DMV Audit Reveals Expected Savings Nowhere to Be Found
Getting rid of safety inspections was supposed to net administration nearly $13 million.
The Christie administration is not reaping the savings it anticipated from shutting down the state’s program to inspect motor vehicles for safety flaws. In an audit by the New Jersey Office of Legislative Services, the state Motor Vehicles Commission said the administration missed out on the opportunity to save $12.6 million annually by not including the safety component in the inspections conducted by Parsons Environmental & Inspection. The elimination of the seven-decade old program was part of a state budget adopted in 2010 during one of the New Jersey's recurring budget crises. At the time, the administration projected it would save the state at least $12 million by eliminating safety inspections. The move drew mixed reactions from …
