REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ON THE APPLICATION BY THE MEMBER STATES  OF DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 6 JUNE 2000 ON THE TECHNICAL ROADSIDE INSPECTION OF THE ROADWORTHINESS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CIRCULATING IN THE COMMUNITY
Date: 2010-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, application of EU law, commercial vehicle, intra-EU transport, pollution control, report, road transport, roadworthiness tests

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

Brussels, 17.12.2010 
COM(2010) 754 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

ON THE APPLICATION BY THE MEMBER STATES  
OF DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL OF 6 JUNE 2000 ON THE TECHNICAL ROADSIDE INSPECTION OF 
THE ROADWORTHINESS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CIRCULATING IN 
THE COMMUNITY 

Reporting periods 2005–2006 and 2007–2008 

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE 
COUNCIL OF 6 JUNE 2000 ON THE TECHNICAL ROADSIDE INSPECTION OF 
THE ROADWORTHINESS OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CIRCULATING IN 
THE COMMUNITY 

Reporting periods 2005–2006 and 2007–2008 

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CONTENTS 

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2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 4 

DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC ............................................................................................ 5 

DATA SENT BY THE MEMBER STATES .............................................................. 5 

TYPES OF INFRINGEMENT .................................................................................... 6 

STATISTICAL DATA ................................................................................................ 7 

TYPES OF PENALTIES ........................................................................................... 30 

CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................................ 30 

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1. 

INTRODUCTION  

European  legislation  lays  down  measures  to  ensure  that  commercial  vehicles  on  European 
roads are in good condition in the interests of road safety, environmental protection and fair 
competition: 

•  rules  which  require  transport  operators  to  have  sufficient  financial  capacity  to 

ensure the proper maintenance of vehicles (Directive 96/26/EC1); 

•  periodic  roadworthiness  tests  carried  out  in  the  Member  States  on  vehicles 
registered  on  their  territory,  with  a  minimum  frequency  laid  down  at  European 
level (Directive 96/96/EC2); 

•  roadside technical inspection to ensure that commercial vehicles are used only if 
they are maintained to a high degree of roadworthiness (Directive 2000/30/EC3). 

third  measure, 

The 
report.  Under 
Directive 2000/30/EC,  the  Member  States  were  required  to  introduce  laws,  regulations  and 
administrative provisions necessary to comply with the Directive by 10 August 2002. 

the  subject  of 

inspection, 

roadside 

this 

is 

Article 6 of Directive 2000/30/EC provides that every two years Member States must report 
to  the  Commission  on  the  number  of  commercial  vehicles  checked  over  the  previous  two 
years, broken down into seven classes listed in the Directive and by country of registration, 
and  the  items  checked  and  deficiencies  discovered.  The  Commission  shall  forward  this 
information  to  the  European  Parliament.  The  Directive  lists  12  points  that  may  be  checked. 
Non-compliance  with  the  points  checked  and  any  ban  on  vehicles  showing  serious 
deficiencies  should  be  mentioned  in  the  inspection  reports.  Article 11  requires  the 
Commission  to  report  to  the  Council  on  the  application  of  the  Directive,  using  the  data 
received from the Member States, and summarise the results. 

This report is the second such Commission report on the application of Directive 2000/30/EC; 
it covers both 2005–2006 and 2007–2008, because of delays in receiving the information for 
2005–2006.  

The deadline for Member States to send the data to the Commission was 31 March 2007 for 
2005–2006  and  31  March  2009  for  2007–2008.  By  the  2007  deadline  only  three  Member 
States  had  supplied  the  information.  In  order  to  form  as  complete  a  picture  as  possible,  the 
Commission  issued  several  reminders  after the  end  of  March  2007.  By  the  end  of  2007,  25 
Member  States  had  sent  information.  Following  a  final  reminder,  the  number  of  Member 
States supplying information rose to 26 by the end of April 2008. 

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Council Directive 96/26/EC of 29 April 1996 on admission to the occupation of road haulage operator 
and  road  passenger  transport  operator  and  mutual  recognition  of  diplomas,  certificates  and  other 
evidence  of  formal  qualifications  intended  to  facilitate  for  these  operators  the  right  to  freedom  of 
establishment in national and international transport operations OJ L 124, 23.5.1996, p. 1-10. 
Council  Directive 96/96/EC  of  20 December 1996  on  the  approximation  of  the  laws  of  the  Member 
States relating to roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers, OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, pp. 1-
19. 
Directive 2000/30/EC of  the European  Parliament  and of  the  Council of 6 June 2000 on  the  technical 
roadside  inspection  of  the  roadworthiness  of  commercial  vehicles  circulating  in  the  Community,  OJ 
L 203, 10.8.2000, pp. 1-8. 

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By  the  2009  deadline,  20  Member  States  had  supplied  information  on  roadside  inspections 
following  a  reminder  sent  one  month  before  the  deadline.  In  order  to  form  as  complete  a 
picture as possible, the Commission issued another reminder in May. By the end of 2009, 26 
Member States had sent information on roadside checks. 

In  the  Commission’s  opinion,  the  present  report,  based  on  information  provided  by  26 
Member States, enables it to make a first overall analysis, justifying the length of time it took 
to obtain the information required to compile the report. 

2. 

DIRECTIVE 2000/30/EC 

Directive  2000/30/EC,  as  amended4,  lays  down  a  number  of  conditions  for  carrying  out 
roadside checks on commercial vehicles circulating in the European Union. 

It defines ‘technical roadside inspection’ as an inspection of a technical nature, not announced 
by  the  authorities  and  therefore  unexpected,  of  a  commercial  vehicle  circulating  within  the 
territory  of  a  Member  State,  carried  out  on  the  public  highway  by  the  authorities,  or  under 
their supervision. 

Every inspection must be carried out without discrimination on grounds of the nationality of 
the  driver  or  of  the  country  of  registration  or  entry  into  service  of  the  commercial  vehicle, 
bearing in mind the need to minimise the costs and delays entailed for drivers and operators. 

