leicaman
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I got my annual car license renewal in the mail yesterday. Normally it says its exempt. Well lo and behold, it said I was required to be tested. I looked at the website and it said my particular year of diesel (Passat TDI 2005) was exempt from testing period. They only test the 2007 and newer diesel cars.
So I printed out what the web said and took my notice with me. The guy at the testing station said, "That is a diesel right?". "Yeah," I said (like he could miss my TDIclub.com plate and the sound of an idling PD diesel). He added, "Your notice should be marked exempt because its a 2005 diesel car. Let me call Madison to see what is up. They only test 2007 model years and newer on diesels."
We go into the guy's office. He calls Madison and he verifies its a diesel. I ask him why didn't they catch it since its VIN specific. He explained that even on trucks over 8500 GVW need just to be seen by them, so they can get it on the record. They apparently changed regulations. He called it a mistake on Madison's part which I of course agree with.
I told him I didn't want anything to get in the way of me having a properly licensed vehicle and he agreed it was good to bring it in so it could be cleared on the official record.
So I printed out what the web said and took my notice with me. The guy at the testing station said, "That is a diesel right?". "Yeah," I said (like he could miss my TDIclub.com plate and the sound of an idling PD diesel). He added, "Your notice should be marked exempt because its a 2005 diesel car. Let me call Madison to see what is up. They only test 2007 model years and newer on diesels."
We go into the guy's office. He calls Madison and he verifies its a diesel. I ask him why didn't they catch it since its VIN specific. He explained that even on trucks over 8500 GVW need just to be seen by them, so they can get it on the record. They apparently changed regulations. He called it a mistake on Madison's part which I of course agree with.
I told him I didn't want anything to get in the way of me having a properly licensed vehicle and he agreed it was good to bring it in so it could be cleared on the official record.