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Old 10-18-2022, 07:51 AM
 
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If a car fails inspection and the problem is fixed at a different shop, can someone wait the 2 months to get it reinspected and get a sticker from that month, or will the sticker be from the month it initially failed?

At this point with the new rules, I think it will defer back to the month you were supposed to inspect, unless you go outside the 60 day window. However you can still be ticketed for driving on a failed sticker (Black R). A Red R cannot be driven and technically your car can be towed as it's technically deemed unsafe for the road.


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Technically, you're not supposed to drive on a failed inspection sticker at all.
You can drive on a BLACK Reject sticker, which is emissions. A RED R which is a safety defect cannot be driven

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MA Car Inspection Failures and Waivers
If you fail any portion of the vehicle inspection—the safety inspection, emissions test, or both—a rejection sticker will be affixed to your windshield. You will have 60 days to successfully complete a retest after addressing the issues that prevented your vehicle from passing its initial inspection. However, you can still be pulled over and ticketed within this 60-day period.

Depending on which portion of the vehicle check you failed, you may have to meet some additional requirements before your vehicle will pass its retest.

Safety Inspection Failure
While you have 60 days to complete the retest, it is illegal for you to drive a car that failed a safety inspection, which means that at any time you could be pulled over and issued a traffic ticket. You MUST have repairs done to your vehicle as soon as possible in order to avoid being ticketed.
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Old 10-18-2022, 11:56 AM
 
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You can drive on a BLACK Reject sticker, which is emissions. A RED R which is a safety defect cannot be driven
Thank you for advising me of that.
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Old 11-01-2022, 11:50 AM
 
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My sticker expired on 10/22. Got it inspected today and they gave me a 10/23 sticker. No more free month.
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