Date:         Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:21:39 -0700
Reply-To:     karen d <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         karen d <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: did anyone else get "test only" smog checks this year in CA?
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I talked to someone at DMV and was told it's not really random.  They have a
database of what types of cars have failed smog the most in the past.  Based
on that, is what determines what type and year of vehicle gets sent to Test
Only Site.

I then asked if that means that the next time around, I will also be sent to
Test Only and he said yes.  Once that car type is in the database and the
fact that your car is older the next time around, it's almost a given that
you'll be sent to Test Only from then on.

It's a joke because they say it's random but it really isn't.

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