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Interesting, our emissions and safety checks are done at the same time.
Baffling that they would cease safety checks while keeping emissions tests. I guess if a car kills you or cripples you for life (due to failed brakes etc), you can die or suffer with the comforting fact that the car was compliant with emission standards 🤷
It’s a separate test here for motorcycles too; you can ride a 50cc moped on car licence though or a 125cc with L plates (you can’t have a pillion). As for vehicle dimensions there is no limit, you can drive a 12M/39FT x 2.5M/8FT vehicle granted it doesn’t exceed 3.5T.

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In America, it depends. Emissions tests are almost-always mandated in urban and suburban areas, but most rural areas don’t require emissions. I believe California and New York State mandate emissions tests statewide, regardless of if you live in a big city or out in the middle of nowhere. Some states also have separate inspections for safety (i.e.: brakes, windshield, headlights, taillights, etc.)
In Utah County, Utah (where I currently live); we just take our car to Jiffy Lube or anyone who advertises they do emissions tests once a year. We used to do safety inspections as well, but we stopped in 2017. I’m looking to move to Las Vegas, Nevada or Phoenix, Arizona in the near future and I think both those areas just do emissions, too.
As far as “regular car license,” which is a Class D license in Utah, you can drive your typical personal vehicles from the humble Toyota Corolla to the big boy pickup trucks such as the Ford F-150 and even some RVs under a certain length. You’ll need a separate endorsement to drive motorcycles. And Class A, B and C licenses are for those larger commercial trucks.

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Just out of interest, how are vehicle inspections done in your locality?
In England once a car is over 3 years old it is inspected, as part of a “MOT” annually, the inspection takes about 30-45 minutes.
I was reading a post on FB that inspections in Belgium are required biannually after the car is 4 years old. The test takes about 20 minutes and is done as a “drive-though” service. Pretty bizarre to us Brits.
Also what can you drive on a regular car license?
In Britain you can drive any rigid vehicle up to 3.5T, if you passed prior to 1997 it’s up to 7.5T.
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+1 to that.

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Interesting thought:
So, obviously, we had the Elantra coupe, Elantra Touring (I30 Wagon) and Elantra GT (I30).
Assuming that Hyundai sold the I30 3-Door (coupe) in the us, would it use the Elantra GT name?

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Well, I’m surprised. My plates and stickers actually arrived when the dealership said they would. They sent a thermos too, as some kind of apology gift, I suppose. That’s sorted out now.
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In summer I occasionally see cars like the MG in the background. Or they could be Triumph cars. I’m not entirely sure. In any case, it’s always nice to spot unusual vehicles.

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I bought the Kia Sorento about a month ago. They didn’t put on the plates at the time of purchase. I got a postcard about 3 weeks ago that said the plates were ready to be picked up and I sent an email to the address on the card asking them to mail me the plates because I don’t feel like wasting a couple hours driving. A week went by with no response or plates. I sent another email last Monday. Still nothing.
I called the dealership and they said they mailed the plates today and they would come in two days. I don’t believe them. The timing is too suspicious, but what can I do but wait?
I should have never bought a car from that sleazy Kia dealership. If I had bought that truck I liked from the local Ford dealership, I bet I wouldn’t have had to deal with them losing track of their paperwork, this runaround with the plates or that scumbag in finance trying to trick me into taking a worse loan as if I don’t know how interest works.

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