The company that makes money from running New Hampshire’s vehicle inspection system is throwing up a legal roadblock to the new law that ends the state’s inspection mandate. But GOP legislators say they aren’t about to hit the brakes on a popular reform that they argue will save Granite State drivers millions of dollars.

As of this month, New Hampshire is one of just 14 states that require periodic (usually annual or biennial) vehicle safety inspections for most passenger vehicles, a fact supporters of ending the mandate frequently touted. That mandate is scheduled to end on Jan. 31, 2026.

The amount of money is significant, says the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy.

“There were 1,383,700 vehicles registered in New Hampshire in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, w

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