliable & honest. They never try to rip me off.
I like how they will do a state inspection along with an oil change, etc.(if you make an appt). Most places don't want to do just a state inspection, its a waste of time.
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Old 01-21-2011, 05:17 AM
 
Location: NW Orlando
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"Official Inspection Stations" used to be pretty easy to find...most garages would do inspections. Has this changed?

I wish FL still had vehicle inspections. Some of the so called vehicles down here are flat out scary!
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