Speaks volumes for the safe working condition of cars in the USA then don`t it ? In the UK an MOT test ( Ministry of Transport ) applies to all vehicles except 40 + year old classics as Rosscobc said which I think is a damned silly idea because a lot of classic car owners are not `spanner men ` with any mechanical nouse . The MOT test takes a minimum of 45 minutes because it automatically logged into a central computer system that will not print out a pass or failure certificate until all checks are complete and exhaust emissions tested and recorded and the 45 minutes is up . Cost on average is about £45 depending on where you go for test . However the cheap guys usually boost their income by finding faults that `don`t exist` and rip off unsuspecting motorists for big repair bills . Also all MOT testing stations get regular un announced inspections by government officials and if caught out for not testing to the correct standards the license to operate can be withdrawn .
As for parking autos , I always leave my daily driver and the Corvette in park and rarely use the emergency brake / park brake.
Damn, that is really some nazi crap they force on their own people :-(
No wonder you're all not into high performance, doing mods or custom tunes, you're brainwashed by those commies holding office that a good vehicle has less than 150 HP and never going over 55 MPH,
that is boring, so I think all you hardcore Corvette owners here should move to the USA just to be able to haul ass and doing performance mods
As I mentioned here in the USA most counties do not require any safety inspections, most do not even require SMOG testing anymore
as been proven that American vehicles made in the last 20 years were designed for clean exhaust output
Even with all the mods on my 1999 C5, engine stroked, larger fuel injectors, custom CAM, etc and Cats ripped out with headers
passes the on-board smog tests and zero error codes trip, but of course I custom tuned the GM calibration in PCM to make it 500 HP,
30 MPG on highways and outputs clean exhaust
Some counties only require a SMOG test that all a shop does in plug in a OBD-II scanner and if the on-board smog tests are in a complete
state and the check engine light is not on, then vehicle passes