Has the Vehicle Environmental Inspection Compliance Mark Been Cancelled?
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Private vehicle environmental inspection compliance marks have been cancelled. Below are the relevant details: 1. Relevant notice: "Notice on Further Standardizing Emission Inspections and Strengthening Environmental Supervision and Management of Motor Vehicles" further standardizes motor vehicle emission inspections: environmental protection departments will no longer issue motor vehicle environmental inspection compliance marks. 2. Other details: Motor vehicle safety technical inspection agencies will take photos of the emission inspection compliance reports and upload them to the traffic management department of the public security bureau through the motor vehicle safety technical inspection supervision system. Vehicles that have not passed regular emission inspections will not be issued safety technical inspection compliance certificates. The traffic management department of the public security bureau will not issue safety technical inspection compliance marks to vehicles without regular emission inspection compliance reports.
I remember the environmental protection inspection compliance label was indeed abolished. This was announced at the end of 2016 and officially took effect nationwide on January 1, 2017, with the aim of simplifying vehicle inspection procedures. Previously, we had to separately obtain that green label to stick on the car window, but now it has been merged into the annual vehicle inspection. During the annual inspection, the environmental protection test is conducted along with other items, and if passed, the annual inspection certificate is issued directly without an additional label. I think this change is quite reasonable, avoiding multiple trips and resource waste, but the environmental requirements haven't been relaxed; instead, data monitoring has been strengthened. As an ordinary car owner, having one less sticker is more convenient, but if the vehicle's emissions exceed the standard, it will still fail the annual inspection. So, I suggest paying attention to regular maintenance, such as periodically cleaning the engine and catalytic converter, to ensure emissions compliance. Overall, this policy adjustment has made things much more efficient, reflecting management progress.