Drivers whose cars are stopped from moving, massively refuse to pay BGN 100-120 each. at the points for annual technical review. So far, only scandals are breaking out, but soon there will be a fight, eyewitnesses told “Trud news”.
From July 22, the automobile inspection - the former DAI introduced automatic reporting of the measured exhaust gases, as well as the indicators of the braking systems of gasoline and diesel cars. For the first 10 working days, 127,000 cars passed, of which 1,808 were stopped from traffic for 14 days while they fixed their irregularities, and 32 - completely.
There is already talk among drivers that it is better not to go for an inspection at all, because the fine is only BGN 50, and instead risk their car being scrapped or buy catalytic converters at prices over BGN 1,500, some more -expensive than their cars.
In this heated situation, the Acting Minister of Transport, Georgi Gvozdeikov, stated that there is no chaos at the GTP checkpoints. He has appointed a working group which, within 5 days until Friday (when he hopes to still be a minister), will propose amendments to the ordinance for him to sign.
It is expected that the release of more gases will no longer be interpreted as a “dangerous” type failure, but as a “significant” and cars not to be stopped from moving. And those with removed or broken catalysts should be given not 14 days, but 1 month to fix them.