WHAT IS A STAR SMOG CHECK?
A station certified by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair and must, why do you need a STAR smog check, The DMV has selected your vehicle to be inspected at a smog station that will closely be monitered Bureau of Automotive Repair high Standard.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REGULAR SMOG STATION AND A STAR SMOG STATION?
STAR smog stations will be able to issue a certificate of compliance to a vehicle passing a smog check when a motorist is referred by the DMV to such a station for vehicle registration renewal. A non “star” station may not issue a certificate to the motorist’s vehicle. They may however, test and issue certificates to vehicles not directed by the DMV to a “STAR” smog check station.