2024-12-16 17:06:00
Main inspection
TÜV inspection every year? This probably won’t happen
A CEO of TÜV Süd would like more tests. Sure, his company thrives. But all the excitement is useless.
A short interview with Zündstoff: for days drivers have been complaining about an article that appeared in the specialized magazine “Car motorsports“. In it, TÜV Süd CEO Jürgen Wolz calls for reduced intervals for old cars. He said: “What […] undergo an annual inspection for vehicles that are more than ten years old. The defect rate for these cars is significantly higher, especially if they are not serviced regularly.”
This statement has since caused a wave of indignation. Car clubs and vehicle owners are up in arms: After all, a general inspection (HU), which is usually carried out together with an emissions test (AU), can quickly cost 150 euros or more for a car. Understandably, for many people it is more than enough to visit an inspector every two years, be it TÜV, GTÜ or Dekra.
December 8, 2024, 12:24 pm
THE “German Automobile Club” (AvD) reacted promptly and wrote: “The AvD opposes the request of TÜV Süd to subject vehicles that are more than ten years old to an annual general inspection.” Numerous media outlets have published articles that could give the impression that this was the case, so speaking was a decided matter.
The TÜV does not decide on intervals
What is quickly forgotten in the debate: TÜV Süd does not decide at all how often cars must be tested. But obviously a testing organization has a great interest in using its services as often as possible. If you ask a beverage retailer whether people should drink more mineral water, they won’t say no.
The panic that drivers of older cars should expect to be cited for testing every year because of this claim is initially misplaced. THE stern spoke to several testing organizations and official bodies. First it became clear: Wolz’s statement appears to have been an individual initiative; colleagues at other test centers knew nothing about it;
November 22, 2024, 12:13 pm
And the offices? The Federal Motor Transport Authority was unable to help directly. It says: “The HU is legally anchored in Section 29 StVZO, this regulation is issued by the Federal Ministry of Transport, the KBA has neither authority nor responsibility for this. The KBA is not even the highest authority of the control organizations. Yes Please contact us with this question at BMDV.”
BMDV does not support the requests of TÜV Süd
No sooner said than done. This was explained by a spokesperson for the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). stern: “The basis for the specified time intervals for the main inspection according to number 2.1 Appendix VIII of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulation is the statistically averaged number of defects for the respective vehicle type. The BMDV does not have any cost analysis -benefits scientifically reliable this would reduce inspection periods for vehicles over nine years old would justify requests from inspection bodies for a reduction in inspection periods Older vehicles are not supported by the BMDV.”
In short: a lot of fuss about nothing, because the deadlines are not going to change anytime soon, even if the TÜV understandably thinks this is a good thing.
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