Smog Check Program Begins in San Francisco, Calif., Area.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | June 25, 2003 | Copyright

By Matt Krupnick, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 25--Drivers re...uired to undergo smog checks in the early days of a new anti-smog program could pay at least $70 for an upgraded test that used to cost $30.

The Smog Check II program starts July 1 in the Bay Area, when vehicles will be tested for more emissions than before. Some service station owners predict high prices will persist until enough businesses offer the new test to create price competition.

"What we don't know is what a smog check ...

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