Call centers have been set up to ease automotive technical examination or license plate registration as of Nov. 22, according to the director of Public Relations Department of Tehran's Vehicle Technical Examination Headquarters.
Mohammad Reza Gouya added that in order to efficiently manage referrals to technical examination centers, reduce the waiting time and provide better automotive services, phone 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 examination 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 examination 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 with the new year, all new cars over four years old need to undergo technical examination, but according to the law, cars are exempt from technical examination for four years from the time of production.”
Accordingly, in the ninth month of the current fiscal year (Nov. 22-Dec. 21), 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 examination.
The official stressed that to minimize the waiting time and avoid facing long queues at technical examination centers in Tehran, citizens may visit these centers before the validity of their technical examination certificate expires.
Equalization Table Could Remove Car Scrappage Hurdles
An automotive expert believes that most of the problems facing the vehicle scrappage plan can be solved, if the Department of Environment were to accept the equalization table.
The old vehicle scrappage plan was launched to alleviate air pollution, reduce fuel consumption and renovate the domestic automotive fleet.
However, the plan lost momentum following the parliamentary ratification that mandated the registration of a new heavy vehicle against the same type that is being scrapped. Consequently, the Department of Environment also insists on the same requisite for accepting the vehicle scrappage certificate.
“The scrapping centers have enough certificates for passenger cars and if the Department of Environment agrees with the equalization table, they can meet the needs of car manufacturers,” Jalal Amini-Fard, a member of the Board of Directors of the Isfahan Scrapping Centers Association, was quoted as saying by Donyaye Khodro.
“The Department of Environment has announced that diesel cars should be scrapped for the registration of diesel cars and gasoline cars for gasoline cars. If this restriction is removed with the equalization table, the problem of companies like Bahman Diesel will be solved. This issue has also been announced to Hossein Khezri, the CEO of Bahman Diesel, who has written a letter to the Department of Environment so that the fuel condition for scrapping could be eliminated,” he added.
The expert noted that the equalization table was considered for alleviating the shortage of scraps in heavy or light vehicle sectors.
“Currently, the Department of Environment opposes this table and only accepts the scrap certificate of each segment for the same vehicle, which we consider an obstacle. As a result, we are facing a shortage of scrap certificates in the commercial and heavy vehicle sectors, but we can provide this certificate issued for cars if the department accepts the table of equivalence,” he said.
“The parliament has proposed that the cost of scrappage should be 1.5% of diesel cars, in which case no one will be willing to participate in the scrappage of heavy vehicles.”
Amini-Fard said passenger vehicle scrap certificate is available and if the equalization table is implemented, it could be applicable for both diesel and gasoline vehicles.
