At any private garage or dealer that is certified to perform emission inspections. You can shop for the best price and convenience, just as you do for the safety inspection. In most cases, you can get the safety and emissions inspections done at the same time, at the same station. However, you must go to an inspection station to verify your mileage and receive an exemption sticker. You can do this when you get your safety inspection if your station does both.
Competition sets the inspection fee, as it does in the safety inspection program.
You can shop for the best price and convenience, again, as you do for safety inspections. A station must post its inspection fee as well as the fee for processing an exemption. In the Pittsburgh area, your vehicle will be tested at idle. Your gas cap will be tested for leaks, and the inspector will look visually for important pollution control components that may be missing or obviously damaged. Most cars will pass, and those that fail will not necessarily require costly repairs.