Edbert said:Around here they usually just make sure your headlights, horn and signals work. Inspection is more of an annual tax than a safety thing, but everyone seems to eventually go they way of Kalifornia. Starting last week (September 1st) they started sniffing tail pipes for all cars model year 1968 and newer. They charge the owner an additional $20 for the "service" too.
They sniff the tailpipes here too but its free. They also check the glass; you will fail with anything more than minor chips in the windshield. They even make you demonstrate that your emergency brake if functioning by having you apply it and attempt to drive forward in gear. Its pretty intense.