Two-wheeler sticker: assessment interval extended

Two-wheeler sticker: assessment interval extended

On July 3, 2019, the 37th amendment to the Motor Vehicle Act was passed in the National Council. The publication took place on July 31, 2019 by Federal Law Gazette I No. 78/2019. A significant change is the change in the inspection interval for the periodic vehicle inspection of two-wheeled vehicles in vehicle class L. The previous inspection interval of 1-1-1 years will be changed to 3-2-1 years as of March 1, 2020.

Thisnew assessment deadlinesfor theVehicle class Lalso apply toVehicles registered before March 1, 2020. The registration owner of such a vehicle, for which a longer period now applies than can be seen on the hole marking on the inspection sticker, can request that a new inspection sticker with a newly punched next inspection date be issued. For this purpose, the approval holder must contact the approval office - and NOT the authorized § 57a assessment office.

Federal Guild Master Josef Harb regrets the extension of the assessment deadlines for this particularly endangered vehicle class. He refers to the Austria-wide coordinated statement from the WKÖ, which shared the opinion of the Federal Vehicle Technology Guild. It refers to the Statistics Austria press release from April 29, 2019, which noted an increase in accidents involving motorcycles (the number of motorcycle deaths increased by 23% compared to the same period last year). Therefore, as this statement continues, it is important to create greater awareness among drivers about the proper condition of motor vehicles.

Federal Guild Master Josef Harb emphatically emphasizes: “In our view, an extended inspection interval, especially for vehicle class L, sends the wrong signal.”