The number of cars discarded rose from 26% in 2016 to 28% in 2017 due to tougher requirements on polluting emissions to protect the environment.
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Aid has barely helped to rejuvenate a still highly polluting fleet of vehicles.
More info in La Voz de Galicia.
During the inspection, up to ten sections of each car are checked.
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The age of the agricultural vehicles is older than the rest of vehicles.
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Alumeado, freos e pneumáticos son os defectos máis comúns dos vehículos que non pasan a itv, e que foron un de cada catro o pasado ano.
A empresa Supervisión y Control, concesionaria do servizo de inspección técnica de vehículos en Galicia, presentou hoxe en Santiago a Memoria 2016 do servicio de ITV. No acto estiveron presentes o subdirector xeral de Administración Industrial da Xunta de Galicia, Ricardo Baños; o director xeral de Supervisión y Control, Juan Diego Rodríguez, e máis a voceira da empresa, Carmen Fernández, que foi a encargada de desglosar a memoria. Read more
The new European Directive, which will enter into force in 2018, would allow technical inspections to analyze the electronic control units of the vehicles and measure the exhaust emissions more accurately.
More info in El País
During the presentation of a series of measures developed by different Road Safety associations with the aim to avoid 50,000 accidents per year, the Chief Executive of the Traffic Department announced that some cameras had already been installed for this purpose and could be implemented immediately. The measure is aimed at reducing the almost two million vehicles which are currently being used on Spanish roads with a failed or expired vehicle test certificate, putting at risk other road users. The figures speak for themselves: having a valid PTI prevents 170 deaths and at least 11,000 accidents per year. Read more
In the 16 municipalities of Bergantiños, Soneira and Fisterra, as well as Cerceda, there are almost 7000 vehicles pending passing the periodical technical inspection (PTI). According to Spanish Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) figures, we are talking about 6982 cars from a fleet composed of 87204 vehicles, which represents 8% of the total at the end of 2014. According to the Spanish Ministry of Internal Affairs, these percentages are similar to those of other areas in Galicia, such as Santiago and its surrounding area.
26 % of the 124,259 vehicles that underwent technical inspection last year at Peinador had to repeat it, specifically 37,095. Greater requirements from the official regulation to guarantee road safety are behind the slight increase observed compared to last year, although “car maintenance in Vigo is quite good, it has not decreased due to the crisis”, declares the Director of PTI station at Peinador, Alberto Zalvide.
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