After months of delay and debate, two-wheeler MOT in France is gradually becoming a reality from April 2024in accordance with the European directive of 2014.
This decree was published this Tuesday in the Official Journal. The first vehicles to undergo this inspection, from April to the end of 2024, there will be those who are registered before 1Er January 2017. The phased implementation will continue until the end of 2026 to avoid bottlenecks in control centers.
Several terms depending on the age of the motorcycle
Technical inspection of two-wheeled vehicles of category L, registered from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2019, should be completed in 2025. For those registered between 1Er January 2020 and December 31, 2021 first inspection planned for 2026according to the terms of the decree.
Vehicles registered after 1Er The control will be January 2022 “during the six months preceding the expiration of the four-year period from the date of their first introduction into circulation”with subsequent inspection every two years in accordance with the Road Traffic Regulations.
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The decision has sparked anger among bikers in France, who have expressed their disapproval several times in recent months by organizing demonstrations across the country, including in Paris, where hundreds of motorbikes marched against the obligation on June 3 last year.
The French government intends to introduce technical controls “The cheapest and easiest”. According to estimates, This measure will affect about four million two-wheelers. In 2014, the European Commission introduced roadworthiness tests in all European Union countries in the name of motorcyclist safety and environmental protection.
At this point, we don’t yet know how much this overhaul will cost, but as we told you in a previous thread, the government hopes to keep the price is below 50 euroswhile professionals believe that will be placed approximately 72 eurosas for cars.
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Source: Auto Plus
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