Senate pulls a U-turn on bill to get rid of auto inspections

Senate stalls bill to eliminate annual car inspections in New Hampshire

New Hampshire state senators are tasked with weighing many “challenging” bills, but Loudon Republican Howard Pearl said the push to end annual vehicle inspections in New Hampshire was “one of the biggest ones” they’ve dealt with this year.

Senate pulls a U-turn on bill to get rid of auto inspections

The state Senate took a sharp U-turn Thursday, kicking back to committee a controversial bill that would eliminate mandatory safety inspections for all cars and trucks in New Hampshire.

Outdated auto inspection laws appear more related to culture than cold - THE JOSIAH BARTLETT CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY

Every time legislators propose ending New Hampshire’s annual auto inspection mandate, opponents allege that inspections are common in Northern states because cold weather hazards (road salt, frost heaves) make them necessary. In fact, most cold-weather states, like most states overall, don’t require annual auto inspections. Mapping the states that require annual inspections reveals that culture likely plays a bigger role than weather.  Of the 11…