If the condition of a commercial vehicle represents a safety risk such that further examination 
is  justified,  the  commercial  vehicle  may  be  subjected  to  a  more  elaborate  test  at  a  testing 
centre  in  the  vicinity.  If  a  commercial  vehicle  presents  a  serious  risk  to  road  safety,  its  use 
may be prohibited until the dangerous deficiencies discovered have been rectified. 

3. 

DATA SENT BY THE MEMBER STATES 

Below  is  an  overview  of  the  Member  States  that  have,  or  have  not,  sent  data  to  the 
Commission for the period 2005–2006. 

Member States that sent data 

Belgium, Bulgaria1, Czech Republic1, 
Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain2, 
France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, 
Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, 
Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, 
Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom  

Member States that have not sent data 

 Ireland 

1 Data only from 2007–2008 (unusable for the report) 

2 Unusable data  

For  the  period  2007–2008  the  Commission  sent  out  models  for  the  report  in  a  computer-
processable  format  (Excel)  as  previously  discussed  with  the  representatives  of  the  Member 
States at the meeting of the Committee established under Directive 96/96/EC on 18 December 

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technical  progress 
Commission  Directive  2003/26/EC  of  3  April  2003 
Directive 2000/30/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  as  regards  speed  limiters  and 
exhaust emissions of commercial vehicles, OJ L 90, 8.4.2003, pp. 37-40. 

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2007.  The  majority  of  the  reports  followed  the  model,  even  when  printed  tables  were 
submitted. Nevertheless, in most cases the information sent was not of the quality required for 
automatic data processing and analysis. 

The  only  Member  State  that  failed  to  send  data  for  2007–2008  was  Spain.  However,  at  the 
beginning of 2010, Spain was able to show the Commission that a reporting regime had been 
installed in the meantime and that Spain would be in a position to meet its obligation for the 
next reporting period.  

4. 

TYPES OF INFRINGEMENT 

The points likely to be checked and to be included in the data sent by the Member States are 
at least those referred to in point 10 of the specimen report set out in Annex I to the Directive: 

(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 
(9) 
(10) 
(11) 
(12) 

braking system and components; 
exhaust system; 
smoke opacity (diesel); 
gaseous emissions (petrol, natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); 
steering linkages; 
lamps, lighting and signalling devices; 
wheels/tyres; 
suspension (visible defects); 
chassis (visible defects); 
tachograph (installation); 
speed limiting device (installation); 
evidence of fuel and/or oil spillage 

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5. 

STATISTICAL DATA 

Overall data 

Vehicles checked 2005–2006 

The  number  of  vehicles  registered  in  the  European  Union  that  were  checked  in  2005–2006 
varies considerably from one Member State to another (see Table 1a). 

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Table 1a: EU-registered vehicles checked by Member States 2005–2006 

Number of vehicles registered in 
the EU that were checked 

Total 

of which buses 

Commercial 
road traffic 
2005– 
2006(2) 
(in million 
vehicles*km) 

Checked 
vehicles/traffic 
ratio 

4 754 

1 518 
2 733 755(1) 
2 046 

12 534 

1 684 546 

5 133 

269 

7 000 

31 197 

468 

606 648 

1 538 

1 776 

18 344 

412 337 

707 

48 053 

6 352 

8 752 

10 622 

40 037 

201 328 

n.a. 

n.a. 

57 708 

162 

1 438 

n.a. 

n.a. 

60 

n.a. 

1 566 

n.a. 

60 046 

437 

n.a. 

298 

n.a. 

13 

6 009 

1 121 

75 

25 

2 493 

28 613 

4 754 

n.a. 

162 176 

n.a. 

n.a. 

242 500 

n.a. 

n.a 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

31 051 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

3 489 

n.a. 

14 995 

40 037 
196 466(3) 

0.1 

n.a. 

16.9 

n.a. 

n.a. 

6.9 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0.6 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

1.8 

n.a. 

0.7 

1.7 

1.0 

Reporting 
Member 
State 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany  

Estonia 

Greece 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary  

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United 
Kingdom 

(1) Including the EEA (European Economy Area) Members IS, NO and CH. 
(2) Source: International Road Traffic and Accident Database of the OECD. 
(3) without Northern Ireland 
n.a.: not available. 

The  number  of  inspections  is  not  commensurate  with  the  volume  of  road  traffic  in  each 
Member State. The ratio of vehicles checked per million kilometres driven ranges from 0.1 in 
Belgium  to  16.9  in  Germany.  The  absolute  figures  show  that  the  Netherlands,  Denmark, 
Luxembourg and Portugal carry out relatively few inspections.  

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The proportion of buses in relation to the overall number of vehicles checked in each Member 
State is generally low. It exceeds 15 % of vehicles checked only in Slovenia (17.6 %), Cyprus 
(22.3 %) and Malta (28.4 %). Buses account for less than 1 % of vehicles checked in Finland 
and Slovakia. 

Vehicles checked 2007–2008 

The  number  of  vehicles  registered  in  the  European  Union  that  were  checked  in  2007–2008 
varies considerably from one Member State to another (see Table 1b). 

Table 1b: EU-registered vehicles checked by Member States 2007–2008  

Number of vehicles registered in 
the EU that were checked 

Road traffic(1) 
2007–2008 

Checked 
vehicles/traffic 
ratio 

Reporting 
Member State 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Ireland 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 
Lithuania(3) 
Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

Total 
18 732 

472 324 

52 842 

265 
2 679 907(2) 
2 236 

5 204 

22 360 

n.a. 
1 669 391 

13 577 

919 

9 294 

n.a. 

896 

351 690 

3 579 

4 147 

12 658 

of which buses 
216 

127 580 

687 

n.a. 

46 100 

107 

54 

1 195 

n.a. 
n.a. 

n.a. 

63 

n.a. 

n.a. 

26 

49 582 

655 

47 

222 

1 254 706 

131 711 

558 

43 700 

3 179 

4 631 

9 267 

165 263 

165 927 

16 

3 459 

1 307 

195 

14 

3 593 

35 517 

402 346 

(in million vehicles*km) 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

178 700 

n.a. 

20 327 

n.a. 

n.a. 

244 700 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

15 385 

24 603 

205 328 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

15.0 

n.a. 

