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Re: 1-800-EXHAUST

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From: Frank Ball
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 21:52
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Donald Bowen (donb@crash.cts.com) wrote:
& In <Bz8MoH.5KA@srgenprp.sr.hp.com> frankb@sad.hp.com (Frank Ball) writes:
& 
& >They rarely forget to ask for a smog certificate at registration time,
& >but I know a couple of people who have gotten lucky.
& 
& 	There is no lucky about it.  The renewal form has a red band accross
& the top when a smog cert is required.  The local DMV office no longer 
& processes renewals but just sends them along to sacto.  The people there
& enter the data in a computer and send your tags if all the boxes can be
& checked.  Local people no longer care if your paper work is in order.

I'm not talking about the local people.  What I mean is that the renewal
form DID NOT HAVE A RED BAND when it was supposed to.  No smog check for
5 years in a row for two different people.
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