Vehicles that fail to earn a technical inspection certificate and are used for commute can be fined in Iran. The total fines collected in Tehran over the matter amounted to 2.13 billion rials ($50.7 million) in the last Iranian year, which ended in March.
The fine for using such vehicles is 500,000 rials ($12) and drivers can receive a ticket for using the vehicle every day until they hold the required certificate. During the year ending in March, 4,278,000 traffic tickets were issued for this particular violation.
Chief of Tehran Vehicle Technical Inspection Bureau, Navab Hosseini-Manesh says the penalties for failing to obtain technical inspection certificates amounted to 2.13 billion rials during the period, reported ISNA.
“According to the latest reports, 3.8 million vehicles registered in Tehran need to undergo inspections,” Hosseini-Manesh said.
According to the Ministry of Interior, domestic vehicles manufactured before March 2014 and imported cars produced in 2013 and earlier are subject to a technical inspection every year.
Last year, the number of vehicles visiting inspection centers experienced a 35% growth compared to the year before.
In total 1,546,000 vehicles were inspected, 1,067,000 of which were examined for the very first time.
Hosseini says of that number, 45% were rejected, adding that “some 30% have been rejected for exceeding carbon dioxide emission limit. 14% were rejected due to defects in the vehicles’ exterior, 12% due to brake tests, 8% for wheel alignment problems, 5% for faulty shock absorbers.”
Inspection centers are extremely crowded and sometimes car owners must wait four hours in line to get their vehicles checked.
Hosseini says measures are being implemented to reduce the waiting time, including privatization of inspection centers, having some centers offer services 24/7 and launching mobile centers.
The first mobile vehicle inspection unit was unveiled at the end of January and more will follow soon. The units are equipped with power generators and mobile communication devices through which they connect to the bureau’s online system.
In regard to premium inspection certificates, Hosseini says 38,000 vehicles have passed the examination in the past six weeks.
The premium certificate has higher standards than that of the normal technical inspection certificates. While in the normal tests, vehicles’ emissions are monitored in a low-speed performance, but for earning the premium certificate the carbon monoxide emission of cars is assessed at 2,500 rpm.
Vehicles entering restricted traffic zones with a premium certificate can enjoy a 20% discount on permits and be fined less than other cars for entering the zone during rush hours.
