Road Traffic Act - amendments 2018

Road Traffic Act - amendments 2018

It's now mid-March, time for checks and checks and checks again, by the police. Apart from being documented and technically sound ( as far as it goes or at least not dangerous to life ), you should also check your watches with the Highway Code. You know very well that they take the plates off the car for nothing now. Which embarrasses a lot of drivers ( I wish we were stronger and friendlier but that's another topic ).

Here are some of the changes in the VAT Act:

We will briefly present some of the main innovations.

If, during a technical inspection, dangerous technical problems are detected, the registration of the vehicle shall be terminated ex officio. Once the defects have been rectified, the registration shall also be restored ex officio.

We from roadside assistance Naiden Auto can assist in troubleshooting your vehicle before it goes in for a technical inspection.

A vehicle temporarily suspended due to defects caused by an accident is subject to an additional TP.

In addition to the vehicles subject to the annual roadworthiness test (AGT), this now includes two-wheelers, three-wheelers and high-speed tractors. In addition, mopeds and recreational vehicles are also subject to the MOT.

In 2019 there will no longer be two stickers as there are now ( from the traffic police and the DAI ), but only one for GTP.

In case of re-registration of an imported vehicle which has an active registration abroad, the issued GTP arriving with it will also be recognised, the condition being that when the transfer is made by contract, the value of the mileage up to the date of sale must be recorded therein.

In case of manipulation of the mileage values, high penalties are provided to the person who made the changes in the vehicle values. In addition, online verification is likely to be introduced.

The "deregistration" of a car for the vehicle tax will now be done at the time of conclusion of the contract of sale and purchase, as this will be the duty of the notary before whom the transaction is executed. However, this may lead to an increase in the price of this service. The registration period after the conclusion of the contract is up to 1 month, but if it is not carried out within 2 months, it will be automatically terminated.

The validity of the vignette sticker will now be from date to date, i.e. if you purchased it on 5 May 2018, it will be valid until 5 May 2019. The prices remain the same.

The stopping of vehicles to check air pollution begins, and if a violation is found, a traffic stop follows! For those awaiting registration directly will be refused after checking emissions.

The driver will now pay for alcohol and drug tests.

It's pointless to add that some of this stuff is just more simplicity. Particularly with the emission control, but isn't that what the GTP is for, and one more ?!

Anyway, you can view and download the whole law from ==> HERE <==.