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Colorado Emissions

DirkDigler

I wanna be Dave
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Have any of you Colorado guys heard the final word on emissions for 2007? I had heard a while back that, as of 2007, there would be no more emissions testing and so forth. There would be no more control by the state over anything you do to your engine and associated emissions control.
 
I think that even if the state run ones go away they will go back to the old system of the local shop doing just a tail pipe test. There was talk that it cost more to keep that program going than it brings in even with the fedral money. But they will still have testing , so for 100$ with the old system you can get anything passed.
 
Emissions

The Division of Motor Vehicles Emissions Program has the responsibility to issue, suspend and revoke licenses for emission testing facilities and emissions inspectors working in the Emissions program areas (counties). This includes Envirotest which performs emissions testing for the state under a contract with the state. It also includes diesel testing facilities.

The Emissions Program is divided into two areas the Denver Metro area is called the "enhanced area" and the counties of Weld, Larimer and El Paso are called the "basic area" each area has to conform to laws that are a little different for each area.

State Emission staff are responsible to make sure that emissions tests are performed correctly, to do this, emissions staff conduct regular covert (unannounced) and overt (observation & hands on) test audits of facilities and inspectors who do emissions tests for the citizens of the state. The frequency of these test audits is defined by Colorado law. When staff determine that inspections are not being done correctly, they issue fines against the testing site and inspector and can take away licenses during this process.

If a car is damaged during an emissions test, or there is any other complaint about the test, staff or facility, the emissions staff help citizens with resolving their complaints. Complaint staff also enforce the "Garage Repair Act" and help citizens obtain refunds who have been charged for car repairs that were not approved ahead of time or if our investigation determines emissions repairs were not needed or to replace parts that were in good working order and not needed to repair the problem.

Sometimes a car will not pass an emissions test. When this happens, the owner needs to fix the car so that it will pass the test. In the enhanced area (Denver Metro), if the owner has spent $715.00 in emissions related repairs on a 1968 and newer model or $75 on a 1967 and older car & $ 200.00 for 1982 and newer or $75.00 for 1981 and older in the Basic area in emissions repairs to fix the car and it still doesn't pass the emissions test, our staff can work with the citizen and issue what is called a "waiver" when the car meets all "waiver requirements". This waiver allows the citizen to register the vehicle and gives the citizen time to repair the vehicle to pass the emissions test and to drive the car for one "testing cycle".

If you have questions or need more information, you can contact our customer service staff at (303) 205-5603.

In the Colorado Springs area, you can contact our staff at (719) 594-8709.

In the Larimer County and Weld County area, you can contact our staff at (970) 494-9808.
 
They stopped those checks here a while ago. What they told the press was the same as kris said. It was just too expensive to keep the program running, and the impact it was having wasnt worth the money dumped into it.
 
I talked to a guy that had the machine that does the test. He is pissed off because he bought the machine and now won't use it after 2007. I wish I could get the 100% right answer on this.....
 
didnt colorado ban smoking in public and if they did then why would they lift the law personaly i think ole colorado might make some new laws like cali is. but then again i dont know how colorado is so just ignore my post, or should you take consideration to my post and take in the knowledge of my brain. Or then again you could ignore it but by this time i wasted some time of you life and you cant ignore it becuase it is un-ignorable due to the stupidy of my post and worthlessness of the used webspace to waste someones time. okay im done.

Man if they do lift that i am going to say there is going to be alot of smog in denver most likely.
 
TwistedXT said:
Emissions

The Division of Motor Vehicles Emissions Program has the responsibility to issue, suspend and revoke licenses for emission testing facilities and emissions inspectors working in the Emissions program areas (counties). This includes Envirotest which performs emissions testing for the state under a contract with the state. It also includes diesel testing facilities.

The Emissions Program is divided into two areas the Denver Metro area is called the "enhanced area" and the counties of Weld, Larimer and El Paso are called the "basic area" each area has to conform to laws that are a little different for each area.

State Emission staff are responsible to make sure that emissions tests are performed correctly, to do this, emissions staff conduct regular covert (unannounced) and overt (observation & hands on) test audits of facilities and inspectors who do emissions tests for the citizens of the state. The frequency of these test audits is defined by Colorado law. When staff determine that inspections are not being done correctly, they issue fines against the testing site and inspector and can take away licenses during this process.

