THAT'S RIGHT, There is NO TIME LIMIT for you to return to get your 1 FREE RETEST ... NO OTHER SHOP GIVES YOU THIS MUCH TIME TO RETEST FOR FREE! MOST SMOG SHOPS INSIST YOU RETURN FOR THE RE TEST WITHIN 10-30 DAYS OR THEY CHARGE YOU AGAIN! REDICULOUS. AT ARROYO SMOG CHECK, WHETHER YOU RETURN IN A MONTH OR A YEAR, YOU GET A FREE, NO HASSLE RE-INSPECTION.

If your vehicle passes the visual and functional elements of the smog inspection and just barely fails on emissions (say a few parts per million), you may choose to follow the advise in the homepage link: SMOG CHECK BASICS on the "A FEW  "PASSING" THOUGHTS ABOUT SMOG CHECK " PAGE, if you haven't done so already. Then you may return  any time to be re-inspected for free. Should the vehicle then pass, you would owe $10 for the state certificate and the electronic transfer fees the state charges me. If the vehicle fails again, you only pay $1.75 for the electronic transfer. Limit one free retest and an appointment may be necessary . If you don't pass the second time around, and you qualify, you are better off letting the State Consumer Assistance Program deal with the repairs. Let the "Program" pay to fix it for you.