Well Roy, after all that talk about smog cops and emmisions tests... Its
arrived..  mixed feelings on this topic obviously.
 Points gleened from todays newspaper give a max test price of $30.
Subsequent tests for a failed vehicle will be $15.  During the first two
years of the program a $200 cap on repair fees to bring the vehicle into
smog limits, after that, no upper limit!  Testing every two years. 
 Next year will see two cities fall victem to smog checks, and mine will see
it come the year 2000.
 Rural areas will not be affected. Yet. And our capitol city of
beurocrats will also not see any smog checking (, lets make it
difficult for these bill passers eh?)
About the only good point reported is vehicles 4 to 19 years old will be
tested.  Safe on two vehicles still. And the truck, well, I'm glad I'm all
for propane as a motor fuel... (got a mixer!) =-)
And if 19 years applies when smog check hits this city, I've only got to
suffer through one smog check on the truck. 
And on smog cops, from the paper;
 "...the province also plans to use smog police to spot check vehicles.
Teams of provincial officers will troll Ontarios highways to nab the worst
polluters on the road when the program starts next year.
 Trucks & busses from other provinces and the U.S. will also face fines if
they fail to pass on-road spot checks."
-Other than commercial vehicles liscenced in their home state and here, how
could they possibly enforce smog checks for vehicles not even registered
here!? Same goes for private vehicles, and will they be bothering those of
us with exempt vehicles cause it registers on their troll mobiles?
I can see any number of flaws in this, and I'm only glad I'm not part of the
initially affected cities, this is going to get very messy.
Alex.
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