Steps in the Inspection Process* (please read the explanations below)
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The vehicle must have a Gross
Vehicle Weight of 4,500 kg or less.
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A vehicle may be rejected for the initial test
if it does not have a gas cap or catalytic converter, is emitting excessive
smoke, or for safety reasons. Repairs to correct these faults are NOT included
in the REPAIR COST LIMIT.
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To take the retest a vehicle must be returned
to the same DRIVE CLEAN FACILITY
within 120 days of the initial test, and completed and properly endorsed EMISSION
RELATED REPAIR DATA FORMS (Serviced Items and Recommended Items) must
be provided. The first two retests cost $17.50, subsequent retests cost $35.00.
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A CONDITIONAL
EMISSIONS INSPECTION REPORT is issued when the REPAIR
COST LIMIT requirements have been met, under these
conditions: a DRIVE CLEAN FACILITY
repair technician has completed the necessary EMISSION
RELATED REPAIR DATA FORMS; repairs have been
completed after the initial test within 60 days of the current retest; the
vehicle was taken to a DRIVE CLEAN FACILITY
and repairs costing up to the REPAIR COST LIMIT to
reduce vehicle emissions were done including diagnostic tests, parts and labour,
but not taxes (it is possible that no repairs were done because nothing that
costs less than the REPAIR COST LIMIT can
be done, or emission related repairs under the REPAIR
COST LIMIT were completed and the next repair would
make the total cost more than the REPAIR COST LIMIT,
or emission-related repairs over the REPAIR COST
LIMIT were completed at the owner's request.
Note that the REPAIR COST LIMIT
does NOT APPLY to: replacement of missing gas caps or catalytic converters,
repairing a vehicle rejected or test aborted because of excessive smoke, repairs
covered by a manufacturer's warranty, emission-related repairs undertaken prior
to the initial test, or to a buyer who wants to license a vehicle for road use
(ownership transfer where a Safety Standards Certificate is required).