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On September 1, 2011, the following changes to Drive Clean came into effect:

  • Vehicles will need a test for registration renewal at seven years of age, instead of five.
  • Light-duty vehicles no longer require a test for family transfers and lease buyouts by the lessee.
  • No test is required for licence renewal if your light-duty vehicle passed the test in the previous calendar year.
  • Vehicles plated “Historic” no longer require testing.

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Drive Clean is Ontario's mandatory vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program. It improves our health and environment by reducing smog-causing pollutants through testing and repairing vehicle emissions systems.

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On September 1, 2011, the following changes to Drive Clean came into effect:

  • Vehicles will need a test for registration renewal at seven years of age, instead of five.
  • Light-duty vehicles no longer require a test for family transfers and lease buyouts by the lessee.
  • No test is required for licence renewal if your light-duty vehicle passed the test in the previous calendar year.
  • Vehicles plated “Historic” no longer require testing.