50% of vehicles fail inspection in Georgia
Out of the total number of inspected vehicles, 691,619 passed inspection, 704,711 failed inspection, while 2,104 have been banned from use on roads. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Out of 1,398,434 vehicles inspected in Georgia in 2019, 50 per cent failed inspection, show data from the Ministry of Economy.
Out of the total number of inspected vehicles, 691,619 passed inspection, 704,711 failed inspection, and 2,104 have been banned from use on roads.
Mandatory vehicle inspections started in Georgia on January 1, 2018. Heavy goods vehicles (+ 3.5 tonnes) and passenger vehicles (+8 seats) were inspected during this first stage.
The next round of inspections started on July 1, 2018 and was undertaken for vehicles belonging to state agencies and legal entities.
Since January 1, 2019, inspections are mandatory for all Georgian vehicles.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that there are 1,441 cameras installed on the roads of Georgia to prevent road accidents and ensure safety.
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.
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.
From January 2018 Georgia is starting mandatory vehicle inspections, testing the road worthiness of vehicles before they are allowed to drive on roads.
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.
Repeat inspections for vehicles across Georgia will involve a fee of ₾30 ($11) for owners of buses and trucks and ₾20 ($7) for light passenger and cargo vehicles starting today, Giorgi Shiolashvili, the Chairman of the Union of Technical Inspection Centres, confirmed on Wednesday.