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FamousMan
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Location: United States Occupation: Age: 29 V$: 275,666 |
#97560 2016-04-12 20:20 |
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The inspection system is in place to ensure that vehicles on Japanese roads are properly maintained and are safe to be on the road. Another reason is to determine if a vehicle has been illegally modified. Illegally modified vehicles and vehicles deemed unsafe will have a red sticker with the following: fuseikaizousha (Illegal Vehicle) in yellow and the date the vehicle was declared not fit to be on the street. Some upgrades are allowed, I just didn't want to take the risk.
My car would have been considered illegally modified and unsafe to be on the street (according to some of the shaken requirements stated above). In which case I'd be risking getting it exported, or destroyed and recycled. And it already costs quite a bit to actually get it to be looked over by an inspector. I have to pay the following. Paperwork fee Inspection fee Compulsory vehicle insurance Vehicle weight tax For a new registration there are also additional fees for registration and number plates. Once passed it's good for 3 years though! |
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