# dmv-facility-ny — check a New York DMV facility licence

> Look up any of the 54,515 licences the New York DMV has issued to garages, inspection stations and dealers: what the facility is licensed to do, and whether the licence is current.

## Check a New York DMV facility licence

Type the facility number or the name of the shop. **40,514** current licences across **24,368** facilities — and the answer tells you everything that facility may do, not just one line of it.

Checking a whole network rather than one shop?
[Pro access](/pro.md) resolves a list, and the
[datasets](/data.md) are published with their prices — from
USD 300 a month for the stream of changes.

### Three kinds of inspection station. Only one is for you.

New York requires a safety and emissions inspection every year. The
Department licenses **three** different inspection stations, and
the difference is invisible from the street:

| Code | Licensed as | Current | Can it inspect your car? |
|---|---|---|---|
| `ISP` | [Public Inspection Station](/type/public-inspection-station.md) | 8,021 | **Yes** — this is the one. |
| `ISD` | [Dealer Inspection Station](/type/dealer-inspection-station.md) | 222 | No. It inspects the vehicles the dealer sells. |
| `ISF` | [Fleet Inspection Station](/type/fleet-inspection-station.md) | 181 | No. It inspects an operator’s own fleet. |

[Why the distinction exists, and how to check
before you drive there](/inspection.md).

### One facility, several licences

A DMV facility number can carry more than one licence, and
**11,758** of the 24,368 facilities do —
48.3%. The commonest pairing is a repair shop that is also a
public inspection station: **7,643** places can both fix
your car and inspect it.

The Department’s own lookup shows one licence at a time. Search a
number here and you get all of them together, current and expired, which is
the only way to answer « what is this place allowed to
do? »

| Facilities holding | Facilities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 licence | 12,610 | 51.7% |
| 2 licences | 7,932 | 32.6% |
| 3 licences | 3,367 | 13.8% |
| 4 licences | 372 | 1.5% |
| 5 licences | 74 | 0.3% |
| 6 licences | 10 | 0.0% |
| 7 licences | 3 | 0.0% |

### The obligation behind all this

New York Vehicle & Traffic Law, Article 12-A — the Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Registration Act is blunt about it:

« No person shall permit the display of any sign required to be displayed by this article indicating to the public that an official repair shop is operating unless a repair shop registration has been issued to that person and is currently valid. »

A shop without a valid registration may not even display the sign. That is
what makes this register worth checking before you leave a car
somewhere.

### What the Department licenses, statewide

| Licensed as | Current licences | Share |
|---|---|---|
| [Repair Shop](/type/repair-shop.md) | 13,539 | 33.4% |
| [Public Inspection Station](/type/public-inspection-station.md) | 8,021 | 19.8% |
| [Used Car Dealer](/type/used-car-dealer.md) | 7,661 | 18.9% |
| [ATV only dealership](/type/atv-only-dealership.md) | 2,627 | 6.5% |
| [Repair Shop Body](/type/repair-shop-body.md) | 2,503 | 6.2% |
| [Transporter](/type/transporter.md) | 1,354 | 3.3% |
| [New Car Dealer](/type/new-car-dealer.md) | 1,035 | 2.6% |
| [Wholesale Dealer](/type/wholesale-dealer.md) | 1,001 | 2.5% |
| [Boat Dealer](/type/boat-dealer.md) | 674 | 1.7% |
| [Dismantler](/type/dismantler.md) | 400 | 1.0% |
| [Itinerant Vehicle](/type/itinerant-vehicle.md) | 342 | 0.8% |
| [Automobile Broker](/type/automobile-broker.md) | 276 | 0.7% |
| [Dealer Inspection Station](/type/dealer-inspection-station.md) | 222 | 0.5% |
| [Scrap Processor](/type/scrap-processor.md) | 191 | 0.5% |
| [Fleet Inspection Station](/type/fleet-inspection-station.md) | 181 | 0.4% |
| [Yacht Broker](/type/yacht-broker.md) | 155 | 0.4% |
| [Snowmobile Dealer](/type/snowmobile-dealer.md) | 138 | 0.3% |
| [Scrap Collector](/type/scrap-collector.md) | 94 | 0.2% |
| [Drive-in Appraiser](/type/drive-in-appraiser.md) | 54 | 0.1% |
| Salvage Pool | 26 | 0.1% |
| Mobile Car Crusher | 20 | 0.0% |

[All 61 counties](/county.md) · [Every kind of licence](/type.md) · [Inspection stations](/inspection.md) · [Facilities holding several licences](/multi.md) · [How this site is built](/about.md)

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Fonte: Facilities Licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles — New York State DMV
Recolha: 2026-08-21