On Tuesday, Transport Committee MEPs adopted Parliament’s draft position on the revision of the EU rules on periodic roadworthiness tests for vehicles and roadside inspections for commercial vehicles, by 30 votes to 11, and with two abstentions.

Inspections abroad

To facilitate the free movement of people within the EU, the new rules would allow the technical inspection of a car to be conducted in an EU country other than its country of registration. This would result in an EU temporary roadworthiness certificate, valid for six months, while the next inspection would have to take place in the EU country where vehicle was registered. MEPs want this possibility to apply to vans too.

Frequency of checks should not increase

The Transport Committee voted against the Commission’s proposal to shorten technical inspection intervals for cars and vans older than ten years from once every two years to annually, as they did not consider the measure to be proportionate or based on…