2.5m Road Unworthy Vehicles Fined

Over 2.5 million smog-inducing vehicles and dilapidated two-wheelers were fined in 11 months to Feb. 19 in Tehran for violating the air pollution reduction scheme, head of the legal department of the Traffic Police said.
For commuting in Tehran, vehicles and motorbikes must go through technical inspection tests. Those disregarding the rule are fined.
Colonel Mohammad Tarahomi said, “An 2.69 million drivers were fined for infringing the regulations since the beginning of the current Iranian year (ends on March 20). Bulk of the traffic tickets were issued after the launch of Air Pollution Reduction (APR) scheme in  November 2018.”