0.3 

n.a. 

n.a. 

6.8 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0.6 

6.7 

0.8 

Total 

6 967 252 

(1)Source: International Road Traffic and Accident Database of the OECD. 
(2) Including the EEA (European Economy Area) Members IS, NO and CH. 

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(3)Lithuania reported detected deficiencies but not the number of checked vehicles. 
n.a.: not available. 

The  number  of  inspections  is  not  commensurate  with  the  volume  of  road  traffic  in  each 
Member State. The ratio of vehicles checked per million kilometres driven ranges from 0.3 in 
Ireland  to  15.0  in  Germany.  The  absolute  figures  show  that  Cyprus,  Luxembourg,  Portugal 
and Denmark carry out relatively few inspections.  

The proportion of buses in relation to the overall number of vehicles checked in each Member 
State is generally low. It exceeds 15 % of vehicles checked only in Malta (18 %), the United 
Kingdom (21 %) and Slovenia (41 %). Buses account for less than 1 % of vehicles checked in 
Finland. Denmark, France, Italy and Latvia did not split their data between buses and goods 
vehicles. 

Registration of vehicles checked 

The proportion of checked vehicles that are registered in the Member State in relation to all 
checked  vehicles  in  technical  roadside  inspections  varies  considerably  from  one  Member 
State to another (see Tables 2a and 2 b below). 

Period 2005–2006 

Of  the  vehicles  checked  in  12  of  the  22  Member  States  for  which  all  the  information 
concerning the country of registration is available, more than 80 % are registered in their own 
territory. There is insufficient overall statistical data to cross-reference this information with 
the road traffic recorded by each Member State by country of registration. The geographical 
situation  of  certain  Member  States,  for  example  Cyprus  or  Malta,  also  has  to  be  borne  in 
mind.  

Table 2a: Registration of vehicles checked 2005–2006 

Total 

5 119 

1 518 

Reporting 
Member State 

Registered in 
the Member 
State 

Registered in 
the EU 

Registered 
outside the 
EU 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Greece 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

 1 878 

n.a. 

 2 876 

n.a. 

 365 

n.a. 

 1 891 343 

 842 412 

 216 426 

2 950 181 

 2 046 

12 223 

1 315 664 

 3 961 

269 

 6 533 

28 312 

 122 

 561 263 

 1507 

 351 

 311 

368 882 

 1 620 

0 

 467 

2 885 

26 468 

 45 583 

 31 

 1 260 

 2 370 

0 

 448 

0 

 67 

0 

0 

 0 

0 

3 657 

14 904 

1 684 546 

6 029 

269 

7 067 

31 197 

26 590 

606 846 

1 538 

% vehicles of 
the Member 
State 

36.7 % 

n.a. 

64.1 % 

55.9 % 

82.0 % 

78.1 % 

65.7 % 

100.0 % 

92.4 % 

90.8 % 

0.5 % 

92.5 % 

98.0 % 

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Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United 
Kingdom 

TOTAL 

 1 569 

 12 114 

284 702 

640 

47 816 

2 876 

 7 154 

 9 333 

33 437 

 207 

 6 230 

6 

 127 

1 782 

18 471 

127 635 

65 044 

477 381 

67 

237 

3 476 

 1 598 

 1 289 

 6 600 

0 

87 

984 

 98 

 4 666 

 721 

707 

48 140 

7 336 

8 850 

15 288 

40 758 

 179 135 

 22 193 

 0 

201 328 

4 403 897 

1 461 418

292 669

6 159 502 

88.0 % 

65.6 % 

59.6 % 

90.5 % 

99.3 % 

39.2 % 

80.8 % 

61.0 % 

82.0 % 

89.0 % 

71.5 % 

n.a.: not available. 

Period 2007–2008 

Of  the  vehicles  checked  in  12  of  the  26  Member  States  for  which  all  the  information 
concerning the country of registration is available, more than 80 % are registered in their own 
territory.  There  is  still  insufficient  overall  statistical  data  to  cross-reference  this  information 
with  the  road  traffic  recorded  by  each  Member  State  by  country  of  registration.  The 
geographical situation of certain Member States, for example Cyprus or Malta, also has to be 
borne in mind.  

Table 2b: Registration of vehicles checked 2007–2008 

Reporting 
Member State 

Belgium 
Bulgaria 
Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Germany 
Estonia 
Ireland 
France 
Greece 
Italy 
Cyprus 
Latvia 
Lithuania 
Luxembourg 
Hungary 

Registered 
in the 
Member 
State 

6 871 
425 143 

265 
1 818 940 
1 981 
5 204 
1 304 850 

5 967 
919 
8 633 

169 
296 273 

Registered 
in the EU 

Registered 
outside the 
EU 

533

53 628

153 586

2 071
286

147

11 861
47 181
52 842

860 967
255

364 541
22 360
7 610

661

727
55 417

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% vehicles 
of the 
Member 
State 

35.7 %
90.0 %

100.0 %
64.2 %
88.6 %
100.0 %
78.2 %

43.0 %
100.0 %
91.4 %

18.9 %
84.2 %

Total 

19 265 
472 324 
106 470 
265 
2 833 493 
2 236 
5 204 
1 669 391 
24 431 
13 863 
919 
9 441 

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Netherlands 
Austria 
Poland 
Portugal 
Romania 
Slovenia 
Slovakia 
Finland 
Sweden 
United 
Kingdom 

3 528 
3 135 
6 513 
1 148 087 
542 
43 093 
2 274 
3 915 
8 152 
157 648 

122 608 

51
1 012
6 145
106 619
16
607
905
716
1 115
7 615

43 319

702
74 122

0
847
1 006
4 931

3 579 
4 147 
13 360 
1 328 828 
558 
43 700 
4 026 
5 637 
14 198 
165 263 

165 927 

98.6 %
75.6 %
48.8 %
86.4 %
97.1 %
98.6 %
56.5 %
69.5 %
57.4 %
95.4 %

73.9 %

Total 

5 374 710 

1 592 542

291 859

7 259 111 

74.0 %

Non-compliant vehicles 

Period 2005–2006 

The information sent by the Member States shows that the proportion of vehicles considered 
not  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  Directive 2000/30/EC  in  relation  to  all  checked 
vehicles  registered  in  the  European  Union  varies  considerably  from  one  Member  State  to 
another,  from  a  high  figure  of  131.1 %  in  Malta  to  only  2.3 %  in  Slovakia  (see  Table  3a 
below). 

