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Madera event will offer up to $500 to fix vehicles that don’t pass smog tests

A two-speed idle test using a wand in the tail pipe of a vehicle screens for emissions at the free emission testing hosted at the Fresno County Fairgrounds in 2013. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and Valley Clean Air Now hosted the Tune In & Tune Up car clean-up event.
A two-speed idle test using a wand in the tail pipe of a vehicle screens for emissions at the free emission testing hosted at the Fresno County Fairgrounds in 2013. The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and Valley Clean Air Now hosted the Tune In & Tune Up car clean-up event. Fresno Bee file photo

The Tune In and Tune Up car clean-up event in Madera on Saturday will help repair vehicles that cannot pass emissions testing, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and Valley Clean Air Now announced.

The two agencies will host the event at the Madera County Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to noon. If the driver has had the vehicle for at least six months and it cannot pass the free emissions test given on-site, the driver will receive a voucher good for up to $500 for emission-related repairs at a STAR-certified smog check station.

The event will also offer free food and drinks, and local nonprofits will have educational booths.

For more information, visit valleycan.org or call 1-800-806-2004.

Ashleigh Panoo: 559-441-6010, @AshleighPan

This story was originally published December 1, 2016 at 7:36 PM with the headline "Madera event will offer up to $500 to fix vehicles that don’t pass smog tests."

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