Earl M. Sweeney, Asst. Commissioner of Safety Subject: Inspecting vehicles with emergency lights and warning lights PLEASE PRINT AND SHARE WITH ALL PERSONNEL As of September 9, 2008, a new law, Chapter 358, laws of 2008, has been passed governing emergency lights and warning lights on vehicles. With the passage of this law, it will […]
Category: NHOST Emails
August 1, 2008
New Registration Format The State of New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles has made a change in the format of the registration certificate. This new certificate will be printed on white 8½ by 3¾ paper with the state seal in the background. It will contain all of the essential information as the […]
July 7, 2008
Subject: Economic Hardship Waivers and Electronic Administrative Certificate Procedure When a motorist is approved for an economic hardship waiver they receive a waiver that is signed and sealed by the Director of Motor Vehicles. The motorist is advised to go to their inspection station for an OBD re-inspection. When the mechanic performs the re-inspection of […]
May 8, 2008
Pre 1949 Inspection Requirements Effective January 1, 2008, House Bill 659 became law. It added a new section, RSA 266:62-a. This new statute exempts all antique motor vehicles (with original equipment) manufactured prior to 1949 from all inspections requirements. For exact wording of this new statute, please refer to RSA 266:62-a. Thank you, Division of […]
March 19, 2008
Mileage Entry Reminder Please be sure that you are entering the mileage into the NHOST unit in thousands of miles. If the vehicle you are inspecting has less than one thousand miles you need to enter a zero (0). For Example: A vehicle with 122,444.5 miles will be entered as “122” A vehicle with 36,645.9 […]
February 13, 2008
Important Reminder to All Inspection Stations About Issuing Stickers: If, Safety Pass & OBD Pass: The vehicle receives a full inspection sticker. If, Safety Pass & OBD Reject: The vehicle receives only the Month portion of the sticker If, Safety Reject & OBD Pass: The vehicle receives no sticker. If, Safety Reject & OBD Reject: […]
December 13, 2006
Inspection Billing Policies This Blast explains the updated billing policy that will be used to determine chargeable tests for stations, which applies to all tests performed on or after December 1, 2006. Stations will be charged a transaction fee for any test that meets one of the following criteria: All initial tests performed on vehicles […]
October 1, 2007
All Official Inspection Stations From: Virginia C. Beecher, Director Division of Motor Vehicles Re: Official Cover Plates It has been brought to the attention of the Division of Motor Vehicles that a number of Official Inspection Stations are asking Members of the New Hampshire General Court, House of Representatives to remove their legislative plates when […]
September 17, 2007
Providing Inspection Information to Customer Vehicle Inspection Report It is important to provide information and discuss inspection results with your customers. The Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) is a helpful tool to use when discussing inspection results. Inspection stations are required to print and give customers the Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) along with any accompanying documents […]
September 10, 2007
Voltage Tester for diagnosing cable condition To help diagnose communication problems, NHOST has developed an easy-to-use “OBD Voltage Tester” that will allow stations a way to quickly and efficiently perform a voltage test of OBD cables. When vehicle communication problems occur this tester can be used to determine if the issue is caused by a […]