Itv

[Molt de Renou]

Thank you.
The reader comments are interesting. Obviously everybody is complaining about the prices charged especially as it is a local government monopoly.
It´s about time they opened another one in the Calvia area which would absorb a huge amount of cars.
Another reason mentioned is that due to the crisis, a lot more older cars are going and failing which means they have to go again after the problem has been solved, and they get to jump the queue.
It is also suggested that the pre-booking system is not all that efficient and that if you turn up early there is a good chance of being given a slot during the same day.

[alcanadakid]

An interesting development - I thought the ITV lasts one year from the previous test, but we have just had our reminder and it is on the anniversary of the registration. As we always do it early that has given us a bit more time.

[Molt de Renou]

That's when the vehicle is 10 years old.

In between 4 and 10 it's every two years.

[alcanadakid]

Originally Posted by Molt de Renou

That's when the vehicle is 10 years old.

In between 4 and 10 it's every two years.

That's correct, but the point I was trying to make is that the validity of the previous test is up to the registration date anniversary and not one/two years from the date of the last test.

[Molt de Renou]

No, the date is based on the date stamped in your car papers.

You are not obliged to pass the ITV at a specific time. Many people don't bother if they aren't going to use it and only get it done when they decide to use the vehicle again.

You cannot be fined if stopped going to the ITV station with a prearranged test booking for the same day and a valid insurance policy.

In other words if you passed the test say in March 2013 but didn't take it in for testing until April 2016, the next text would be due in April 2018, whatever the purchase or registration date.

[alcanadakid]

The date of the registration is the date on the cars papers, which is exactly my point.

[Molt de Renou]

No, I am talking about the date stamped on your "ficha técnica" every time you take your car in for testing.

Say you fail the test and need to take it back in 3 weeks time and it passes, the valid date is the date they stamp "pass" on this piece of paper and the clock starts running from then.

[alcanadakid]

Not so,

In our case:-

Date of last test 5th March
Date of next ITV from reminder and in cars inspeccion tecnica papers 17 April
Date of first registration 17th April (permiso de circulacion)

Which was the point I was trying to make near the start of this thread

[Molt de Renou]

Ok no probs, be it as you say.

In my fichas técnicas there are two dates. One being the date when they were tested and another below when the next test is due, which is exactly two years later. These have no relationship with the purchase date as I took one off the road for several months and then tested it nine months later.

In 2017 this is going to change. We will be given a months leeway as they realise that it is virtually impossible to book a test for the date it expires.

I have just re read your post. Maybe the reason is because you tested BEFORE it was due and not after. If it had been AFTER your next test would have been two years after that date.

[Molt de Renou]

Just been to Inca to pass the ITV

Details as follows:

Date of purchase 22 July
Last test 14 April 15
Expires 14 April 16
Today's test 4 May 16
Expires 4 May 17

[sws97sdg]

Originally Posted by Molt de Renou

Just been to Inca to pass the ITV

Details as follows:

Date of purchase 22 July
Last test 14 April 15
Expires 14 April 16
Today's test 4 May 16
Expires 4 May 17

Molt, I hope you didn't use the vehicle between the 14/04 and the 04/05!!

[Molt de Renou]

Sorry, I don't understand.

[sws97sdg]

It expired on the 14/04! Are you allowed to drive without one, with our MOT you are not, this is useful info for future use for me.

[Molt de Renou]

Yes, but as I said in a previous post, the guardia won´t say anything if you show them the booking for the next test, as they realise that it is very difficult to get one for the day it expires.

I also mentioned that as from next year, 2017, drivers will have 30 days grace after the expiry date to get the vehicle tested.

Really, the problem doesn´t lie with the authorities but with the insurance companies. If you are involved in an accident, the company will always reimburse the other party, but could, if they felt like it, sue you for this money if they considered that the accident was caused due to the vehicle being in a bad state of repair, something the ITV would, presumably, have spotted first and would have obliged the owner of the vehicle to put right.

In other words, no ITV, no insurance coverage (in theory) .