Table 3a: Proportion of non-compliant vehicles  
in relation to all vehicles checked 2005–2006 

Reporting 
Member 
State 

Vehicles registered in the EU 
(including reporting MS) 

Vehicles registered in the 
reporting Member State 

Vehicles 
checked 

% non-
compliant 
vehicles(*) 

Vehicles 
checked 

% non-
compliant 
vehicles(*) 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia  

Greece  

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

 4 754 

 1 518 

 2 733 755 

 2 046 

 12 534 

1 684 546 

 5 133 

269 

 7 000 

31 197 

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 n.a. 

 n.a 

 6.4 % 

 29.8 % 

 21.3 % 

3.6 % 

n.a. 
117.5 %(*) 

 n.a. 

8.3 % 

12 

 1 878 

 n.a. 

 1 891 343 

 1 695 

 12 223 

1 315 664 

 3 961 

269 

 6 533 

28 312 

 n.a. 

 n.a. 

 6.2 % 

 32.3 % 

 21.7 % 

2.7 % 

n.a. 
117.5 %(*) 

 n.a. 

8.4 % 

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Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

 468 

 606 846 

 1 538 

 1 776 

 18 344 

412337 

707 

48 053 

6 352 

 8 752 

 10 622 

 40 037 

 29.7 % 

 20.5 % 
 131.1 %(*) 

n.a. 

 52.1 % 

n.a. 

6.4 % 

54.7 % 

5.8 % 

 2.3 % 

 30.6 % 

 81.1 % 

 122 

 561 263 

 1 507 

 1 569 

 12 114 

284 702 

640 

47 816 

984 

 7 154 

 9 333 

 33 437 

 33.6 % 

 21.8 % 
 133.4 %(*) 

n.a. 

 51.1 % 

n.a. 

7.0 % 

54.6 % 

4.4 % 

 2.8 % 

 31.3 % 

 n.a. 

 201 328 

United 
Kingdom 
(*) percentage of non compliant vehicles can be more than 100% due to the counting of vehicle combinations 
"road train" and "articulated vehicles" as single vehicles where both vehicles of the combination or only one of 
them could be counted as a non compliant one. 

 179 135 

 34.2 % 

 38.3 % 

n.a.: not available 

These differences may reflect the relative importance which individual Member States attach 
to technical inspections compared with roadside checks on other aspects of road transport. For 
instance,  the  ratio  reported  by  Belgium  is  not  restricted  exclusively  to  technical  inspections 
but includes all roadside checks. In general, the Belgian report distinguishes between checks 
on  compliance  with  legislation  on  working  time,  exceptional  loads,  transport  of  dangerous 
goods,  the  Eurovignette  and  other  matters.  Technical  inspections  tend  not  to  be  listed 
separately and the relevant information is not provided in detail. 

Of  the  23  Member  States  which  supplied  information  on  the  number  of  non-compliant 
vehicles  and  the  total  number  of  checked  vehicles  registered  in  the  European  Union,  six 
record the level of non-compliance as between 2.3 % and 8.3 % (see Table 3a). 

A sizeable proportion of non-compliant vehicles is recorded by Malta (131.7 %) and Cyprus 
(117.5 %),  Sweden  (81.1 %)  and  Romania  (54.7 %).  While  Malta  and  Cyprus  check  a 
relatively small number of vehicles and the data are probably based on a different method of 
counting  checks  and  non-compliant  vehicles,  the  statistics  on  technical  inspections  sent  by 
Sweden  and  Romania  show  a  large  number  of  vehicles,  respectively  40 037  and  48 053 
checked vehicles registered in the European Union. The relatively high proportion of vehicles 
found  to  be  non-compliant  could  be  the  result  of  specific  targeting  in  these  two  Member 
States.  

Period 2007–2008 

The information sent by the Member States shows that the proportion of vehicles considered 
not  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  Directive 2000/30/EC  in  relation  to  all  checked 
vehicles  registered  in  the  European  Union  varies  considerably  from  one  Member  State  to 
another, from a high figure of 63.0 % in Denmark to only 0.3 % in Bulgaria (see Table 3b). 

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The figure of 197.3 % of non-compliant vehicles in Cyprus is probably based on a different 
method of counting checks and non-compliant vehicles. 

Table 3b: Proportion of non-compliant vehicles  
in relation to all vehicles checked 2007–2008 

Reporting 
Member State 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Ireland 

Greece 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 
Total 

Vehicles registered in the EU (including 
reporting MS) 

Vehicles registered in the reporting 
Member State 

Vehicles 
checked 

Number of 
Prohibits 

18 732 

472 324 

52 842 

265 

2 679 907 

2 236 

5 204 

22 360 

1 669 391 

13 577 

919 

9 294 

896 

2 495

1 421

167

60 340

429

3 164

55 920

1 813

49

442

296

351 690 

22 794

3 579 

4 147 

12 658 

1 254 706 

558 

43 700 

3 179 

4 631 

9 267 

165 263 

165 927 

1 975

115

5 246

7 095

28

16 066

122

32 982

81 126

6 967 252 

294 085

% non-
compliant 
vehicles(*) 
13.3 %

0.3 %

63.0 %

2.3 %

19.2 %

14.2 %

3.3 %

197.3 %(*)
0.5 %

33.0 %

6.5 %

55.2 %

2.8 %

41.4 %

0.6 %

5.0 %

36.8 %

3.8 %

20.0 %

48.9 %

4.2 %

Vehicles 
checked 

Number of 
Prohibits 

6 871

425 143

265

1 818 940

1 981

5 204

1 308 

1 266 

167 

18 744 

373 

% non-
compliant 
vehicles(*) 
19.0 %

0.3 %

63.0 %

1.0 %

18.8 %

1 304 850

34 995 

2.7 %

5 967

919

8 633

169

296 273

3 528

3 135

6 513

1 148 087

542

43 093

2 274

3 915

8 152

157 648

122 608

1 813 

49 

441 

51 

21 640 

1 936 

78 

2 492 

7 095 

28 

15 897 

72 

32 982 

46 404 

5 374 710

187 831 

197.3 %(*)
0.6 %

30.2 %

7.3 %

54.9 %

2.5 %

38.3 %

0.6 %

5.2 %

36.9 %

3.2 %

20.9 %

37.8 %

3.5 %

(*) percentage of non compliant vehicles can be more than 100% due to the counting of vehicle combinations 
"road train" and "articulated vehicles" as single vehicles where both vehicles of the combination or only one of 
them could be counted as a non compliant one. 

