La new ITV it is already in force and is much more exhaustive and complete than before. The changes in the regulations of the Technical Inspection of Vehicles are mainly focused on fine tune emission control of vehicles and detection of possible flaws in your security. Although there are also some modifications that will make life easier for drivers.
The new ITV is adapted to comply with European legislation and was approved by the Council of Ministers to enter into force on Sunday May 20th 2018. One of the main novelties is that the ITV technicians will connect to your car with a computer to diagnose the operation of various elements. Of course, they will not be able to do it in all cars. Here we tell you what changes and how it affects you when you have to drive your car.
More stringent emission control
In addition to the usual emissions check using a probe in the exhaust pipe, cars from 2016 onwards will connected to a machine which will take care of “reading” the board check system. Thanks to it, the operators will be able to carry out a more precise control of the emissions generated.
Over time, the implementation of this method will make it possible to refine the measurement of emissions more and more. For example, later it will be about improve detection of gases such as nitrogen oxides, protagonists in the scandals of tampering with emissions tests such as dieselgate.
Diagnosis of electronic security systems
The connection with the cars manufactured from 2016 will not only serve to measure emissions, but also to determine if the security systems that rely on electronics they work right. These are elements as important as the ABS and ESP or Lighting system to seat belt pretensioners barriers
It will be useless to cancel or cover the warning lights that appear on the dashboard when these devices do not work. To be directly connected to the control unit of the car, the operators will know exactly what is working and what is not.
In the future this system will improve and it will be possible to diagnose the operation of other elements such as the speed control, emergency braking or others equipment that will be mandatory in the European Union in a few years.
Either it's perfect or nothing
The new VAT eliminates the possibility of passing with minor failures. That is to say, either the car is in perfect condition or they will have to be corrected and re-inspected within a month. Despite this, it remains to be seen how strict centers will be with some of these flaws. So far the faults that are considered minor are:
- a blown front or rear bulb
- between 20% and 30% imbalance between the wheels of an axle
- oil leaking shock absorbers
- broken or missing suspension boots
- in leaf spring suspensions, a leaf of the leaf spring is broken if others remain in good condition
- oil leaks in the engine as long as it does not leak
- Imperfect engine mounts if not cause it to malfunction
- some minor malfunction in the electrical system
- sulfated battery terminals
If it is not approved, you can change center
Before this new ITV, if the inspection was not passed, it was mandatory to return to the same center to repeat it. With the new regulations, you can change places, although you will have to pay again the cost of the inspection. If it is not changed, the second inspection is free. So you decide if it pays you to try your luck in another center or try again in the same place.
Change in the management of dates
You can take the car up to a month before it expires. But with the new ITV you will not lose those days in advance for the next inspection. In other words, before the new regulations the date for the next inspection counted from the day you made it, but from now on will count from the day it expired.
Other changes of the new ITV
classic vehicles
According to the new ITV, only those vehicles that have a seniority of 30 years or more, instead of the 25 they had to have before. We remind you that with historical or classic vehicles, ITVs are getting longer. Instead of every year, the intervals can be extended from two to five years depending on the type of vehicle.
Vehicles purchased in another country
Cars purchased abroad may be exempt from passing the ITV (depending on the community where they are registered). If the country where the car comes from has compatible regulations, the owner will not have to carry out the inspection. Although he will have to carry out the following tasks according to the normal deadlines. As the new ITV complies with European standards, from now on certificates are recognized facts in other member countries of the European Union.
rental vehicles
Rental cars had to pass the ITV more frequently than those belonging to individuals. Instead of waiting until they were four years old for the first inspection, they had to do it after two years. With the new regulations will get the same treatment as anyone else's cars for this efects.
Price change in the new ITV
Prices may rise as requirements so that a center can carry out the new ITV involve increased costs. In any case, we will have to see how the bills vary, to know To what extent does it affect the customer?.
Added to the investment in equipment, the centers will have to bear the costs derived from some longer inspections for each vehicle. In addition to this, the additional training that employees must have can also influence the price. everyone who wants to be ITV inspector now you have to have like Minimum studies: or professional training in Superior Automotive Technician or Technician in Electromechanics of Automobile Vehicles with three years of experience. For both cases, equivalent courses of the same category can be accredited.
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