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On the other hand, more than 100,000 vehicles will not be able to pass the technical inspection and will be registered when the tolerance to the illegal amount of exhaust gases ceases on July 5 of this year. Therefore, 2021 could solve one problem, but it will also bring another problem for a much larger number of vehicle owners.
Since the beginning of last year, more precisely on January 18, the owners of vehicles that had an illegible number of engines or chassis could not correct this error anywhere, as no technical inspection has carried out the printing of identification marks since that date . Because at that time their old powers to print identification marks expired, and due to lack of logic in the regulations of the Ministry of the Interior, they could not renew those powers.
What is it really about? In July 2019, the Home Office approved the Rulebook on the printing of identification marks, according to which it was prescribed that the chassis number must be printed at a minimum depth of one millimeter. However, the sheet metal on many vehicles is too thin to comply with this regulation. Therefore, the technical inspections stopped printing the identification mark as soon as their old authorization for that work expired.
Because of that, the used vehicle parcels were filled with cars with an illegible number of engines or chassis. To make matters worse, most of these vehicles are technically correct and were practically unusable for a year due to illogical regulations. Finally, the Ministry of the Interior has corrected this deficiency, so that as of Saturday, January 30, when the Modifications to the Identification Marks Sealing Regulations come into force, the number of engines or chassis of the vehicles may finally be entered. .
On the other hand, the date that could bring a revolution in the vehicle registration process in Serbia is July 5. In other words, on July 5, 2018, the new stricter Rulebook for technical inspection of vehicles came into force, which came into force two years ago, with the possibility that both technical inspection lines and vehicle owners had the opportunity to adapt to one of the most stringent measures in the next three years – control of exhaust emissions.
A special problem in DPF filters
In addition to catalysts, a special problem with diesel are DPFs or particulate filters, which also serve to purify exhaust gases. However, due to high replacement prices, many owners are phasing out the DPF and it is not uncommon for imported cars to arrive without it. The reason is not only a malfunction, but also the fact that people take it from them to make money selling ceramics and precious metals.
However, Marinkovic believes that diesel owners will not have big technical hurdles because of that.
– These DPF filters are tested in phase or silent mode anyway, so almost all exhaust gas tests show zero. Another problem is the fact that only 250 out of a total of 1,150 technical inspection lines have started to operate in accordance with the new regulation. So rarely can a technical inspection line warn car owners of a potential exhaust problem, Marinkovic explains.
Recent research shows that more than 100,000 vehicles will not be able to pass technical inspection because they emit an inadequate amount of exhaust gases. The president of the Association of Technical Inspections, Vladimir Marinković, believes that owners of imported vehicles will have the biggest problem.
– Many of these vehicles do not have a catalytic converter. On the other hand, older vehicles will have to meet exhaust emission standards when those vehicles are new. For example, this means that the “juice” must emit up to 3.5 carbon monoxide (CO). And if “Yugo” had a gas emission of 4.5 CO, it would no longer be able to drive, explains Marinkovic.
As he himself says, some technical inspection lines will stop working on July 5.
They hope to extend the term
Many owners of technical inspection lines in Serbia hope that due to the pandemic and the economic crisis, they will be granted an extended period to adapt to the new labor regulations.
– So far there are no announcements, but it would be good if that period were extended until early 2022. Because last year the economy did not function normally. But I think that a longer delay would be counterproductive, because if we want to enter the European Union by 2026, we will have another change in the regulation on technical inspection – emphasizes Vladimir Marinkovic, president of the Association of Technical Inspections.
– For many technical inspection lines, the acquisition of new equipment is not as much a problem as the dimensions of the technical inspection. Spatially, they cannot meet all the criteria and that is why they will be closed. That is why it is realistic that 500 to 700 technical inspection lines continue to operate in accordance with the new regulations. By the way, the owners of the technical inspection lines should have a July 5 deadline to submit a job application under the new rule, Marinkovic emphasizes.
The new president of the Serbian Association of Importers of Vehicles and Parts, Milan Belin, is not surprised by the large number of vehicles illegally polluting the air in Serbia.
– It is clear to me if we take into account that in the first six months of 2021, 70,461 vehicles were registered, of which 31,483 cars are over 14 years old and 22,344 vehicles are between 10 and 13 years old. This means that almost half of the registered cars have no use or commercial value.
So the big question is whether these vehicles have the correct catalytic converter and how the owners will replace it. Especially if we take into account that the catalytic converter costs almost as much as your car from 1,500 to 2,000 euros – Belin points out for “Blic” and adds that when imported vehicles are included, the number of older cars is even higher.
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