Have questions about vehicle smog checks?

Call the state Department of Consumer Affairs at (800) 952-5210 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays or 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, or visit the Bureau of Automotive Repair’s Web site at https://www.smogcheck.ca.gov on the Internet.

If your vehicle fails a biennial smog check, you can apply to the Bureau of Automotive Repair to retire the vehicle.

The bureau will pay $450 for each vehicle that is accepted into the retirement program.

For more information, call (800) 622-7733 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.