Question about inspection sticker

Submitted by intromission76 t3_ypxoo2 in massachusetts

Car had been sitting for about almost a year. I parked it in around November of 2021 to fix some things (replace glass, door, body work etc). Finally went to get it inspected in august of 2022 and it failed, so I had 60 days to fix it, but I’ve been busy. Finally did some front end work to pass (past the 60 days) and went in knowing I’d be paying $35 again. Seems like I passed but they only gave me a sticker until 1/23, so 2 months? And then I have to go in and pay $35 again? Feeling nickel and dimed here. Told this is is the new rules but this seems different than missing the date and losing a month on your sticker.

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Potat-O-Vision t1_ivlfw01 wrote

They’re really sticking to the new rule. If the RMV can do ONE thing right, it’s guarantee their revenue streams.

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PakkyT t1_ivlil0s wrote

This is correct under the new rules.

If you get your sticker in the same calendar year that it expired (example expired in June and you reinspect in Nov) then the new sticker will now be dated to the expiration date, not the date inspected. So your new sticker in my example will still be June.

If your sticker expired in the previous calendar year, then your new sticker will be January of the current calendar year and expiring the following January. So you got a January 2022 sticker set to expire January 2023.

Sorry man.

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warlocc_ t1_ivljbvh wrote

Yep, these are the new rules. Should have just left it until next year.

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intromission76 OP t1_ivljjnk wrote

Yes. Horrible timing I guess.

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docdiver315 t1_ivlkp78 wrote

Wait until Aug 2023 and get you Jan 23 sticker /s

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intromission76 OP t1_ivlkxl6 wrote

Guess they missed the part about the vehicle being off the road for repairs. It’s really going to suck for cars that are stored.

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Live-Breath9799 t1_ivlxw66 wrote

I had an inspection done last week and they mentioned the shops are being recorded by the state doing the inspections now.

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BootyMcStuffins t1_ivmzafq wrote

I'm going on 2 years since I've gotten a sticker

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intromission76 OP t1_ivn002h wrote

Driving around with it expired? Are you in the sticks?

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BootyMcStuffins t1_ivn35ln wrote

Nope middlesex county, right on 495. And if you get caught the fine is like $50 so 🤷

I have really bad ADHD, so honestly I just keep forgetting about it. New-ish car, I'm not really worried about anything

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ksyoung17 t1_ivmu4qp wrote

This rule is a friggin joke. When do we get to vote on this?

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