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So what? The state still gets their fee for each year! Lets not get into that idealistic discussion that it has anything to do with health & safety.

And I never said it did. The man asked a question about what purpose was served by the 90 day period and I answered him. Learn to read!

Also your reply is technically inaccurate. In my example, after renewing your registration on day 364, you wouldn't need to get another inspection for 12 months, thus allowing you to possibly get by with an inspection every other year.

The only problem with this issue, to my mind, is the 90 day prior to renewing deadline. I'm not sure exactly what they hope to accomplish with this. As long as the data base is going to be established, why wouldn't a current annual inspection be acceptable done any time during the year?

Because you could technically get away with 1 inspection for 2 years worth of registration if you renew your registration on day 1 and day 364 of your inspection.

But I assume that since the trucking industry spends all its time driving around, a three-month window to get the truck inspected might be considered sufficient.

Except for the Texas based companies with trucks and trailers that operate solely out of an out of state terminal, and/or the independent o/o who is just like a fulltimer, registered here but never comes back. Texas has only recently (2yrs ago?) begun to allow multi year registrations (as was mentioned above by whj) to attract the Texas companies that have all of their trailers registered in Oklahoma, Louisiana and other states that already had multi year and none expiring trailer registration. With this new inspection program, the step forward they made two years ago will instantly be undone. Commercial vehicles are required to be inspected and there are many ways to obtain an inspection without having to return to Texas. Token trailer license plates no longer have expiration date stickers on them either, so the registration can be renewed easily even if the trailer is not in the state. This new law will change that and require Texas registered trailers (including RV's) to come back to Texas for an inspection. That won't happen. The carriers will simply change their state of registration, costing Texas a lot more revenue that any amount of RV'ers.

Don't know about you, but I can't say that I have heard any "threats' here.

"If this becomes law as currently written we will change our domicile to SD or Florida. "

"if this goes through then we will go with Florida as there are no annual inspections"

"But if it stands, I will have to leave TX."

threat·en verb \ˈthre-tən\

: to say that you will do something unwanted especially in order to make someone do what you want

Hmm, I guess you define threat differently that I do.

There is a much larger and more powerful group than RV's, Polk County or the Escapee's that will be working to get this changed. The trucking industry means a whole lot more lost revenue to this state than every RV registered in the state. Like Jack said, don't panic. The sky is not falling yet. The inspection law in Texas recognizes the state inspections from 12 other states, and has for years. You never know, there may be a way to get inspected in another state and show verification to Texas. Predicting what may or may not happen, threatening to change your domicile, or anything else will do nothing to resolve the situation...and it is a situation that may never occur.

Well I posted in the other thread, since I wasn't brave enough to post here originally.

Heidi, I'm glad to hear there is improvement. I will continue to keep all of you in my prayers.

Phil

Drive a few and imagine the next 5 hours in it, for a few days in a row!