Car park continues to age. Find unlike the latter political decisions willing ban the oldest cars in big cities. Should there be an evaluation of the central technical body anxiously?

Aging fleet

Every year, OTCknow central technical bodygives out its balance on technical inspection.
This organization, which directly depends on the Ministry of Transport, has just published the results for 2023.
What we can observe is that the fleet continues to operate grow old. Indeed, according to the results, the average age of cars in France went from 11.2 years to 12.5 yearsin just ten years.
Fortunately, the fact that the aging of cars does not affect technical management.
If you compare 2023 from 2022the prescription rate is 19.45% during the last evaluation against 19.44% last year.
Another important point: failures similar to Last year. For major malfunctions requires return visitwe observe an increase 18.70 to 18.71%or almost unchanged.
Just a point negative. Since the whole parking gets older, models more often susceptible need to be re-examined.

Policy decisions contrary to this record

OTC research emphasizes that cars over 10 years these are the models that represent the vast majority worries at the management level. A figure rising to 92.55%.
An assessment that risks making shudder Road safety as the French buy more and more middle-aged cars 15 years and older.
At the same time, diesel models in France are decreasing over time, even if they still represent 62.53% controlled vehicles.
At the same time, authorities introduce laws that conflict these trends.
In particular, we mean SEZs, which will ban the oldest cars no later January 1, 2025. For urban areas “ZFE Territories”it’s even cars that have Crit’Air 3 sticker who can’t circulate.
This also applies disposal bonus. Actually, from now onnew cars the presence of the Crit’Air 1 sticker will prohibited. In short, the recycling bonus will no longer only apply to cars electric and hydrogen.

Government therefore sets rules for encourage population to invest in younger models. Balance OTC shows that this is not enough motivate French.

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