The more expensive annual technical inspections are now a fact

The more expensive annual technical inspections are now a fact. The increase is between BGN 20 and 30. Some of the points changed the tariff on Wednesday, FOCUS reported.

The increase is due to several factors, including an increase in the minimum wage, rising inflation and a new program that links the meters directly to the Motor Vehicle Administration.

The idea is to skip the human factor and cars that have technical problems cannot pass the inspection. This software costs several thousands. Thus, the price of the examination is already about 90 BGN on average.

In Veliko Tarnovo there are also BGN 80

"All the change comes because of software to connect with the "Automotive Administration". Those with older equipment will have to buy new equipment directly with installed software," Alex Atanasov, owner of the GTP station, explained to NOVA.

The software stops the unregulated passing of the review.

"The possibility of manipulating the data that is measured by the devices for smoke, gases, and braking effort is now effectively suspended, since up to that point it was possible to enter these data manually by the chairmen of the committees," explained Stanislav Arabadjiev, deputy. executive director of the "Automotive Administration".

There are concerns that this could slow down the process.

"We think that the time will be extended a lot because there will be a delay. Every connection slows down. Let's say, if an examination now takes 25 minutes, people say it can take 30 minutes," explained Alex Atanasov.

"They definitely happen faster, as the data is sent automatically from one machine to another machine,", believes Stanislav Arabadzhiev.

From "Automotive Administration" they explained that in addition to being faster, going through the examination is also safer. And the payment of the system is one-time.

There is also a novelty in the stickers, which are now smaller and will be placed in the lower left corner of the windshield.