On July 13, 2012, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law that significantly simplified the procedure for passing a technical inspection of vehicles. The most important change is the cancellation of maintenance coupons for car owners who regularly visit technical centers of official dealers.
Conscientious car owners visiting technical centers of official dealers will not be able to issue a technical inspection coupon. This document will replace the diagnostic card. It will contain all the information about the car written out from the service book with the corresponding marks on the maintenance of the vehicle.
When issuing an OSAGO policy and concluding a compulsory motor vehicle insurance contract, only a diagnostic card is required. If it is not there due to the fact that the driver does not carry out systematic maintenance of the vehicle, you can take out insurance and an OSAGO policy without a TO coupon. In this case, the policy will be valid only for 20 days, so that the driver has the opportunity and time to get to the place of the technical inspection or registration of the vehicle.
The reform of the technical inspection of vehicles began in early 2012. Commercial enterprises were allowed to carry out maintenance and issue coupons. The cars were practically not examined. The goal of commercial enterprises is to get money or conclude an agreement with insurers and get their percentage of profit after the sale of the OSAGO policy. The conclusions are clear. The transfer of authority for technical inspection to commercial structures is a hasty and irrational decision.
With the introduction of a diagnostic card instead of a technical inspection coupon, you can be 100% sure that the car is completely serviceable. Responsibility for this will fall on car services.
The changes made will help reduce the number of faulty vehicles on the roads of the Russian Federation It will be much more profitable for the car owner to undergo systematic maintenance and at the same time have a number of advantages: a reliably working, completely serviceable car and the ability to do without a technical inspection procedure.
