Highway Code: a fine of up to 8000 euros is imposed if you don’t have it in your car. There is a document that you need to show in case of driving control.
Every time you drive a car, motorbike or any other vehicle, you need to have all the necessary documents. The necessary documents must be perfectly in order, valid for circulation and must be subject to renewal since they have an expiry date. It is good not to incur penalties and serious consequences.
Highway Code: what are the essential documents for circulation?
There circulation card it is one of the most relevant documents to always keep in the car. It is a document containing all the information about the car and is issued when the car is registered. The car’s registration certificate also contains the owner’s personal details, as well as traffic information: weight, type of tyres, mass, number of passengers and relevant information on the engine.
Thanks to the presence of all the requisites required by the Vehicle registration the suitability of the vehicle for road circulation is confirmed. The registration certificate contains all the information relating to the model, the brand, the approved tyres, the declared consumption and the emission class. On the back of the registration certificate are the transfers of ownership of the vehicle and the results of the inspections.
There circulation card provides periodic updates. It is a certification that certifies that the vehicle is fit for circulation. To circulate you need the vehicle inspection: if it is a new car, the first inspection must be carried out four years after registration. Subsequently, the audit obligation starts every two years. Every two years the inspection obligation is triggered for historic cars.
Car inspection: what are the penalties if it has expired?
The inspection of the car allows you to make a vehicle check-up, which is inspected by workshops authorized by the Civil Motorization. During the check-up phase, the vehicle must meet certain requirements, including the right amount of CO2 emissions and low noise.
The review of the car aims at ensure driving safety of motorists. In the event that the review is avoided, it is advisable not to incur large fines. Circulated without revision involves the imposition of a hefty fine what goes from over 170 euros to almost 700 euros.
In case it is not the first time to drive without the inspection, the fine is doubled. In the event that administrative detention is triggered, but the decision is made to circulate, the fine of 8,000 euros.
