The European Parliament wants the revision of the EU rules on the periodic technical inspection and technical controls in traffic for vehicles
The European Parliament approved on Thursday the opening of negotiations with the Council regarding the revision of the EU rules on periodic technical inspection and technical controls in traffic for vehicles.
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With 369 votes in favor, 126 against and 84 abstentions, the European Parliament agreed to move to the next stage of the legislative process to revise the requirements for the periodic technical inspection of motor vehicles.
MEPs want to give drivers more ways to carry out a vehicle MOT.
“To combat odometer fraud and fraudulent manipulation of the used car market, MEPs support a new requirement that garages should record the odometer mileages of cars and vans, and that manufacturers enter the mileages of connected vehicles into a national database. However, to avoid extra work for small and medium-sized businesses, MEPs want this requirement to only apply if where repairs take more than an hour“, according to the European Parliament.
According to MEPs, traffic controls should apply to cars, motorcycles, vans, lorries and buses for their polluting emissions and require vehicles with high emission potential to undergo additional technical inspections.
Last year, the Commission presented its vehicle inspection package, aiming to update the minimum standards for vehicle inspections, vehicle registration documents and roadworthiness tests. MEPs already confirmed their position on one part of the package, vehicle registration documents, in April.
