A 10 Minute Sticker Station

Initially the technician wasn’t terribly talkative but became friendlier as he proceeded through the inspection. They were closed from 12 – 1 for lunch so I came back after lunch and he competed the entire process from the time I gave him the keys in 12 minutes. New system has lowered the inspection costs to $ 7 with the additional charges now part of registration.
Google location is accurate in a strip center as this is a simple storefront with a garage entrance in the back. They also inspect motorcycles. Great experience for a necessary evil.

Fastest state inspection I have ever experienced. The best part about this place is, it is also the cheapest. When the guy told me how much it cost, I asked for a repeat because I was so used to paying anywhere from $ 35-​$ 45, I spent $ 7.
The review before this said that they only take cash, but they take cards now as well, FYI.

Awesome find! There were two people ahead of me and I was still out in twenty minutes. The service was friendly and I never felt rushed even though it was right before his lunch. I will be getting all of my vehicles’ stickers here from now on!

I confess that I’m horrible about keeping up with things like state inspection stickers, thus I was unsurprised to look at my windshield last week and discover that my vehicle was overdue for an inspection by a month. Of course as soon as I got home I logged onto Unilocal to look up the nearest inspection station in San Marcos. Imagine my horror when Unilocal told me that the closest one was in Austin. I knew for a fact that I had gone to a place in San Marcos last year, so I had to look it up using a different service. To avoid another such betrayal next year, writing this review shot to the top of my priority list.
Really, there’s not much to say about this place. It literally is just a sticker station, housed in a small two-​port garage in the back of car dealership on I-​35. It can be tricky to find since Google Maps gives you the wrong location, so here are the actual directions: Heading south on I-​35, exit C M Allen and turn right onto Riverside Dr. like you’re heading to the River Pub. You’ll see a sign immediatly on your right that says «Sticker Station Entrance». The guy running the place is not chatty, but he is efficient. It literally took him ten minutes to inspect my car and ring me up. He only takes cash, so make sure you have $ 15 on you because that’s how much it costs. Otherwise, it was very much a no muss, no fuss experience. He even removes your old sticker and cleans up all that frustrating sticker glue before putting your new sticker on for you. You can’t really ask for more from a place like this.
The one downside to this place is that they’re closed for lunch between noon and 1:00 PM, so you might have to take lunch earlier or later than usual if you want to do this on your lunch break.