[USA] Rear-ended by a lady who was not quite paying attention. (Austin TX) - [0:44]

Texas gives a 2 year inspection on brand new vehicles.

In terms of smog/emissions testing: All 96 and newer (obd-ii) just get plugged into a computer to check the car's own self test systems for things like the evaporative emissions system, catalytic converters, etc. Cars between 25 years old and model year 1995 have to have a tailpipe test on a rolling dyno since that gives more accurate results than just idling or revving in neutral. Cars older than 25 years are exempt from tailpipe tests. So eventually it'll be obd-ii and safety only, no more dyno tests. Unless the laws change again of course...

All vehicles no matter how old have to pass basic safety checks - tires, lights, horn, brake test, wipers, etc. And safety only inspections only cost like $12.50.
 
Inspection here cost 84 dollars, and i do belive veteran cars ( +25 years ) are exempt for emession test, all other emession test is tailpipe test on idle and reving motor ( no dyno )
If you have a veteran car as a second car ( only in use in summer months ) i seem to recall you can make do with inspections every 4 years on the veteran car.

We pay tax based on how much fule the car spend, so on my little 1000 ccm suzuki thats about 120 dollars a year, but in spite of us Danes taking pride in how "green" we are, you can still buy a car that do 1/2 mile to the gallon, but offcourse that will be a expensive car to keep running, not only in fule as the tax man cant make do with 100 dollars for a guzzler like that.

Just cheked the max you can get to pay for a car ( 4.5 km/L or less ) is 3682 dollars a year, the cheapest is 104 dollars a year for a car that do at least 20 km/l.
The prize for diesel cars is more or less the same.

Its called environmental tax, but our trees and lawns are not greener than in Texas or where ever cars is cheaper to buy and run ( and thats pretty much the whole world )

https://www.cfe-eutax.org/taxation/environmental-taxes/denmark
 
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