Alberta - Out of Province Vehicle Inspection

[RoadRunner]

Anyone from Edmonton in here that may or may not have been through this process and can offer any tips or recommendations on where do get this done where I'm not going to get "scamed"?

I've got a late model vehicle that has nothing wrong with it and has been regularly dealer maintainted. I've heard prices for this inspection can range from $50.00 to $200.00.

Since I believe that anything more than $50.00 is a rip-off for a late model vehicle, any tips on where to get this done at the low end of that range are most welcome.

Thanks.

[euphoria18_79]

Hi there,
I am not in edmonton, so i cannot comment on the prices there. However, here in a small town 2 hours from edmonton, for the Out of Province inspection, normally the price is between $150 and $300. A regular insurance inspection normally runs about 1 hours labour, but the Out of Province goes into a much greater detail, which means it will cost more. One thing to watch out for.. is part of the Out of Province inspection, it requires an allignment to be done. I have heard of shops charging for it, and not doing it. When i spoke to a garage here, the owner said that if the allignment looks to be proper, they check off that it is good.. but they are supposed to actually do one.

[canadiantofu]

I noticed a dealer call AutoWest .... 178 street and about 104 ave... is advertising out of province inspections for $79 or something like that...

Cann't speak on quality etc...

[BuildBuyBreed]

I moved from Toronto to Alberta 3 years ago, and the inspection for my car (2001 Hyundai Elantra GT) cost me around $50, and this was at a dealership, not a small garage or anything.

But the total cost came around $200 because I had to buy and install a block heater ($100), otherwise I wouldn't have passed.

It gets really cold out there.

[rc51]

I moved from Toronto to Alberta 3 years ago, and the inspection for my car (2001 Hyundai Elantra GT) cost me around $50, and this was at a dealership, not a small garage or anything.

But the total cost came around $200 because I had to buy and install a block heater ($100), otherwise I wouldn't have passed.

It gets really cold out there.

That's strange..that you 'had' to get a block heater..I don't think that's right as how can they sell brand new cars w/o block heaters...they're sold as an option. Maybe someone told you a little 'fib'.

(You think it gets cold here...try Winnipeg!! :D, that's COLD!!! )

We moved here last Sept. Got my truck and my wife's car done for about $80 each, wife's car passed with no issues, truck needed new brake pads up front, they were probably due, but I had forgotten.

Just got my bike done, and that cost $90 +GST, no issues whatsoever but I'm still puzzled how it passed inspection with all the mods I've done, I have no fender, have removed all the stock turn signals and brake lights and they've been replaced with after market versions which I didn't think were 100% legal...but I've got the inspection sheet marked as passed, got it registered and insured, so what do I care. Sometimes I think this Out of Province inspection thing is somewhat of a scam.

[Spidey]

When I moved I got out of it for my one vehicle as I had just a checkup done at the VW dealership. I just brought down all my records, etc and I didnt have to do it.

My van I did though as my records weren't as thourough as my cars

[rideboarder]

It sucks looking and calling all of these places cause most are trying to scam you! Anyone know off hand the best place to get an inspection done with honest people?