32% of inspected vehicles fail inspection in Georgia
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Out of about 12,000 inspected vehicles in Georgia, 32 percent were unable to pass the roadworthiness test, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
Drivers whose vehicles failed the inspection have been given a month to fix the problem and make their vehicles meet the standards to be allowed to drive on the roads.
If the problem is not addressed drivers will be fined to the amount of 50 GEL (about $20.30/€16.52*) for private entities and 200 GEL (about $81.22/€66.08*) for legal entities.
Mandatory vehicle inspections started in Georgia from January 1, 2018 and powerful engine vehicles (+ 3.5 tonnes) and passenger vehicles (+8 seats) were inspected at the first stage.
Between January 1 and February 28 about 12,000 vehicles were inspected, of which 2,935 vehicles failed the inspection.
Mandatory vehicle inspections started in Georgia from January 1, 2018. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
The next round of inspection will start on July 1, 2018 and it will be undertaken for vehicles belonging to state agencies and legal entities.
Vehicle testing will be launched step-by-step and the inspection of all vehicles will take about two years.
Mandatory vehicle inspections cost about 100 GEL (about $40.61/€33.04*) for powerful engine vehicles and 60 GEL for cars (about $24.37/€19.82*).
The vehicles are being inspected following seven major criteria: brakes, steering mechanism, suspension, visibility, car lights, emissions and tires.
*Currency conversions reflect National Bank of Georgia values as of today.
As of January-November 2017 a total of 39,338 cars have been imported to Georgia, shows the data from the Revenue Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry.
Car owners in Georgia will soon start paying a new fee, local media says. Families with an annual income of more than 40,000 GEL will have to pay the property tax on cars.
From January 2018 Georgia is starting mandatory vehicle inspections, testing the road worthiness of vehicles before they are allowed to drive on roads.
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Tbilisi City Hall is canceling its agreement with parking management City Park company due to the "irresponsible and unlawful performance of public authorities”.
Out of 19,464 vehicles in Georgia, 14,280 have already been inspected since January 1, 2018, of which 5,050 failed inspection and 134 have been banned from use on roads.
A total of 36,394 vehicles have been inspected in Georgia as of June 20, 2018 and 75 percent of them (27,143 vehicles) have been found road-worthy, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
Tbilisi City Hall is planning to revise transport policy and impose certain restrictions on transport in order to improve the environmental conditions of the city.