Georgia folks with emissions failing hoopties get in here:| Off-Topic Discussion forum |

slefain PowerDork
4/2/21 7:49 a.m.

If you live in Georgia and can't get your hooptie to pass emissions, you may have just gotten lucky:

https://dor.georgia.gov/.../emissions-test-waiver-motor...

"Due to a system outage with the Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program, the Georgia Department of Revenue (DOR) is notifying motor vehicle owners that they are currently unable to obtain vehicle emissions tests. As such, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has issued an emissions test waiver for motorists who need to register or renew their vehicle registrations until further notice."

The tax office doesn't do April Fool's joke, so get your paperwork in order and put your test-pipe track car back on the road for a year.

mtn (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
4/2/21 8:16 a.m.

I'm shocked that Georgia has emissions testing.

slefain PowerDork
4/2/21 8:41 a.m.

mtn (Forum Supporter) said:
I'm shocked that Georgia has emissions testing.

Just the metro Atlanta counties. And it is just a MIL check at this point. If the check engine light is on, you fail. They still plug in the machine to make sure all the emissions readiness checks are set, but no more dyno test and sniffer on the tail pipe.

maschinenbau (I live here) UltraDork
4/2/21 10:49 a.m.

It really is that simple in the few GA counties that have emissions, though the vast majority of GA's population is in those counties. It only applies to 25 year old cars. I know someone who put his ratty NB Miata's CEL on a 555 timer circuit and passed.