I was getting my ‘04 Tundra’s emissions tested this morning and asked the operator, Anthony, a couple questions regarding his business.
I was mainly curious how much revenue an emissions testing busines could bring in and based on Anthony’s numbers it doesn’t sound too bad. Anthony’s location charges $20 per vehicle and he said he averages about 20 vehicles a day, sometimes 30 on Mondays. So $20 a vehicle, 20 vehicles a day, open 6 days a week and 50 weeks a year, comes out to about $120,000 a year. That’s a good bit more than I would have thought.
What made the conversation more interesting was that Anthony said his business had been declining given the recent economy and he was lucky to do 15 vehicles a day. How would the economy affect Anthony’s business? It’s state law in Georgia (and all states as far as I know) to get your vehicle’s emissions tested every year in order to renew your vehicle registration. If it’s truly the case that emissions testing is declining, that would mean we would see a corresponding decline in vehicle registrations. Is everyone suddenly claiming their second and third cars are agricultural vehicles and thus don’t require registration?
