Road safety – The European Parliament confirms the postponement of the motorcycle technical control until 2022 –

The European Parliament confirms the postponement of the motorcycle technical control to 2022

Road safety - The European Parliament confirms the postponement of the motorcycle technical control until 2022 -

As expected after the compromise reached in Europe on motorcycle technical control, the European Parliament yesterday confirmed its postponement to 2022, date on which the Member States may decide to apply it by fixing the methods, places and frequency of the inspection.

As planned after the on motorcycle technical control, the European Parliament has its postponement to 2022, when the member states can decide to apply it by fixing the methods, places and frequency of the inspection.

"The Commission had initially proposed to have common test requirements for motorcycles and mopeds", recalled the deputies (read our, editor’s note), but "in accordance with the compromise reached between the Council and the Parliament, only motorcycles with engines exceeding 125 cc will be subject to mandatory inspections, and only from 2022. In addition, Member States may be exempted from such checks if they have already put in place effective alternative road safety measures for them. two- or three-wheel vehicles ".

"This is a great victory for national organizations and for FEMA," said FEMA spokesperson in Strasbourg, Dolf Willigers: "without the cooperation of our organizations with sympathetic deputies in the European Parliament, and especially the Dutch and French governments, we could never have achieved this result ".

MEPs also confirmed that vehicles declared technically compliant in a member state of the European Union must be considered as such by any other member state in the event of new registration on its territory, with the aim of "facilitating the movement of citizens ".

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