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avid Champion Author Houston Posts:10,401 Points:2,283,245 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2006 2:36:07 AM Ignore avid Report Abuse Have you used this site? Smoking Vehicle Report Entry I've used it many times. [Edited by: avid at 9/24/2006 3:38:13 AM EST]

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Have you used this site? Smoking Vehicle Report Entry

I've used it many times.

[Edited by: avid at 9/24/2006 3:38:13 AM EST]

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GasWiseGuy Champion Author Houston Posts:20,291 Points:2,798,000 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2008 4:55:59 PM Ignore GasWiseGuy Report Abuse Link is DOA The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later. Oracle-Application-Server-10g/10.1.2.0.0 Oracle-HTTP-Server Server at ecom.vansis.wcom.com Port 443
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2008 10:58:16 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse The site is BOGUS. I have reported ALL of MY OWN vehicles at 3 different addresses MULTIPLE times over the last year and have NEVER gotten one single piece of mail.
misterno Rookie Author Houston Posts:8 Points:260 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 19, 2008 9:53:32 PM Ignore misterno Report Abuse I always report smoking vehicles But I am mad that some of you guys did not receive notification even though you reported your own vehicle That means the site is not active Man, I have reported like 30-40 vehicles in the last 6 months. So all that work is for nothing then huh?
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2007 9:14:49 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse I dont think the link works. I have reported myself 3 times and nothing.
gman65 Champion Author Houston Posts:9,974 Points:1,682,700 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 21, 2007 4:22:57 PM Ignore gman65 Report Abuse Great link, thanks!
soniadan Rookie Author Houston Posts:11 Points:1,300 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Oct 17, 2007 7:18:27 PM Ignore soniadan Report Abuse We started keeping a small pad and pen in the car just to record the info. on smoking vehicles. It's sad to say we've used it many, MANY times!
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 7, 2006 8:59:32 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse Im wondering how do you keep the cigarette lit while going down the freeway on a motorcycle? ;-)
xtcnafive0 Champion Author Houston Posts:14,253 Points:2,746,600 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2006 11:14:08 PM Ignore xtcnafive0 Report Abuse yes I just wrote down the info on one earlier today. A motorcycle smoking like a chimney cruising down Southwest Fwry.
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 5, 2006 9:53:41 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse Does anyone report smoking PEOPLE in Houston restaurants?
bowlerx300 Sophomore Author Houston Posts:106 Points:115,685 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Nov 22, 2006 2:38:27 PM Ignore bowlerx300 Report Abuse Thanks for the Link.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,279 Points:2,141,975 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2006 4:47:59 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse gaveatthepump wrote: >A lot of these smoking cars have a byres tag so where are >they getting thesee. I guess it means they have no insurance >and can't get an inspection sticker. The last time I got a dealer paper plate, they verified that I had insurance.
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2006 4:20:21 PM Ignore profjake Report Abuse What is a byres tag? You mean a dealer paper plate?
gaveatthepump Champion Author Houston Posts:13,105 Points:2,606,080 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2006 12:31:38 PM Ignore gaveatthepump Report Abuse A lot of these smoking cars have a byres tag so where are they getting thesee. I guess it means they have no insurance and can't get an inspection sticker.
svtbolt2001 All-Star Author Houston Posts:511 Points:485,400 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2006 12:18:37 PM Ignore svtbolt2001 Report Abuse Mine only smokes if I baby it for about 100 miles then floor it. Once the smoke clears it is not an inssue until I take it easy for a while again.
wb292 Rookie Author Houston Posts:25 Points:47,675 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2006 12:12:25 PM Ignore wb292 Report Abuse Your right it's normal. And cleaner than most!
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2006 9:16:58 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse DOH! Isnt that normal for a diesel car to smoke some?
wb292 Rookie Author Houston Posts:25 Points:47,675 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2006 7:35:02 PM Ignore wb292 Report Abuse I had my diesel car reported. They sent me a nasty gram. I burn Biodiesel most 95% of the time. I'll bet my car was running cleaner than the person's car that reported me!
