Vehicle inspection

A new resolution from the Conselho Nacional de Trânsito (CONTRAN) will enforce mandatory vehicle inspections in the country by the end of 2019.On September 28, 2018, the Ontario government under Doug Ford announced the cancellation of the Drive Clean program and instead focusing on heavy duty vehicles; the change became effective on April 1, 2019.[5] In Manitoba,[6] Ontario[7] and Newfoundland and Labrador,[8] upon buying a car (new or used) only, a valid safety check must be done before it can be registered.Some states, including Florida, Kentucky and Minnesota,[17] have discontinued their testing programs in recent years with approval from the federal government.Vehicles must meet Bharat Stage (BS) emission norms, with the latest BS-VI standards for reducing pollution.It is an unspoken common practice for sometimes even a factory condition vehicle to be challenged by inspectors, as it creates business for scalpers and private inspection offices.The EU Directive 2014/45 of April 3, 2014 mandates all member states to carry out periodic safety and emission (roadworthiness) inspections for most types of motor vehicles including passenger cars, light and heavy goods vehicles, trailers, tractors with designed speed exceeding 40 km/h and, from 1 January 2022, motorcycles with engine displacement over 125 cm3.Unless the inspection is overdue, as just described, the roadworthiness certificate is transferable, so that a potential new owner will get a new decal with the same date, but the corrected license plate number upon registration of the vehicle.However, the latest official inspection report has to be presented for this purpose to the authority issuing the new registration documents and license plates.Cars that pass the inspection receive a green certificate, which must be carried in the vehicle at all times along with other required documentation.An inspection has three possible outcomes: Receiving a red card is not uncommon for older cars, so people often have to go two or more times to pass.The National programme of road transport safety of the Republic of Croatia 2011-2020 (Croatian: Nacionalni program sigurnosti cestovnog prometa Republike Hrvatske 2011.-2020. godine) treats vehicle inspections as an important area of prevention of traffic accidents, and as a vessel for regular financing of road safety regulations.[29] Based on the Law of Road Transport Safety, vehicles are inspected in specialized shops (stanica za tehnički pregled, lit.[34] In Finland, the "Määräaikaiskatsastus" (periodic inspection) is required for all passenger cars, vans, trucks, ATVs and for trailers with maximum structural weight of more than 750 kilograms.The colour of the decal changes every year in a six-year cycle (orange, blue, yellow, brown, pink, green).Private vehicle technical control centres (P-VTCC or I-KTEO in Greek) had to be accredited according to ISO 17020 standard.[37] The inspection can be done by any Italian DMV office (Ufficio della Motorizzazione Civile - UMC) or by one of the nearly 8500 privately owned authorized centers located around the country.The inspection focuses on safety and it is performed similarly to other EU countries, checking tires, brakes, lights, horn, undercarriage, rust, suspension parts, noise and exhaust pollution for either gas/LPG/CNG and Diesel engines.In the Netherlands the "Algemene Periodieke Keuring" (APK) or General Periodical Inspection, introduced in 1985, is mandatory for vehicles aged between 3 and 50 years.The inspection includes checking of main car systems like brakes, suspension, lights and steering, as well as emission and presence of mandatory equipment.In 2021 the five largest companies, accounting for more than 99% of the market shares, were Svensk Bilprovning, Besikta, Opus, Carspect and DEKRA.In Russia all vehicles must pass a periodic inspection ensuring their road worthiness that includes adherence to the respective regulations.To pass the inspection the vehicle must not exceed the mandated emission level (currently Euro-3), the brakes must have no leaks and the brake forces must be symmetrical, steering slip must not exceed the mandated parameters (from 10° for cars to 25° for heavy trucks), all lights must provide the required color, aim and brightness of the emitted light, and the vehicle must be equipped with a first aid kit, fire extinguisher and emergency stop sign.The lack of a valid insurance certificate or driving with an elapsed one is subject to heavy fines and eventual revocation of the driver's license.In August 2005 the Turkish government decided to introduce a vehicle inspection scheme following the directive 96/96/EC of the European Union.Since there was no technical equipment available for real roadworthiness tests a contract was laid out with the German TÜV SÜD that was presenting itself for the task in syndication with two Turkish corporations.The introduction of the TÜV was accompanied with a strong propaganda program to agitate the requirement for a modern inspection scheme (e.g. the number of fatal road accidents was three times as high as in mainland Europe despite most of the country to be very rural).Additionally, it is expected that the connection with the German Turks allows for most citizens to have some knowledge how to cope with the TÜV inspection scheme.[clarification needed] An RWC checks general safety items of the car such as tyres, brakes, lights etc.The NZ Transport Agency requires most vehicles to maintain a Warrant of Fitness (WoF) through periodic inspections from licensed inspectors.