When you own a car, it comes with many obligations. Indeed, it is important to insure it and have an up-to-date technical inspection, otherwise you risk losing your driving privileges and paying a large fine. We remind you that this review must be carried out four years after the first registration, then every two years. The problem is that this operation really isn’t cheap, even if the price has gone up slightly this year according to Simplauto’s annual barometer. This is still a significant expense.

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In fact, you have to count an average of 79.52 euros complete this review, which lasts approximately thirty minutes. The price varies depending on the type of vehicle as well as the engine, as the check costs around €86.44 for an electric vehicle. And up to 94.85 euros for an LPG vehicle. But what can we do to reduce the final bill a bit? Well, the solution is simple but relatively unknown because it simply consists of changing departments. Indeed, the differences are sometimes very large.

From single to double

For example, it is so in Haute-Savoie that the technical inspection costs the most, on average 99.46 euros. Conversely, in Moselle, where the price is the lowest, it costs only 69.57 euros. The price can drop to 49 euros in some centers. Paris ranks 4th with an average of €90.39, while in Val d’Oise it costs just €76.46. So sometimes it pays to travel a little to reduce the bill!

Source: Simplauto

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