Half of inspected vehicles roadworthy in Georgia
As a result of vehicle inspections, violations were found in 9,613 vehicles. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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A total of 21,276 vehicles have been inspected in Georgia as of 14 January 2019 and 11,666 of them (almost 55%) have been found roadworthy, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
As a result of vehicle inspections, violations were found in 9,613 vehicles. After the second round, 189 vehicles were still not deemed fit for use on roads and 75 have been entirely prohibited from moving on roads, said the ministry.
As of 1 January 2019, all private vehicles in the country must undergo technical inspections.
Mandatory vehicle inspections started in Georgia last year on 1 January 2018, and powerful engine vehicles (+ 3.5 tonnes) and passenger vehicles with more than eight seats were inspected during the first stage.
Vehicles are inspected following seven major criteria: brakes, steering mechanism, suspension, visibility, car lights, emissions and tires.
Seven workers of vehicle inspection centres have been charged by the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance with commercial bribery.
Ten vehicle inspection centres were issuing fake certificates of road worthiness, announces the Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance, based on monitoring studies conducted in different regions of Georgia.
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.
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 6,654 fines have been issued between 14-17 January in Georgia, following the installation of so-called ‘smart cameras’ which automatically fine drivers that have failed to undergo mandatory vehicle inspection.
Civil liability insurance will become mandatory for owners of registered vehicles in Georgia.
Out of 1,398,434 vehicles inspected in Georgia in 2019, 50 per cent failed inspection, show data from the Ministry of Economy.
A total of 710,378 vehicles were inspected in Georgia in 2020, of which 69% (488,824 vehicles) were roadworthy but 31% (219,895 vehicles) failed inspection, reports local media outlet IPN based on data provided by the Ministry of Economy of Georgia.
Regulations on vehicle emissions will be tightened across Georgia starting next year, the country’s Economy Ministry revealed on Thursday, noting the upper limit of carbon monoxide in emissions would be reduced as part of the changes.