New to Mass - car inspection?

Submitted by maggiezheng t3_zrqicz in boston

Hi I’m new to mass and from SC where I never needed a car inspection. Just a yearly car property tax (I guess it’s called excise tax here). Is a car inspection required yearly but the registration sticker every 2 years? Just want to make sure I understand correctly. I got my new car in Dec 2021

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DunkinRadio t1_j147j5e wrote

Read the sticker. It says "Valid until last day of [in your case] 12/2022"

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Menacing_Anus42 t1_j14atsa wrote

Yes. You need to take it to any inspection station/shop/gas station that does inspections, pay whatever is is they demand for it now (set by the state) and get a new sticker BEFORE 1/1/23

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mac2016 t1_j14mar4 wrote

35$

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becausefrog t1_j14x0th wrote

Cash

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mac2016 t1_j14x80a wrote

Only some of the places I've gone have been cash only for inspections. A local family owned shop was cash only but a gas station took card.

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BathroomBoogie t1_j14kpro wrote

Inspections are yearly but you’ll be super excited to see how much the excise tax bill is. I’m from MA and now in SC - I’d rather pay MA excise tax and have a yearly inspection than pay this astronomical SC yearly property tax.

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BsFan t1_j14wr3t wrote

Is it really that much worse in SC?? My excise tax was around 1400$ last year.

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felineprincess93 t1_j14ylks wrote

What???? Mine was 58.99.

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BsFan t1_j1518s6 wrote

Depends on the cars age and value. My wifes 2016 Explorer was like 100$. My cars first year was cheap, they only hit you for 50% of the value on the model year, but then its 25$ per 1000$ of 90% of the cars value in year 2. By year 5 or 6 its based off 10%. So if you have a new expensive car it is brutal for a couple years.

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ElBrazil t1_j15s1qf wrote

Just FYI, the dollar sign goes in front of the number

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BsFan t1_j15u574 wrote

I know, I always do ot backwards on my phone for some reason.

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DooceBigalo t1_j15edop wrote

Yeah if you buy an expensive car your first excise tax is legit nutty

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maggiezheng OP t1_j15o9kw wrote

I had my excise tax for the end of December 2021 when I bought my new car and it was over $1200 so I’m scared for what a whole year looks like.. lol

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BathroomBoogie t1_j160724 wrote

HOLY CRAP. Mine was never more than $50 when I was in Mass, but now I get a bill for about $500 each year from SC.

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umassmza t1_j16yhc3 wrote

And always remember, excise is paid at the start of the year, so if you sell it you are owed a refund. You have to apply for it, they don’t just send it to you.

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Boston1924 t1_j14pwrm wrote

Get it renewed asap. They just passed a law where they won’t be as lenient with the expiration

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willzyx01 t1_j148zdt wrote

Annual inspection. Yours expires on last day of whatever is on the sticker (December).

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Present-Evidence-560 t1_j14wufi wrote

Get it done at basically any gas station by next Saturday 12/31

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