Transport Ministry wants to intensify inspections of technical state of vehicles on Czech roads

The state plans to intensify inspections of the technical condition of vehicles on Czech roads in order to boost road safety, Transport Minister Martin Kupka announced on Thursday. Although vehicles must undergo roadworthiness tests every two years, road checks have revealed that many vehicles fail to meet the required standards. According to Deputy Police President Tomáš Lerch out of 363 vehicles selected at random on the road 77 percent were found lacking in some respect.

The Transport Ministry is planning to establish a new road inspection authority, which will be entitled to carry out technical inspections of vehicles and check up on technical inspection stations and emission measurement stations. It will be able to stop vehicles, impose fines on the spot or even confiscate licenses.