These differences may reflect the relative importance which individual Member States attach 
to technical inspections compared with roadside checks on other aspects of road transport. For 
instance,  the  ratio  reported  by  Belgium  is  not  restricted  exclusively  to  technical  roadside 
inspections  but  includes  all  roadside  checks.  In  general,  the  Belgian  report  distinguishes 
between checks on compliance with legislation on working time, exceptional loads, transport 

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of dangerous goods, the Eurovignette, and other matters. Technical inspections tend not to be 
listed separately and the relevant information is not provided in detail. 

Of  the  26  Member  States  which  supplied  information  on  the  number  of  non-compliant 
vehicles  and  the  total  number  of  checked  vehicles  registered  in  the  European  Union,  three 
record a level of non-compliance of below 1.0 % (see Table 3b). 

A  sizeable  proportion  of  non-compliant  vehicles  is  recorded  by  Denmark  (63.0 %),  Malta 
(55.2 %),  the  United  Kingdom  (48.9 %)  and  Austria  (41.4 %).  While  Denmark  and  Malta 
check  a  relatively  small  number  of  vehicles,  the  statistics  on  technical  roadside  inspections 
transmitted  by  the  United  Kingdom  and  Austria  cover  a  statistically  relevant  number  of 
vehicles, respectively 165 927 and 12 658 checked vehicles registered in the European Union. 
The relatively high proportion of vehicles found to be non-compliant in relation to all vehicles 
checked could be the result of specific targeting in these two Member States. 

As laid down in preamble 10 of Directive 2000/30/EC, a targeted approach should be adopted 
in  selecting  commercial  vehicles  for  inspection,  placing  special  emphasis  on  identifying 
vehicles that seem most likely to be poorly maintained. 

Data by Member State 

Generally  speaking,  the  available  data  by  Member  State  relating  to  inspections  on  vehicles 
registered  in  other  Member  States  concern  only  small  numbers  of  vehicles,  making  it 
impossible to draw statistically significant conclusions as to the average physical condition of 
vehicles circulating outside their country of registration. 

Examples for the reporting period 2005–2006 are the following:  

Hungary,  Austria  and  the  United  Kingdom  provide  statistics  by  Member  State  of 
registration for a relatively high number of vehicles. 

In  the  case  of  Hungary  (see  Table 4a),  the  percentages  non-compliant  vehicles  of  checked 
vehicles per Member State of registration are in general lower than the corresponding ratio for 
vehicles  registered  in  Hungary  (21.8 %).  However,  the  number  of  checked  EU  vehicles  not 
registered in Hungary (45 583) is low in relation to all roadside technical checks reported by 
the Hungarian authorities (606 846). 

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Table 4 a: Vehicles checked by Hungary 2005–2006 

State of registration 

Checked vehicles 

Non-compliant 
vehicles 

Percentage 
non-compliant 
vehicles of checked 
vehicles 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Ireland 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

Total EU 
n.a.: not applicable 

0 

n.a 

2 350 

56 

5 699 

199 

0 

900 

30 

100 

2 345 

0 

545 

223 

125 

0 

n.a. 

208 

0 

155 

88 

0 

148 

2 

7 

254 

0 

241 

60 

0 

561 263 

122 118 

0 

2 900 

987 

12 234 

35 

n.a. 

5 700 

12 000 

49 

76 

30 

0 

129 

39 

641 

1 

n.a. 

139 

454 

0 

0 

1 

0.0 % 

n.a 

8.9 % 

0.0 % 

2.0 % 

44.2 % 

0.0 % 

16.4 % 

6.7 % 

7.0 % 

10.8 % 

0.0 % 

44.2 % 

26.9 % 

0.0 % 

21.8 % 

0.0 % 

4.4 % 

4.0 % 

5.7 % 

2.9 % 

n.a. 

2.4 % 

3.8 % 

0.0 % 

0.0 % 

3.3 % 

606 846 

124 645 

20.5 % 

In the case of Austria (see Table 5 a), the percentage of non-compliant vehicles of checked 
vehicles by Member State varies between 39.3 % for vehicles registered in Latvia (28 vehicles 
checked) and 100.0 % for Denmark (5 vehicles checked). The ratio for vehicles registered in 
Austria  is  51.1 %.  However,  generally  speaking,  the  data  by  Member  State  of  registration 
concern only a small number of vehicles checked and do not provide sufficient data to draw 
conclusions  of  any  statistical  value.  However,  attention  should  be  drawn  to  the  high 

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proportion  of  vehicles  found  to  be  non-compliant  by  the  Austrian  authorities  for  vehicles 
registered in Germany, the Czech Republic and Hungary, involving a relatively high number 
of vehicles checked. 

Table 5 a: Vehicles checked by Austria 2005–2006 

State of registration 

Checked vehicles 

Non-compliant 
vehicles 

Percentage 
non-compliant 
vehicles of checked 
vehicles 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Ireland 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

Total EU 

49 

2 

1 022 

5 

1 007 

0 

5 

96 

96 

17 

208 

0 

28 

124 

2 

1 442 

0 

124 

12 114 

650 

12 

728 

115 

467 

0 

13 

18 

27 

0 

491 

5 

521 

0 

3 

71 

71 

9 

121 

0 

11 

68 

0 

797 

0 

65 

6 196 

297 

9 

482 

70 

231 

0 

7 

9 

18 344 

9 560 

55.1 % 

0.0 % 

48.0 % 

100.0 % 

51.7 % 

0.0 % 

60.0 % 

74.0 % 

74.0 % 

52.9 % 

58.2 % 

0.0 % 

39.3 % 

54.8 % 

0.0 % 

55.3 % 

0.0 % 

51.6 % 

51.1 % 

45.7 % 

75.0 % 

66.2 % 

60.9 % 

49.5 % 

0.0 % 

53.8 % 

50.0 % 

52.1 % 

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On emission testing, Austria reported on the use of a remote sensing device5 which enables 
the  CO,  CO2,  HC,  NO  and  carbon-particle  emissions  of  passing  vehicles  to  be  measured 
without having to stop them.  

