Karaj Imposes Ban on Old Cars

In a move to help clean polluted air in Karaj, capital of Alborz Province, old and polluting cars have been banned effective as of Friday.
A senior officer with Karaj Traffic Police, General Hamdollah Rahmati, said as per rules implemented on Friday, old cars without the mandatory annual technical inspection tests should not be on the roads in Karaj, 40km west of Tehran.
“Motorists found in breach are being fined.” He appealed to drivers to get their vehicles checked at the special inspection centers set up in the city and be sure that the vehicles are roadworthy. There are eight technical inspection centers in Karaj city that has expanded beyond imagination over the past quarter century.