Massachusetts vehicle inspection system could be fixed by this weekend, RMV says Share Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
Massachusetts vehicle inspection system could be fixed by this weekend, RMV says Share Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Apr 15, 2021
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Show Transcript THEIR NEW WHEELS THEY WILL NEED TO WAIT FOR THAT INSPECTION STICKER. BUSINESS HAS BEEN AN UP FLOW WHICH IS GOOD. AFTER THE PANDEMIC HIT THE BRAKES ON THE CAR INDUSTRY, SALES ARE BEGINNING TO REV BACK UP. WE ARE SEEING SOME CONSUMER CONFIDENCE COME BACK AND FEELING MORE STABLE ABOUT THE ECONOMY. AT TOYOTA IN NORWOOD, DEALERS SAY THE PANDEMIC IS INFLUENCING THE UPWARD TREND. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BUYING CARS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO RIGHT SHARING, AND BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUTSIDE OF THE CITY SO THEY HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND MORE. WE HAVE HEARD A LOT MORE ABOUT PEOPLE BEING HESITANT TO TRAVEL, SO THEY WANT THEIR OWN PRIVATE SPACE. JUST AS SALES PICK UP THE VEHICL
CT DMV: No timeline on when emissions testing will be restored
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A file photo of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Norwalk, Conn.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
Nearly two weeks after a malware attack prompted the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles emissions testing program to go offline, officials said there is still no estimate for when services will be restored.
The emissions testing program in Connecticut runs through the Massachusetts-based vendor, Applus Technologies. On March 30, Applus detected and stopped a malware attack, interrupting vehicle inspections and emissions testing in Connecticut and seven other states.
The state Department of Motor Vehicles said Applus has not provided a “specific timetable” for when services will be back online in Connecticut.
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Here we go again, another week of not getting inspection stickers because the bad guys, who get an A-plus at their thievery, are smarter than Applus Technologies of Shrewsbury after the malware attackers forced the company to crash the inspection testing program.
As a result, about 40,000 to 50,000 vehicles with expired March stickers won t be able to get an inspection until April 17. We were told well over a week ago that this pause would be fixed in a matter of days. In the meantime, the Registry of Motor Vehicles is giving drivers of vehicles with stickers that expired in March, and vehicles purchased on or after March 23, until April 30 to get an inspection sticker.
Massachusetts vehicle inspections won t happen for another week, RMV says Share Updated: 9:57 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021
Massachusetts vehicle inspections won t happen for another week, RMV says Share Updated: 9:57 PM EDT Apr 9, 2021
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Show Transcript pIS LIVE IN NEEDHAM WITH WHAT YO NEED TO KNOW. BY EXTRA TIME, AT LEAST A MONTH, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT APPEAR INSPECTIONS WILL RESUME FOR AT LEAST SEVERAL MORE DAYS. WE PROBABLY DO 50 INSPECTIONS A DAY, AND NOW, NONE. TODD AT CENTER AUTOMOTIVE IN NEEDHAM, THE WORK THE MECHANICS ARE DOING IS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. BUT NOT STATE INSPECTIONS. THAT STATION IS EMPTY AND QUIET, MORE THAN A WEEK AFTER A MALWARE ATTACK CAUSED A SYSTEM OUTAGE BY THE VENDOR USED BY MASSACHUSETTS AND SEVEN OTHER STATES. APPLUS TECHNOLOGIES. PROBABLY GETTING 15, 20 CALLS A DAY, ASKING WHEN IT’S GOING TO COME BACK UP. THE STALL IN INSPECTIONS WILL TODD: THE STALL IN INSPECTIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY, ACC