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 6, 2006 8:40:28 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse Really Black Stallion??? If you give me the addresses of the stations, I will PERSONALLY be sure that they are investigated. They are potentially committing a crime if what you say is true.
BlackStallion76 Rookie Author Houston Posts:4 Points:2,480 Joined:Nov 2006	Message Posted: Nov 5, 2006 6:26:50 PM Ignore BlackStallion76 Report Abuse I used to but nothing is done about it. I even tried to report inspection stations giving out stickers on cars not passing.
svtbolt2001 All-Star Author Houston Posts:511 Points:485,400 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Nov 1, 2006 12:40:03 PM Ignore svtbolt2001 Report Abuse If they are obviously under age.
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Oct 26, 2006 9:37:38 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse I dont think they actually do anything. As an experiment, I reported 2 of my company vehicles at different addresses about 1 month ago, and one personal vehicle, and I have yet to get anything in the mail. All the cars are registered to me. Youd think they would like to get those repeat offenders, heh... BTW, the cars are NOT smoking. Im just trying to see my tax dollars at work (or not).
xtcnafive0 Champion Author Houston Posts:14,253 Points:2,746,600 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2006 11:30:17 PM Ignore xtcnafive0 Report Abuse I use it all the time... Got it saved in my favorites.
PTCruiserGT Champion Author Houston Posts:7,847 Points:2,098,715 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2006 1:24:34 PM Ignore PTCruiserGT Report Abuse I haven't used it, but then I didn't know about it. Now I will be more aware...
lwr48 Champion Author Houston Posts:98,660 Points:2,071,970 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Oct 24, 2006 10:28:31 AM Ignore lwr48 Report Abuse I have used it. There is quite a bit of new home construction in my area and invariably there will be contractors who have trucks/vans that put up their own smoke screen!
aelfwyne Rookie Author Texas Posts:22 Points:6,750 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Sep 30, 2006 2:24:57 AM Ignore aelfwyne Report Abuse Well, the 10 second thing is there to eliminate reporting of vehicles that only smoke "off idle" which is due to valestem seal leakage, which is very common. Usually such vehicles don't smoke at all going down the highway, just when started and when they idle a long time (such as a stoplight) just when you put on the gas. The vehicles I'd report are those that just billow it out as they're going down the road. However, the worst two offenders I've ever seen, there was no way to report them. This is because the smoke was so thick, I couldn't even see what KIND of car it was, let alone the license plate.
selectmedia Rookie Author Houston Posts:95 Points:23,010 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2006 5:38:05 PM Ignore selectmedia Report Abuse a found out about reporting smoking vehicles here in Texas when I received my new drivers license in the mail and it had a mailer included with the DL with a web site to report smoking vehicle. The vehicle has to be smoking for 10 seconds or more before it is considered "smoking". And I have not been able to spot a smoking vehicle yet.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,279 Points:2,141,975 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2006 12:11:56 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse If you don't bookmark the Smoking Vehicle Report Entry page, you can get to it by: http://www.smokingvehicle.org/ That's easier to remember off of the top of your head.
profjake Champion Author Houston Posts:2,914 Points:564,550 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2006 9:43:57 AM Ignore profjake Report Abuse How do you KNOW if they actually do anything?/? Im thinking of posting my OWN vehicle just to see what I get in the mail.
avid Champion Author Houston Posts:10,401 Points:2,283,245 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Sep 29, 2006 1:02:03 AM Ignore avid Report Abuse I've been using this report feature for some time. The state could do more to promote it. I doubt many people even know that it exist. Whatever people think about auto pollution, if you can see and smell it, you know that it's not good.
HouHrl Champion Author Houston Posts:29,980 Points:3,145,025 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Sep 27, 2006 10:22:40 PM Ignore HouHrl Report Abuse Thanks for the link, avid!
paulcab877 All-Star Author Houston Posts:661 Points:1,792,850 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 24, 2006 9:51:08 AM Ignore paulcab877 Report Abuse Yes I do, When I can read their tag. A lot of times when a vehicle is spewing smoke, it's driver isn't real keen on vehicle cleanliness and the tag is unreadable.