More vehicles flocked to technical inspection centers during the current Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays compared with the previous fiscal year, according to the director for executive affairs of Iran’s Car Technical Inspection Centers.
“At the start of the Norouz holidays [March 16-25], a total of 415,832 cars visited technical inspection centers across the country, registering an 11% growth compared with last year’s corresponding period,” Abdollah Tavakkoli was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
The official added that from the total number of cars that visited the technical inspection centers, 333,662 cars managed to pass the technical examinations while 77,881 cars failed the tests.
“From the total number of cars that could not pass technical inspections, 39,593 cars could not get the required score due to defects in their safety systems and 38,288 vehicles were faulted over their high pollution,” he said.
However, when the defects are addressed, cars could again undergo these tests.
Tavakkoli noted that technical inspection was 88% effective in fixing the defects of cars.
“A total of 66,463 vehicles succeeded in obtaining a technical inspection certificate after removing the defect and returning to the same center,” he added.
According to the official, technical inspection centers located in Tehran, Khorasan Razavi and Isfahan provinces registered the highest number of referrals and those located in Kohgilouyeh-Boyerahmad, Bushehr and Ilam had the lowest number.
Statistics announced by the Iranian Traffic Police Department show car technical defects were behind 50% of the country's accidents, which confirm the importance of car technical inspection in preventing financial and life losses for car owners and passengers.
The latest report on the total number of referrals to technical inspection centers pertains to the first 11 months of the previous fiscal year (March 21, 2022-Feb. 19).
According to this report, a total of 1.18 million light vehicles (up 6%) visited the technical inspection centers during the 11 months and 371,687 light vehicles (up 1%) revisited the centers during the same period. In total, 1.55 million light vehicles visited the centers, which were 5% higher compared with 1.48 million in the corresponding period of last year.
A total of 379 motorcycles visited centers during the period.
Call Centers for Car Services
Call centers have been set up to ease automotive technical inspection or license plate registration as of Nov. 22, 2022, according to the director of Public Relations Department of Tehran's Vehicle Technical Inspection Headquarters.
Mohammad Reza Gouya added that in order to efficiently manage referrals to technical inspection centers, reduce the waiting time and provide better automotive services, appointments could be made by dialing 96006000, the news portal of Car.ir reported.
“At the beginning of this new service, appointments will be made in the three centers of Beyhaqi, Chamran and Shaqayeq in Tehran, and the number of call centers will be increased when demand increases,” he added.
Gouya emphasized that the possibility of making an appointment online through “My Tehran” system, or the website of the technical inspection headquarters remains in force, and the call centers have been launched for customers who do not have access to the internet.
“Currently, about 4,000 vehicles visit the technical inspection centers in Tehran. Almost all centers do not have waiting lines and citizens can get their cars inspected in less than half an hour,” he said.
“Unfortunately, there is a misconception that all new cars over four years old need to undergo technical inspection, but according to the law, cars are exempt from technical inspection for four years from the time of production.”
Accordingly, in the ninth month of the current fiscal year (Nov. 22-Dec. 21, 2022), cars manufactured in the same month of the fiscal 2018-19 and before, and those imported in November 2018 and before need to undergo technical inspection.
The official stressed that to minimize waiting time and avoid facing long queues at technical inspection centers in Tehran, citizens may visit these centers before the validity of their technical inspection certificate expires.
