North Seattle Vehicle Emissions Testing

It was time to emissions-test my car.

Missing this sign will require you to "take the block" = a tour through North Seattle cul-de-sacs. 

The Washington State Vehicle Emissions website suggested testing on an afternoon or midmorning on a Monday or the middle two weeks of the month. So I went to the Aurora station on a recent weekday afternoon and found the place almost totally empty.

OK, not almost, but totally empty.

I pulled up and pushed the button. That "Danger" sign is not relevant, but meant for people who are servicing the thing. A snake will not come out and electrocute anyone. 

Then I drove forward into an open bay where a technician took my $15 payment and found the car's VIN number. He hooked up my car to his magical emissions-testing machine.

I was asked to vacate the front seat while the emissions testing went on. It was so fast I'm not sure my family noticed I was gone. 

This seat was for awaiting emission verdicts. It did not recline nor give massages.
But no problem. I passed.


Washington Vehicle Emissions Check. North Seattle, Station 4
12040 Aurora Ave N Seattle, WA 98133 
 206-362-5173 
Website: http://www.emissiontestwa.com/e/northseattle.aspx