During the 2007–2008 reporting period, Austria carried out 41 475 emission tests on vehicles 
using this equipment, in addition to the reported checks.  

For all vehicles checked in the United Kingdom but registered in another Member State (see 
Table  6  a),  the  percentages  of  non-compliant  vehicles  and  banned  vehicles  still  exceed  the 
corresponding  percentages  for  vehicles  registered  in  the  United  Kingdom,  which  is  34.2 %. 
This applies in particular — with a relatively high number of vehicles checked in the United 
Kingdom  —  to  vehicles  registered  in  Portugal,  Spain,  Ireland,  Italy,  Belgium,  the  Czech 
Republic, Poland, Germany and France. 

Table 6a: Vehicles checked by the United Kingdom 2005–2006 

State of registration 

Checked vehicles 

Non-compliant 
vehicles 

Percentage  
non-compliant 
vehicles of 
checked vehicles 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Czech Republic 

Denmark 

Germany 

Estonia 

Ireland 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Italy 

Cyprus 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Hungary 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Poland 

1 081 

100 

563 

90 

1 416 

70 

5763 

103 

1 514 

1 380 

949 

17 

82 

552 

109 

547 

11 

3 160 

345  

2 781 

808 

76 

444 

40 

695 

55 

4 302 

93 

1 273 

772 

797 

17 

68 

388 

70 

344 

11 

1 902 

202 

2 151 

74.7 % 

76.0 % 

78.9 % 

44.4 % 

49.1 % 

78.6 % 

74.6 % 

90.3 % 

84.1 % 

55.9 % 

84.0 % 

100.0 % 

82.9 % 

70.3 % 

64.2 % 

62.9 % 

100.0 % 

60.2 % 

58.6 % 

77.3 % 

5 

See also the EU-funded project ‘REVEAL’:  
 http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/projects/reveal.pdf. 

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Portugal 

Romania 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

Total EU 

678 

304 

178 

364 

1 

35 

179 135 

201 382 

243 

148 

263 

1 

18 

61 184 

77 017 

95.5 % 

79.9 % 

83.1 % 

72.3 % 

100.0 % 

51.4 % 

34.2 % 

38.3 % 

Data  submitted  for  the  reporting  period  2007–2008  are  still  insufficient,  making  it  still 
impossible to draw statistically significant conclusions as to the average physical condition of 
vehicles circulating outside their country of registration. 
Table 4 b provides an overview of the number of vehicles checked, by Member State, and the 
ratio of prohibitions per checked vehicles. 

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Table 4 b: Vehicles checked and prohibition rate by Member State 2007–2008 

Checking countries (number checked; % prohibitions) 

Checked countries 

BE 
checks  % 

BG 
checks  % 

CY 
checks  % 

CZ 

DE 

checks 

% 

checks 

% 

DK 
checks  % 

EE 
checks  % 

FI 
checks  % 

179 10.1

AT 
Checks  % 
4 
6.513 
2 
74 
33 
238 
7 
3 
88 
89 
119 
16 
635 
895 
3 
1 
55 
61 

50.0 
38.3 
0.0 
52.7 
45.5  6 871 19.0
94 18.1
51.7 
42.9 
0.0 
62.5 
42.7 
54.6 
5
68.8 
45.2 
581
35.5  2 293
33.3 
0.0 
43.6 
52.5 

0.0
8.1
7.5
59 11.9
49
6.1
20 25.0
9.3

647

1 208 0.2

146 0.0
425 143 0.3

85 0.0
4 319 0.3
3 025 0.2
223 0.0
570 0.0
3 499 0.7
156 0.0

1

0.0

919 197.3

1 818 940 1.0

265 63.0

15 20.0
0.0

1

1 981 18.8

105 684  n.a.

4  n.a. 
1  n.a. 

14  n.a. 
28  n.a. 

57  n.a. 
3  n.a. 

31  n.a. 
83  n.a. 
39  n.a. 
364  n.a. 

13  n.a. 

9 
25 

55.6 
15 20.0
32.0  1 601 10.3

136 0.0
210 0.0

126 
1 331 
5 
12 

50.0 
48.4 
20.0 
16.7 

336
35

8.9
0.0

6 705 0.6
19 0.0

4 25.0

8 152  n.a. 
11  n.a. 

10 20.0

18  n.a. 
3  n.a. 

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AZ 
BA 
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BI 
BO 
BY 
CH 
CS 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
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FI 
FR 
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PL 
PT 
RO 
RS 
RU 
SE 
SI 
SK 
SM 
SU 
TJ 
TM 
TN 
TR 
UA 
UK 

506 

40.7 

542 11.4

915 0.2

286
407

7.3
9.3
44 11.4

847 0.4
5 0.0
301 0.3

1  100.0 
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8 175 0.3
74 0.0
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786  n.a.

860 967 4.8
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Table 4 b (continued): Vehicles checked and prohibition rate by Member State 2007–2008 

Checking countries (number checked; % prohibitions) 

Checked countries 

AL 
AT 
AZ 
BA 
BE 
BG 
BI 
BO 
BY 
CH 
CS 
CY 
CZ 
DE 
DK 
EE 
EL 
ES 
EU 
FI 
FR 
GE 
GR 
HR 
HU 
IE 
IR 

FR 

checks 

% 

4 302 

6.0 

33 596 

7.5 

GR 
checks  % 
297 30.3
3.1

32

28
24
2 176

3.6
4.2
3.4

6 158 
61 960 
1 171 
400 
2 343 
102 067 

0.0
3.2
1.8

11
31
109

7.8 
5.4 
4.6 
7.8 
6.5  19 209 15.9
0.0
6.8 

4

366 
1 304 850 

3.6 
2.7 

4

0.0

2 835 
3 896 

6.3 
6.3 

4 25.0
4.8

21

11 63.6

HU 

checks 

% 

IE 
checks  % 

IT 
checks  % 

LT 
checks  % 

LU 
checks  % 

2 785

0.9

101

n.a.

