Originally Posted by fc735

most shops make about $1.78 profit on the job by the time its all said and done. we have to pay the mechanic to do the inspection, pay the overhead on the shop, pay for the sticker we use (in addition to the fees of having the station liscense) pay for a minimum of 1.0 million dollar liability policy, and listen to the people bitch the whole time about it going up a dollar in the last few years.

if the shop is rejecting it for something that is not failed, then report them. dont bitch about them to others, call the local state police headquarters and file a complaint. that is the only way to take care of shady inspectors like that. granted, there are several things in the manual that are up to the discretion of the inspector, but most everything is set in writing.