A new damning report reveals that a widespread fraud system in Texas is enabling people to pass the state’sinspection even when their vehicles aren’t capable of doing so, raising concerns that many cars on Texas roads may be unsafe. State lawmakers are proposing different solutions to address the issue.
In Texas, drivers must have a state inspection completed each year to ensure compliance with safety standards. For example, passenger cars need to have, seat belts, brakes, and headlamps that are deemed safe for Texas roads where the public is present. A one-year safety inspection is just $7.00 so there’s little reason to fake it if the vehicle in question is indeed safe.
Despite that, fraud investigators in Texas believe that millions of vehicles each year get a passing grade simply by paying off the shop that does the inspection. That would allow cars that Texas law deems unsafe to obtain license plates and then, of course, to drive on the road otherwise unnoticed by law enforcement.Local news NBC 5 went to one shop that is licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety to conduct these state-required inspections.
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