Older cars and trucks don't have to meet the same standards as newer ones because they were not manufactured to meet the same standards. The test only demands that a vehicle be in good working order. Reasonable wear and tear is given proper consideration. Keep the vehicle emissions certificate in the vehicle. If you sell or trade the vehicle, give the certificate to the new owner.
Vehicle emissions pollute our air and help create ground-level ozone, a major component of smog.
The pollution ends up in our lungs, on the ground, on crops, and in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Rain and snow carry air pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay and virtually all of Maryland's rivers and streams. People drive 135 million miles in Maryland daily, an amount that increases every year. Unhealthy air quality has been recorded in Maryland for 20 years. VEIP is just part of the solution.