In February, innovations in the “sticker” for the car will come to the Austrians. The §57a report will have a new layout and will also have a QR code that will be printed on the report, the ÖAMTC reported Monday. With this QR code an electronic version of the report can be downloaded free of charge from the central database. The new regulation applies from 2 February.
According to the ÖAMTC, these changes will bring benefits to consumers: “The QR code on the §57a report, in particular, offers certainty when buying a used car. This makes it very easy to check the authenticity of the report,” explains ÖAMTC technician Andrej Prosenc.
The eCall system has also recently been revised
At the same time, a new test position is introduced. The eCall system, which has been mandatory in all vehicles since 2018, must be checked as part of the §57a assessment. eCall is an in-vehicle emergency call system introduced in the EU. The automatic “emergency phone” in the car should significantly shorten the time between the accident and the arrival of the emergency services.
Consumption data is forwarded to the European Environment Agency
A second change will take effect in the spring: from May 20, 2023, the mileage and consumption data of vehicles registered for the first time from January 1, 2021 must be recorded as part of the §57a assessment. This data, including the vehicle identification number, is sent to a central database of the Ministry of Transport and from there forwarded to the European Environment Agency. First objective: To determine whether the consumption values measured during the vehicle inspection are complied with.
The ÖAMTC supports the project of a transparent and comparable representation of the average consumption of individual vehicle models, but is strictly against attributing individual consumption to traceable vehicle data, such as the vehicle identification number.
Source: Krone
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