If a car is damaged during an emissions test, or there is any other complaint about the test, staff or facility, the emissions staff help citizens with resolving their complaints. Complaint staff also enforce the "Garage Repair Act" and help citizens obtain refunds who have been charged for car repairs that were not approved ahead of time or if our investigation determines emissions repairs were not needed or to replace parts that were in good working order and not needed to repair the problem.

Sometimes a car will not pass an emissions test. When this happens, the owner needs to fix the car so that it will pass the test. In the enhanced area (Denver Metro), if the owner has spent $715.00 in emissions related repairs on a 1968 and newer model or $75 on a 1967 and older car & $ 200.00 for 1982 and newer or $75.00 for 1981 and older in the Basic area in emissions repairs to fix the car and it still doesn't pass the emissions test, our staff can work with the citizen and issue what is called a "waiver" when the car meets all "waiver requirements". This waiver allows the citizen to register the vehicle and gives the citizen time to repair the vehicle to pass the emissions test and to drive the car for one "testing cycle".

If you have questions or need more information, you can contact our customer service staff at (303) 205-5603.

In the Colorado Springs area, you can contact our staff at (719) 594-8709.

In the Larimer County and Weld County area, you can contact our staff at (970) 494-9808.
I read this too but there is no mention of what will happen in 2007.

I will call the 719 area code number.
 
joecrawler said:
Man if they do lift that i am going to say there is going to be alot of smog in denver most likely.

There already is in the evening, but it just blows out over Kansas in a few hours. :lol:
 
I heard that the yearly emissions test will go away as of January 2007, but they will have roadside sniffers that take a picture of your license plate. If you are a polluter you will get a citation and have to get it fixed.

I have no proof of that yet, just word of mouth.
 
Grizzly4x4 said:
I heard that the yearly emissions test will go away as of January 2007, but they will have roadside sniffers that take a picture of your license plate. If you are a polluter you will get a citation and have to get it fixed.

I have no proof of that yet, just word of mouth.
Yes yes. I heard that too. That is why they have been using those trucks with the sensors, as you get onto the freeway.
 
Grizzly4x4 said:
I heard that the yearly emissions test will go away as of January 2007, but they will have roadside sniffers that take a picture of your license plate. If you are a polluter you will get a citation and have to get it fixed.

I have no proof of that yet, just word of mouth.
I know that I'll just let off the gas when I go past the sniffers!!!! Maybe even just shut the engine off and roll through!:lol: "thumbsup"
 
yeah, i like the whole:

air care colorado said:
Sure you need a test? Be sure before you
present your vehicle for testing!
State regulation requires testing centers to test
ALL vehicles presented. Under this regulation,
emissions inspectors are prohibited from judging
whether or not your vehicle needs a test.

No refunds can be given for emissions tests that
were not due. If you are not sure, call the Air Care
Colorado Hotline at 303-456-7090.


so if i bring my emissions exempt truck to get tested, those punks will still test it, even though i have an exempt sticker sitting right on the windshield!!!! Punks!
 
Thankfully they quit that emmissions testing crap in Mn about 5 years ago after about 3 years of the program. Same story, not bringing in enough money to cover the program, and no proof it was helping air quality. Plus many just got an extension to get their tabs anyway and go back later for testing, which knowbody did anyway. fawking tree huggers.
 
I know this has nothing to do with colorado but I really wish NY would do away it too....Our NYS inspection system is pretty much based off the MIL for 96 and newer cars, now we just plug into the OBD II and scan the system. If The check engine light is on its going to fail, or if there was any codes at one time it fails too(history/pending). We only use the dyno for 95 and older cars, you can still scam those ones, stick the probe in another car :lol: , BUT 96 in newer is damn near inpossible, you cant even just clear the codes and send it through, it detects that the system has not run through all of its check modes yet :shock: It also detects if you try to hook it up to a different cars OBDII socket :shock: I have no idea how...

Im glade I am out of that buisness, I fawkin hated inspections....got the shaft on flat rate time too.... I did just renew my card though...I guess its good to have
 
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