technical control soon compulsory for two-wheelers

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S. Guillomin, F. Mathieux, T. Maillet, P. Aceré, S. Giaume – franceinfo

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Two-wheelers over 125 cm3 will have to undergo a compulsory technical inspection, as announced by the Council of State on Thursday June 1. This decision received a mixed reception from users.

It’s the end of dithering and backtracking. The technical control will indeed become compulsory for motorized two-wheelers. The Council of State has given the government two months to set the rules for this new regulation, in accordance with European requirements. This injunction is heard by the Minister Delegate for Transport. “The Council of State gave a very clear interpretation. […] MOT must apply. We are in a state of law. Things have been prepared. Things will apply,” says Clément Beaune.

“The government has not taken up this fight for public health and for ecology”

The Council of State was seized by three environmental associations, tired of seeing the government hesitateer for two years on the measures to be taken. Today, they say they are satisfied, but also lucid. “The government has no pTos assumed this fight for public health and for ecology”, estimates Tony Renucci, director of the Respire association. On the biker side, the opposition remains strong. Some denounce a measure which they describe as useless. hour, it is impossible to say how often the two-wheelers will be checked.The government has two months to decide.


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