Toronto Mike

Ontario's Emissions Scam

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I recently bought a new car.  It's actually not a new car, but it's new to me, and when I bought it it came with a certificate proving it had recently passed an emissions test.  If you look at the test results, you'll see it wasn't even close.

This morning I visited the MTO because these emissions tests are only good for one year and this one expires tomorrow.  My birthday is later in the month, and I figured I'd get my sticker early so I didn't have to get this car tested again.  Because the emissions test will be over a year old by the time my birthday rolls around in a couple of weeks, the MTO wouldn't renew my plates.

Now I have to fork over another $40 to get another emissions test that this automobile will pass easily.  If I don't do this, I can't renew my plates.  I have to do this every two years, as most of you know.

This, my friends, is a scam.  The old time stinkers are already off the road.  Failing this test is a great deal more difficult than passing it.

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