NJ Puts The Brakes On Mechanics Inspections
New Jersey has become the 30th state that no longer inspects privately owned motor vehicles for mechanical defects.
And emissions testing will now start when vehicles turn five years old, instead of four. The changes, which formally take effect Monday, will save the state about $17 million, mostly from scrapping 2.4 million inspections and re-inspections performed each year.
But commercial-plated vehicles -- including school buses, limousines, jitneys and taxis --the policy change will make the state's roadways less safe.
But Motor Vehicle Commission officials say the state could no longer justify spending million on the inspections.
The state pays a private company to do the inspections and is charged per inspection
