New Hampshire residents face new laws in 2026, including the end of car inspections, higher fees for government services, and restricted immigration policies.

Gov. Ayotte signed hundreds of bills taking effect in 2026, spanning topics from vehicle inspections to immigration to ...

New Hampshire is moving forward with a major change to a long‑standing driving requirement — and the debate is spilling across the state line into Massachusetts, where annual inspections are still ...

Like objects in your side mirror, annual car inspections might not be as far behind you as you think. New Hampshire’s law for mandatory safety inspections will be fully repealed and off the books in ...

Beginning Feb. 1, New Hampshire will no longer require annual safety inspections or inspection stickers for more passenger vehicles.

NASHUA, N.H. — New Englanders know how rapidly rust can ruin a vehicle, especially after DPW crews put down salt to melt snow and ice during the winter. I’ve had at least two or three older cars fail ...

Across the United States and Europe, 2026 is shaping up to be a turning point for how vehicles are checked, tracked, and kept ...

Last summer, though, state lawmakers voted to end the annual vehicle inspection program. The mandate was set to expire on Jan ...

New Hampshire drivers: Don’t scrape off that windshield sticker just yet. A manufacturer of vehicle emissions testing equipment sued the state Monday, asking a federal judge to block the repeal of New ...

The "Live Free or Die" state will become a bit freer next year. A last-minute addition to New Hampshire's 2026 budget bill included a provision to eliminate mandatory vehicle safety inspections as of ...

Jeff Chaplain, owner of Village Street Garage in Penacook, works on a vehicle on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Chaplain is an indepedent car repair operation but has no problem with the dealerships. He ...