Virginia DMV questions

abcabc · Mar 14, 2016

Hey guys,

I just got a job offer for a place in Alexandria (right off of 395 near the King St area) and had a question about cars and the dmv (or mva, however you want to call it).

I know I have to register my cars down there within a short amount of time. BUT, I just retitled a car (gift form from my father to me) and also had historic tags put on it (it's a 1996). From looking at the VA DMV website, it looks like their 'historic' cars are 25 years or older but MD is 20 years or older.

If a car is registered Historic in MD, can it transfer to be historic in VA?

There is no way this car will pass emissions or any kind of inspection. It's a 96 honda accord (POS) that I use to just put around town and so the gf can have her own car. The car's KBB value is about 600 bucks and therefore not worth too much hassle.

Hansohn Brothers · Mar 14, 2016

Recommend you call DMV. However, based on your decription, I wouldn't bother bringing it to VA since you won't be able to drive it on VA tags without passing inspection.

Pale Ryder · Mar 14, 2016

Does Va. even do emission tests? :shrug:

Doesn't seem like it. Their inspections are also nowhere near as involved as Md. from what I've heard.

lx1x · Mar 14, 2016

Pale Ryder said:
Does Va. even do emission tests? Doesn't seem like it. Their inspections are also nowhere near as involved as Md. from what I've heard.

MD... Once... VA every year?

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Safety.shtm

Emissions are done every two years.

http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Program...icleOwners/VehicleEmissionsInspectionFAQ.aspx

You won't see much of moving junkyard in VA unlike MD.. Lol

Skins_Brew · Mar 14, 2016

VA actually has drive through emissions. You literally just drive down a road.

http://www.insidenova.com/headlines...cle_a8640b44-9d6a-11e5-aa00-8f01635334a0.html

mdram · Mar 14, 2016

i consider that an abuse of the historic tag
but thats me

jimbobborg · Mar 14, 2016

If the car is over 20 years old, it won't need Emissions inspection. Also, Virginia is pretty strict about historic tags. You will still need a safety inspection, but if it can't pass one here, you really shouldn't be driving it in the first place.

rico903 · Mar 14, 2016

mdram said:
i consider that an abuse of the historic tag
but thats me

Agree. It's things like this that are making MD tighten restrictions on them.

lx1x · Mar 14, 2016

Skins_Brew said:
VA actually has drive through emissions. You literally just drive down a road.

http://www.insidenova.com/headlines...cle_a8640b44-9d6a-11e5-aa00-8f01635334a0.html

Like a speed trap.. If you pass.. No problem..

Fail.. Ticket in the mail.. Lol

TheBert · Mar 14, 2016

Pale Ryder said:
Does Va. even do emission tests? Doesn't seem like it. Their inspections are also nowhere near as involved as Md. from what I've heard.

Shoot, back in the day, when I lived in Virginia, we had to get our cars inspected every 6 months. Headlights, taillights, turn signals, horn, mirrors, seatbelts, they would take off a tire and look at the brakes, usually the left front. And, they would stick a probe up your tail pipe and check your exhaust.

You used to see people waiting in line along the road outside of inspection places Monday thru Friday. The police would pull you over if your inspection sticker wasn't current and give you a ticket. The police would also check your county sticker to make sure that it was up to date too, if not you had to go pay your personal property taxes in order to get your county sticker, after paying your fine for an out of date county sticker.

The auto inspections were mostly safety equipment checks and it helped to prevent someone from running a beater on the roads.

BradMacc82 · Mar 14, 2016

I don't miss the bi-annual state inspection. Had one shop off of Pohick Rd. try to fail me for condensate out the tailpipe (a November morning), on a motor with less than 1200 miles on it.

Ahh, good times.

Hansohn Brothers · Mar 15, 2016

lx1x said:
Like a speed trap.. If you pass.. No problem..

Fail.. Ticket in the mail.. Lol

Interesting. Culpeper doesn't have emissions testing. What happens if I drive through an emissions test in NoVA and fail?

jimbobborg · Mar 15, 2016

Hansohn Brothers said:
Interesting. Culpeper doesn't have emissions testing. What happens if I drive through an emissions test in NoVA and fail?

I don't think I've ever seen one here. I'm pretty sure my 74 Honda wouldn't get past a sniff test. Of course I'd love to blow by one on a Kawasaki H2 just to screw with them.

lx1x · Mar 16, 2016

Hansohn Brothers said:
Interesting. Culpeper doesn't have emissions testing. What happens if I drive through an emissions test in NoVA and fail?

dont know.. give it a try.. and let us know. :lol2:

SpecialJ79 · Mar 17, 2016

Va emissions testing is only for car "garaged" in certain NoVa counties. Fairfax and Loudon I believe

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abcabc · Mar 18, 2016

mdram said:
i consider that an abuse of the historic tag
but thats me

Yeah but it keeps the car on the road and I'm following the letter of the law.

jimbobborg said:
If the car is over 20 years old, it won't need Emissions inspection. Also, Virginia is pretty strict about historic tags. You will still need a safety inspection, but if it can't pass one here, you really shouldn't be driving it in the first place.

The car is safe to drive and be in an accident, it just has some lights held in with mechanics wire, misfiring a little bit, and is way louder than it should be. Tires are still good, once they go, this car is going to the junkyard, might keep the hood for a target at my house.

That's good about the emissions though.

mdram · Mar 18, 2016

abcabc said:
Yeah but it keeps the car on the road and I'm following the letter of the law.

are you?
better look again

A vehicle registered as historic cannot be used for general daily transportation, or primarily for the transportation of passengers or property on highways. It can only be used in exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, occasional transportation and similar uses. A trailer does not qualify for historic registration.

abcabc · Mar 22, 2016

mdram said:
are you?
better look again

A vehicle registered as historic cannot be used for general daily transportation, or primarily for the transportation of passengers or property on highways. It can only be used in exhibitions, club activities, parades, tours, occasional transportation and similar uses. A trailer does not qualify for historic registration.

Yes, I've looked plenty of times.

It is to putt around town when it is needed. Not on a daily basis. It will be used for occasional use. I will not use it primarily for transportation of people or property on highways, but that doesn't mean I can never transport people or property on highways. It is not a trailer.

mdram · Mar 22, 2016

abcabc said:
Yes, I've looked plenty of times.

It is to putt around town when it is needed. Not on a daily basis. It will be used for occasional use. I will not use it primarily for transportation of people or property on highways, but that doesn't mean I can never transport people or property on highways. It is not a trailer.

so how many parades and shows has it been in?

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