To: State representatives, The North Carolina State House, The North Carolina State Senate, and Governor Roy Cooper
Check Engine Light (CEL)
To change the law back to the yearly safety inspection and a true emission test where the motor vehicle exhaust air is tested. Relying on the CEL for emission is unfair for a car or truck to fail the emission test. CEL is a tool for diagnostics and should not be used as a pass or fail status.
Why is this important?
In most States, it is a law that a motor vehicle has to pass a yearly safety and emission inspection test to stay on the road. In the last few years however, our state has changed this law and now requires each car has to pass the safety inspection but relies on the Check Engine Light (CEL) to pass the emission test portion. This change is causing lots of repairs and costs not associated with the the intent of the law. I am 100% for safe roads and cleaner air but in my situation I have been taken for almost $1,500 of repairs with no results. At the moment, I am forced to sell my car that I love. I believe this is a gimmick created by the powerful car dealership owners to put more money in their pockets. In my county, the chairman of the committee responsible for this law is the owner of one of the largest car dealership in the state. This is no coincidence.
I urge you to contact your law makers and voice your concerns if you or know someone with similar situation. I consider this a corporate influence on our law makers where greed is the driving factor. The intent of the law is safety and clean environment, let's make it as such.