Mandatory annual technical inspection: the government "resolutely opposed" but the European Commission wants to impose it

Europe, in the context of improving road safety, envisages an annual technical control for vehicles over 10 years old, both unnecessary and expensive.

The European Union plans to introduce an annual technical inspection for cars over ten years old, a proposal supported by industry professionals but rejected by consumer associations in France and the government.

The vice-president of the association, Pierre Lagache, recalls that the vehicularness of the vehicles is in question only in 20% of the serious accidents, "which is not negligible".

This measure could affect more than half of the French fleet. "Unfair" according to the government, it leaves the Ligue against road violence "perplexed".

The European Commission wants to make an annual technical inspection mandatory for vehicles over ten years old, a measure contested by France, which fears social injustice.

The European Commission is proposing annual EU inspections of cars older than 10 years. The SP leader drives such a car himself, and now he is demanding clarification from the government.