Control technique - new rules not just for motorbikes

[Lehaut]

There has been a lot of hype in the press and demonstrations by bikers about the new rules.  However, those annoying, noisy "Sans Permis" we see chugging around, often held together with masking tape, also need a CT.  The initial failure rates come as no surprise!

 

 https://rmc.bfmtv.com/actualites/societe/transports/les-voitures-sans-permis-sont-soumises-au-controle-technique-depuis-avril-et-c-est-une-catastrophe_AV-202405080169.html

[Gardian]

9 hours ago, Lehaut said:

There has been a lot of hype in the press and demonstrations by bikers about the new rules.  However, those annoying, noisy "Sans Permis" we see chugging around, often held together with masking tape, also need a CT.  The initial failure rates come as no surprise!

 

 https://rmc.bfmtv.com/actualites/societe/transports/les-voitures-sans-permis-sont-soumises-au-controle-technique-depuis-avril-et-c-est-une-catastrophe_AV-202405080169.html

No surprise really.  The only surprise is just how many people over here seem to completely ignore the requirements - probably because they know full well that their clapped out white van, builder’s lorry on which nothing works, or ‘sans permis’ thing, wouldn’t have a chance of getting through a CT.  They’d be right, because in my experience the process is very thorough and professional.

As regards motorbikes, I am at a loss to understand why anything on the public road should not be liable to a periodic safety check.  From my viewpoint, the vast majority would have no compliance issues whatsoever.