RapidScreen Roadside Testing

RapidScreen roadside testing offers motorists of well-maintained, clean-running vehicles the opportunity to Skip the Trip to an emissions testing station.

RapidScreen data collection units (either housed in white vans or small green boxes) collect emissions-related data as vehicles are driven by them. The collection units are positioned at pre-determined, state-approved sites on highway on-ramps throughout the Front Range. As a vehicle passes the RapidScreen unit, a camera captures an image of the vehicle and license plate, and a process using infrared and ultraviolet light beams collects and measures the vehicle's emissions output. If the vehicle registers clean, this data is then matched to vehicle registration records, and a 'RapidScreen' message is added to the Vehicle Registration Renewal postcard alerting the driver that they have, 'Passed Roadside Emission.'   

RapidScreen roadside testing units are rotated regularly to collect data from as many vehicles as possible. Access our RapidScreen Locations for the current and upcoming weeks to find unit locations.

Quick Information

All Air Care Colorado testing stations operate on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis. HOWEVER, your vehicle may be put into a line that moves slower than another due to the type of inspection required. We appreciate your patience.

• BEST TIMES TO TEST: 
• The middle two weeks of the month
• Late afternoons Saturdays
   
• AVOID:
• Mondays
• Last few days of the month
• Day after any holiday

Stations are OPEN from 8 AM to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday, and from 8 AM to 1 PM on Saturdays.

Stations are CLOSED Sundays and state holidays.

FEES & PAYMENTS:
1982 and newer model-year vehicles - $25
1981 and older model-year vehicles - $15
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Verification - $25
All forms of payment are accepted - cash, check, and credit cards.
(2% transaction fee on all credit card purchases.)

WEATHER POLICY:
When temperatures fall below 15 degrees Fahrenheit stations will be closed. If temperatures in the morning are not expected to be above 15 degrees by 8 AM, stations will not open until the temperatures rise above 15 degrees. Rarely stations may be closed due to significant snow accumulation.

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