GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- Emissions testing during vehicle inspections in North Carolina is likely to end in 26 counties thanks to a new law which has the support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Three of those counties include Surry, Stokes, and Wilkes County.
However, for the rest of us in Guilford, Forsyth, Davidson, Randolph, Rockingham, and Alamance Counties we all still have to do them.
How come?
We spoke with Robert Tilley, or Pops as he is known at Grease Monkey in Greensboro.
He said it is all about the number of vehicles in an area.
"Guilford County area -- a lot of vehicles. It should be kept an eye on," said Tilley.
The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality says the EPA signed the proposed rule on July 16. It could take up to five months before drivers see the changes because several more steps are required before the N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles can implement the new rule.
Lawmakers passed the changes last year as part of a Senate bill, and Gov., Roy Cooper signed it into law last spring.
The push follows changes from 2015 that ended North Carolina emissions tests for cars less than three years old and with fewer than 70,000 miles.
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