New legislation is being published on Thursday which will see changes made to technical inspections for vehicles in Luxembourg.
The reform of this technical inspection ('contrôle technique') was passed on 16 December 2015 by the Chamber of Deputies after a year-and-a-half long procedure, and will come into force on 1 February 2016, the latter of which coincides with the final day of the Autofestival 2016.
The new legislation contains the following changed measures:
- Removal of the compliance check that occurs when a new vehicle is registered. It will no longer be necessary to present the vehicle at the test centre, but rather registraton will be done on the basis of a dossier submitted by the garage to the Société nationale de circulation automobile (SNCA)
- New deadlines for regular technical inspection for cars and motorcycles: this will change from 3,5-1-1 years from the first registration to 4-2-1-1. This will also apply to vehicles registered before 1 February 2016, meaning that a car covered by a certificate for roadworthiness for 3.5 years will be issued a certificate for 2.5 years after the 3.5 year period, and annually thereafter.
- Removal of the periodic technical inspection for trailers with a maximum authorised mass of 750 kg
- Removal of the reduction of the validity period for the technical inspection certificate in the event of late submission of vehicle roadworthiness testing
- Adaptation of the definition of historic vehicles with community law; records currently being dealt with by the SNCA but that have not yet been finalised will be treated under the old regulations
- Removal of the registration requirement of road vehicles such as electric (pedelec) bicycles with pedal assistance, with a view to better promoting soft mobility.
In addition, the vehicle technical test will be opened to competition. Any organisation of a technical control must be improved by the Minister of Transport on the basis of an opinion from the Commission for Technical Inspection.
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