111
2 228

0.0
1.8

130
78

n.a.
n.a.

5
3 175
4 736
11
128
445
172

11
250

0.0
1.4
0.7
0.0
0.0
2.9
0.0

0.0
0.0

29
81
279
10
5
154
52

11
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n.a.
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n.a.

296 273
46

7.3
0.0

5 204

0.0

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n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

10 80.0

16 31.3
169 30.2
5 60.0

33 27.3

62 46.8
5 60.0
20 45.0

0.0
2
7 28.6

6 33.3

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UNK 
US 
UZ 
VA 

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
n.a.

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Table 4 b (continued): Vehicles checked and prohibition rate by Member State 2007–2008 

Checked 
countries 

LV  

MT 

NL 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SE 

SI 

SK 

UK  

checks  % 

checks 

% 

checks  % 

checks 

% 

checks  % 

checks 

% 

checks 

% 

checks  % 

checks  % 

checks 

% 

Checking countries (number checked; % prohibitions) 

AL  

AT 

AZ 

BA 

BE 

BG 

BI 

BO 

BY 

CH 

CS 

CY 

CZ 

DE 

DK 

EE 

EL 

ES 

EU 

FI 

FR 

GE 

GR 

HR 

HU 

IE 

IR 

EN 

6  n.a. 

23  n.a. 

7  n.a. 

18  n.a. 

140  n.a. 

10  n.a. 

1  n.a. 

2  n.a. 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

8 

87.5 

1  100.0 

10 

0.0 

142 

4 

7.0 

0.0 

0 

41 

307 

6 

7.3 

4.9 

0.0 

9  n.a. 

610  n.a. 

123  n.a. 

161  n.a. 

219  n.a. 

3 701  n.a. 

14 984  n.a. 

155  n.a. 

644  n.a. 

32  n.a. 

15 601  n.a. 

11 258  n.a. 

1  n.a. 

412  n.a. 

0.0 

9  33.3 

4 836  n.a. 

1 

0 

3 

0 

66.7 

1  100.0 

9 

35 

6 

21 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0 

0 

9 

12 

0.0 

0.0 

201  n.a. 

702  n.a. 

14  n.a. 

177  n.a. 

203  n.a. 

58  n.a. 

941  n.a. 

4 728  n.a. 

127  n.a. 

26 

9 

33.3 

62 

n.a. 

15 

0.0 

3 

n.a. 

420 

70.2 

1 

77 

0.0 

22.1 

52 

n.a. 

252 

1 

152 

2.8 

0.0 

5.9 

7 

n.a. 

1 490 

735 

79.5 

95.9 

3  33.3 

6  16.7 

9 

n.a. 

0 

12 

31 

0 

0 

2 

0.0 

12.9 

1 

9 

528 

974 

330 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0.0 

53 

n.a. 

1  100.0 

2 153 

6 

33.3 

25 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0 

249 

28.5 

1 

0.0 

88 

25 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0 

34 

15 

1 

0 

1 

3 

0 

1 

260 

208 

0 

2.9 

6.7 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

3.8 

1.0 

195 

3 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0 

n.a. 

716 

n.a. 

2 

n.a. 

1 

74 

1 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

24 

2 031 

2 830 

141 

194 

95.8 

84.0 

66.6 

62.4 

77.8 

138  108.7 

3 776 

95.0 

22 

2 068 

40.9 

63.6 

1 626 

8 275 

82.5 

72.8 

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IT 

KG 

KZ 

LI 

LT 

LU 

LV  

MD 

MK 

MT 

NL 

NO 

NotEU 

Other 

OtherEUMS 

OtherNotEUMS 

PL 

PT 

RO 

RS 

RU 

SE 

SI 

SK 

SM 

SU 

TJ 

TM 

TN 

TR 

UA 

UK  

UNK 

2  n.a. 

22 

68.2 

22  13.6 

1 230  n.a. 

54 

42.6 

9 

n.a. 

55 

1.8 

0 

n.a. 

2 163 

93.3 

3  n.a. 

2  n.a. 

384  n.a. 

8 633  n.a. 

0 

0 

0 

52 

12 

3 

0.0 

0.0 

0.0 

3 528 

54.9 

0 

63  n.a. 

602  n.a. 

34  n.a. 

32 667  n.a. 

68  n.a. 

10 355  n.a. 

1 376  n.a. 

358  n.a. 

14  n.a. 

19  n.a. 

3  100.0 

3 135 

2.5 

1 886  n.a. 

1  n.a. 

129  n.a. 

6 

0 

1 

83.3 

0.0 

431 

1 

189 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

33 

0 

0.0 

16 

n.a. 

1 300 

82.2 

66.3 

70.2 

160 

171 

9  11.1 

6  33.3 

39 

0.0 

3 

1 

n.a. 

n.a. 

2  n.a.  

0 

14 

28.6 

511 

583 

n.a. 

n.a. 

0 

1 

0.0 

0 

28 

4 025 

75.0 

65.7 

98 

0 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

95 

1 

6.3 

0.0 

203  13.3 

6 

69 

50.0  157 648  20.9 

163 

40 

0 

37.5 

31.3 

25 

35 

n.a. 

n.a. 

2 274 

71 

1.8 

7.5 

3.2 

1.4 

4 

8 

32 

145 

n.a. 

362 

0 

48 

2 

24 

0 

4 

3 915 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

n.a. 

7 394 

83.9 

1 346  104.7 

1 203 

95.8 

36 

485 

1 238 

66.7 

82.9 

87.6 

66.7 

192 

1.6  1 148 087 

0.6 

24.5 

1 421 

22 

34 

0.0 

0.0 

732  n.a. 

