The ITV wants the ZBE cameras to check whether the car has passed the inspection

In November 2022, ITV stations in Madrid detected 16,631 vehicles with serious defects due to their high emissions of polluting gases

Three out of four vehicles will be affected by the climate change law and the introduction of traffic restrictions
in municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants. It is a circumstance that the ITV wants to serve to identify vehicles that are circulating without having passed inspection.

For example, the Association of Entities for the Technical Inspection of Vehicles of the Community of Madrid (AEMA-ITV) has asked the authorities to also use the cameras identifying the vehicles’ environmental sticker to check whether the cars have the ITV during the day.

With the extension of the Low Emission Zones (ZBE) to Madrid municipalities with more than 50,000 inhabitants and
the ban on access to the interior of the M-30 For vehicles without an environmental sticker, AEMA-ITV has expressed interest in having the cameras installed to ensure compliance with these regulations also used to verify that they have the updated ITV.

From this year 2023, the low-emission zones must come into force in more than 150 Spanish municipalities. In Spain, there are about 11.5 million cars passing through these cities, of which the measure will affect at least nearly four million vehicles that do not carry the DGT logo. This badge, which categorizes vehicles
depending on their degree of pollutionwill be the one to set the tone of which vehicles can enter these areas and which cannot.

AEMA-ITV has emphasized that having the technical vehicle inspection up to date is also necessary to ensure good air quality in Madrid, as this is the only way to detect vehicles whose emissions exceed the limits set in the applicable regulations.

The data provided by
the vehicle archive of the Community of Madrid have revealed that as recently as November 2022, ITV stations in the region have detected 16,631 vehicles with serious defects due to their high levels of pollutant gas emissions. Despite this, the association of Madrid reminds that absenteeism in periodic ITV ratings is close to 40%.

“Having the DGT environmental sticker is not enough to guarantee that the vehicle’s emissions do not exceed regulatory limits,” said the
President of AEMA-ITV, Jorge Sorianoexplaining that it may happen that the pollutant release system is not working as it should, something that can only be verified with ITV stations.

The claim filed by AEMA-ITV has already been raised with the Road Safety Commission of the
Congress of Deputies last year, with the Spanish Association of Collaborating Entities of the Administration in the Technical Inspection of Vehicles (AECA-ITV) as the main signatory.

These associations have taken care of that
use already installed cameras For the detection of vehicles with expired ITV it would be a simple procedure as this could be done via the license plate recognition that these devices already perform.

Source: La Verdad

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