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I got the following off the Vettenet....I haven't verified it, but if it is even remotely true, and the Americans accept it without going on the warpath, we can expect it here in Canada in the very near future...rh

                    ATTENTION ALL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS
                millions of vehicles to be affected by new
                      _"VEHICLE CONFISCATION LAW"_
 On June 2, 1995, Governor Whitman signed legislation #SCS-1700.  It is
 NOW LAW, and will be fully implemented against all New Jersey car and truck
 owners as soon as the necessary testing facilities and remote monitoring
 stations are constructed-expected sometime in 1996-97.  Briefly, SCS-1700
 states the following:
 

 All motor vehicles over four years old will be required to report to new
 CENTRALIZED TESTING FACILITIES for "ENHANCED EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS".
 If your car or truck fails this test-the vehicle MUST be taken off the road.
 Only three percent of those vehicles failing the test and having already
 spent a minimum of $450 for repairs will be granted a waiver allowing them
 to remain on the road for two more years.  You have no appeal and no other
 options.
 


  _NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS!_
 


 Motor vehicle inspections will cost $24.
 


 The I/M ENHANCED EMISSIONS TEST, in which and operator "drives" your car
 through a simulated dynamometer road test, is DESIGNED TO FAIL 60% OF ALL
 CARS, this according to the EPA.  Almost no vehicles over 10 years old are
 expected to pass.  You have no protection against damage or the destruction
 of your vehicle by such stress testing methods. 97% of those vehicles
 failing the new enhanced emissions test will have their registration
 renewal automatically denied by the state.  Such vehicles cannot be sold to
 any other individual or dealer and essentially become FORFEITED TO THE STATE
 ... which will receive "pollution credits" they can sell to industrial
 polluters for every vehicle they take off the road.  Owners of failed
 vehicles must surrender their license plates within 45 days...and since NJ
 law already prohibits you from having and unregistered vehicle on your own
 property, local law enforcement can then seize it at will. Assisting in
 this effort, NJ DEP recently revised the state's definition of
 "quasi-public" to include "ALL RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING LOTS".
 Yes you've also lost your private property rights!
 


 Repairs can only be attempted by a STATE CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY...to
 which you have no say about work quality of cost.  You can no longer
 legally perform emissions related repairs yourself, nor can you take it to
 your trusted mechanic (unless they first receive state certification and
 invest $100,000 in equipment).
 


 As part of SCS-1700, roadblocks will be established throughout the state
 to randomly test a percentage of all vehicles. Automated sensing devises
 will be installed along New Jersey highways to monitor your vehicle's
 emissions as you drive by.  Violators of the new emissions standards will
 have their license plates PHOTOGRAPHED; thus enabling the state to issue
 summonses through the mail.  Sever penalties, fines, and jail time have
 been attached to all violations of this new legislation.  If fact, the
 state will begin kicking back a commission to local police for their help
 in seizing your car!
 


 Remember, SCS-1700 is aimed at TAKING YOUR CAR OFF THE ROAD! It is aimed
 at producing one car families.  Collector, hot road, and hobbyist cars are
 history.  A spare car for local trips, a teenage driver, student, or the
 commuter park and ride is history.  That classic Mustang convertible has
 been redefined as a "/gross polluter/" and is now targeted by the state for
 the crusher.  Many car and truck related businesses will suffer or fail.
 Ironically, state officials are recommending you start saving your money
 now to buy a new car- an impossibility for most individuals given our
 current local tax burden of around 50%.
 


 The issue here is ever increasing government controlling not only your
 mobility, your life and your freedom, but even your ability to work and
 earn a living.  It has almost nothing to do with clean air.  Remember that
 you have NO LEGAL RIGHT TO DRIVE in this state. New Jersey considers it
 their PRIVILEGE to allow you drive on their roads...and starting sometime
 in 1996 they will be taking it back. As stated by EPA Region 8 administrator
 William Yellowtail, "/Cleaning up cars and the roads is only half the
 solution...the much more difficult half involves getting people out of their
 cars./" Sound far fetched?  Can't happen?  Remind you of a Soviet or Nazi
 style police state?  FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF.  Call Legislative Services at
 800-792-8630 and ask for a free copy of SCS-1700.  Ask for your legislator's
 phone number and voice your concern.  Call DMV Director Dick Kamin at
 609-984-9827 and request all administrative and DEP regulations associated
 with SCS-1700.  Call Governor Whitman at 609-292-6000.  Ask for a repeal of
 this horrendous legislation. Most importantly- SPREAD THE WORD!  Copy and
 distribute this flyer everywhere.  Fax it to business associates.  Warn
 your friends.  Till now, you've heard very few details regarding
 SCS-1700...since politicians desperately want to keep the nightmare they
 rammed through the legislature quiet until after you reelect them.
 


                TODAY:  NEW JERSEY.  TOMORROW: YOUR STATE?
 


 ____________________________________________________________________________
 


 (quoted directly from a flyer received from National Parts Depot)
 


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