The emissions stations handle more than 2 million tests a year and, in 2017, 25 percent of customers also bought a sticker. The fee offsets expenses including extra staff, software, credit card processing fees, equipment and some minor structural changes to offices. A menu of prices inside the office lists the $7.50 near the bottom, but it may jolt people who think they're in a government setting, like the secretary of state facilities, where basic renewals are $101 without a fee. Fliers advertising the service state "Fee applies," in a small font. Signs outside the facility alert customers to the fact they can renew their license stickers but don't mention a charge. Several, however, called the fee excessive and wished it was more prominently advertised. Applus branched out into selling license stickers at stations in 2016, but the change came as a surprise to some drivers interviewed Tuesday.ĭrivers can't renew their stickers without an up-to-date emissions certificate so the ability to complete two errands in one trip makes life easier, customers said. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency contracts out emissions tests to Chicago-based Applus Industries Ltd. "I would probably pay it anyway but it would have been nice to know." "It was sneaky," said Julie Wangler of Villa Park, who wasn't aware of the extra charge until the clerk rang her up.
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