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Michael Rundbrief 07/2005 We have previously reported in Rundbrief 07/2005 that there is no German TÜV (Technical Inspection Association) in America, but there is a biennial emissions test. And since everything is available on the internet nowadays, the authorities in California thought: Let's put all the results online, including the license plate and the vehicle identification number of each car.
The site is at On the Internet. Now, one can publicly admire the emissions tests of all of California's cars. You can search by license plate or by vehicle identification number (VIN). If you search by license plate, the website conveniently provides the VIN along with the emissions values. This means you can then search by the VIN and obtain all the license plates that the vehicle has had over the years. According to a report on Snopes.com report, car thieves are using this service. Reportedly they're ordering replacement keys for random cars parked on the street. Often, all that is required for this is the vehicle registration number. Just enter "PERLMAN" and then you can see that our good old PERLMAN has passed all smog tests with flying colors since 1993! Addendum: As can be seen in Figure 3, the DMV blocked the issuance of the VIN shortly after the publication of the article.
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