542 

5.2 

4 967  n.a. 

43 093 

36.9 

68  n.a. 

2  n.a. 

90  n.a. 

3  n.a. 

2  n.a. 

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

29  n.a. 

22 963  n.a. 

0.0 

640  n.a. 

1 479  n.a. 

0.0 

9 182  n.a. 

23 

0 

39 

310  n.a. 

20  n.a. 

13  n.a. 

3 797  n.a. 

27 631  n.a. 

9 

88.9 

2 

0.0 

305  n.a. 

1 

0.0 

35 

n.a. 

18 

61 

0 

5 

0.0 

4.9 

0.0 

5 

101 

n.a. 

n.a. 

   122 608 

37.8 

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UZ 

VA 

73  n.a. 

12  n.a. 

EN 

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Deficiency rates 
Thanks  to  the  quality  of  data  reported  by  the  Member  States  for  the  period  2007–2008  it  was  possible  for  the  first  time  to  draft  an  overview  of 
deficiency rates (see Table 7). 
Table 7: Detected deficiencies 

EN 

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The  number  and  percentages  of  deficiencies  detected  for  brakes,  tyres  and  lights  (with 
deficiency  rates  of  21.3 %, 20.1 % and  29.8 %) show the importance of roadside inspections 
for road safety. The environmental aspect is better represented by the deficiency rate of 5.6 % 
of spillage of fuel and/or oil than by the results of emission testing, with a deficiency rate of 
0.5 % for diesel and 0.2 % for petrol vehicles. This may be the result of the testing method, 
particularly where diesel vehicles are concerned. 
Even  within  the  different  test  items  —  such  as  the  braking  system,  for  example  — 
considerable  differences  in  deficiency  rates  were  reported,  ranging  from  4.3 %  in  the  Czech 
Republic to 49.5 % in the United Kingdom. This may be due to the different testing methods 
applied by the Member States. 

6. 

TYPES OF PENALTIES 

The  Directive  does  not  lay  down  a  system  of  penalties  for  any  infringements  discovered. 
Penalties  are  laid  down  by  the  Member  States  without  discrimination  on  grounds  of  the 
nationality  of  the  driver  or  of  the  country  of  registration  or  entry  into  service  of  the 
commercial vehicle. 

If it becomes clear that a commercial vehicle presents a serious risk to its occupants or other 
road  users,  the  authority  or  inspector  carrying  out  the  inspection  is  empowered  under 
Directive 2000/30/EC  to  prohibit  the  use  of  a  vehicle  until  the  dangerous  deficiencies 
discovered have been rectified. 

Any  serious  deficiencies  found  in  a  commercial  vehicle  belonging  to  a  non-resident,  in 
particular those leading to the banning of its use, must be notified to the competent authorities 
of the Member State where it is registered. 

The competent authorities of the Member State that found the serious deficiency may ask the 
competent authorities of the Member State where it is registered to take appropriate measures 
such as subjecting the vehicle to a further roadworthiness inspection. 

7. 

CONCLUSIONS 

1. There is poor compliance by most Member States with the obligation to provide statistics 
and information under Directive 2000/30/EC: 

•  not all Member States send the data in a timely way; 

•  where  data  are  sent,  this  is  not  done  in  enough  detail  to  enable  an  adequate 
evaluation  of  the  effectiveness  of  Community  policies  on  road  safety  and 
environmental protection. 

2. While the Directive provides a model for individual roadworthiness reports, the form is not 
easy  to  use  to  send  all  the  relevant  statistical  data  electronically  to  the  Commission.  As  the 
Directive  does  not  specify  a  format  for  sending  statistical  data,  Member  States  send  this 
information by very different methods, making it difficult to collate the results. 

It  would  be  better  if  in  future  the  data  were  sent  in  a  computer-processable  format.  It  is 
necessary,  therefore,  to  specify  a  common  exchange  format.  On  the  basis  of  experience 
gained in this first exercise, the Commission could propose a common format for electronic 
transmission of statistical data to the Commission. 

EN 

30 

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There was some improvement for the period 2007–2008, when the Commission provided the 
Member States with a reporting model in the form of a standard Excel sheet.  

Although the Directive requires a specific level of detail (vehicles classified by category and 
by country of registration, details of items checked and deficiencies encountered on the basis 
of Annex I to Directive 2000/30/EC), the requisite information is often transmitted in a highly 
aggregate form, rendering detailed analysis impossible. 

The  Commission  might  consider  convening  the  Committee  on  the  Adaptation  to  Technical 
Progress,  which  is  responsible  for  assisting  in  the  implementation  of  Directive 2000/30/EC, 
with  a  view  to  finding  solutions  to  the  difficulties  encountered  by  the  Member  States  in 
collecting,  compiling  and  transmitting  statistical  data  concerning  technical  roadside 
inspections,  including  possible  amendments  to  the  specimen  technical  roadside  inspection 
report  laid  down  in  Annex I  to  Directive 2000/30/EC.  The  significant  variations  in 
non-compliance levels noted between the Member States cannot be explained by an analysis 
of  the  information  transmitted.  An  explanation  will  be  sought  in  consultation  with  the 
Member States. 

3.  Many  Member  States  mainly  check  vehicles  registered  in  their  own  territory.  The 
proportion of vehicles not registered in their territory in relation to all vehicles checked by the 
Member  States  varies  greatly  (see  Tables  2a  and  2b).  The  attention  of  the  Member  States 
should  be  drawn  to  the  fact  that  inspecting  vehicles  not  registered  in  their  territory  helps  to 
spread best practice. Consequently, this proportion ought to be as high as possible in relation 
to road traffic flows. 

4. A more harmonised approach to testing methods and the assessment of deficiencies seems 
necessary to reduce the differences between Member States. Therefore the Commission will 
continue  to  examine  whether  future  measures  should  be  proposed  in  order  to  reduce 
differences. Compliance rates differ between the Member States, although there is no obvious 
evidence  that  vehicles  originating  from  other  Member  States  are  judged  differently  from 
vehicles registered in the reporting Member State. 

EN 

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