Fines for not updating technical inspections increase from 396,666 in 2015 to 618,375 in 2022
ITV’s non-keeping of papers and their periodic revisions have become a new economic goldmine for the General Directorate of Traffic, which has released figures of restrictions imposed during the past year to be imposed during the year 2022. Are. Technical inspection for vehicles not up to date. According to these figures, which are analyzed by the Spanish Association of Collaborating Entities of the Administration of the Technical Inspection of Vehicles AECA-ITV, last year 618,375 fines were registered for this reason; 56% more than in 2015, when 396,666 were installed.
It is estimated that car users are increasingly reluctant to pass ITV inspections, according to statistics from businessmen in this sector, absenteeism in technical inspections of vehicles has reached almost 40% last year. But not only has the number of fines for not updating ITV increased, but the percentage of total sanctions imposed has also increased. While fines for expired ITV accounted for 8.2% of the total in 2015, in 2022 they have captured 11%.
Regarding the places where the most bans have been imposed, the DGT figures show that during 2022, Madrid, Valencia and Cadiz were the three provinces with the most bans for expired ITV. In the case of Madrid, these types of fines have increased by 47% over the past 7 years; Going from 59,473 in 2015 to 87,445 in 2022. For their part, in Valencia, they rose from 28,659 in 2015 to 45,186 last year, an increase of 58%. In Cadiz, the growth in sanctions for terminated ITV has been 94%, increasing from 21,018 in 2015 to 40,701 in 2022.
Failure to update the technical inspection of the vehicle is classified as a serious or very serious violation by the applicable traffic rules; A violation that can lead to a financial sanction of 200 or 500 euros, depending on the case. Three situations can be recorded regarding technical inspection:
– ITV a financial penalty of 200 Euros and immediate liability if the ITV expires, ie on the date the vehicle is driven and parked in a garage or on the road without a technical inspection. This approval has often been successfully appealed by companies specializing in fine resources such as Dvuelta, AEA or Race, because they understand that, if a car is parked or in a garage, it is not broadcast and therefore, Documents may not be required. For circular, because it’s not doing it.
– Driving with an adverse ITV, ie, continuing to drive a vehicle despite the fact that serious defects have been detected that would allow it to travel only to the place of repair, a fine of 200 euros. In this case, the owner of the vehicle is bound to rectify the serious defects and return to the ITV station within a maximum period of 2 months, to verify that the said defects have been rectified.
Driving with a negative ITV, ie continuing to drive with a vehicle that has been found to have very serious defects, is punishable by a fine of 500 euros. In these cases, the vehicle is not authorized to leave the ITV station by its own means, but must be transported by a crane to the place of repair and return to the ITV station, with defects repaired, within a maximum period of 2 months. investigate.
Regarding the places where the most bans have been imposed, the DGT figures show that during 2022, Madrid, Valencia and Cadiz were the three provinces with the most bans for expired ITV. In the case of Madrid, these types of fines have increased by 47% over the past 7 years; Going from 59,473 in 2015 to 87,445 in 2022. For their part, in Valencia, they rose from 28,659 in 2015 to 45,186 last year, an increase of 58%. In Cadiz, the growth in sanctions for terminated ITV has been 94%, increasing from 21,018 in 2015 to 40,701 in 2022.
