Mandatory technical survaillance on your car?

[smalltalk]

In my country, if you want to drive a car, you have to get a certificate of technical clearance on it.

Every other year, your car is suspect to a technical inspection.

There is a so called "Technical Survaillance Coorporation", that will testify that your car is suitable for partaking in road traffic. Only if the car passes this inspection, you are allowed to drive on.

I wonder, if there are similar laws in your country?

 

[Thadlerian]

Yeah, I believe there are such tests in Norway. At least there is this EU test. Don't know if those tests occur that often, though.

 

[DvR]

In the Netherland we have exactly that aswell, it's called APK here..
It's compulsory throughout Europe IIRC..

 

[bobgote]

I think you have to get a roadworthy certificate every time you change ownership of a car. Technically it's always supposed to be roadworthy, and the cops can pull you off the road and stop you driving if it isn't roadworthy.

 

[Speedo]

In the US (NC, at least) you have to get your car inspected yearly.. It's nothing more than making sure all the lights/horn/etc work, the tires are in decent shape, and the major systems (ie catalitic convertor) are in decent shape. Cost about $10 and takes about 10 min to do. No big deal.

 

[ainwood]

Seems to be required to stop people driving cars that aren't fit to be on the road - heavily rusted, no brakes, no lights etc etc.

 

[naervod]

I don't know anthing mandatory here in Californnia, but then again I could be wrong. However, when you buy your car they tell it's good to get checkups every so often, ubt as far as I can tell, it's not mandatory.

 

[Wolfe Tone]

The M.O.T. as it is called here. You need to get it tested every year after the first three years on a new car.

 

[Hitro]

Yes, but well, it's the same country after all.

 

[zorven]

There are no requirements like that here in Illinois, US