Texas drops annual vehicle inspections, auto shops scramble to adjust [Video]

DALLAS — Starting this year, Texas drivers will no longer need a yearly safety inspection to register their vehicles. The change has left many auto shops, including those in Dallas, scrambling to adjust.

For nearly 20 years, Saady Hussain has run a state inspection shop in Dallas off Mockingbird Lane called Quix State Inspection. They average about 1,250 vehicles a month and only do inspections. But now, the landscape has changed. The state has removed the requirement for an annual safety inspection, only requiring an emissions test in certain North Texas counties — Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant Counties.

Mile, a lead inspector with Quix, is frustrated by the lack of communication from the state or the Department of Public Safety (DPS) regarding the change. He says the software has not been updated to reflect the new changes at the state level.

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