Two-wheelers now require an inspection!

All two-wheel vehicles registered before January 1, 2017, will be subject to the technical inspection starting from April 2024.

According to a decree published in the Official Journal this Tuesday, October 24, the long-demanded technical inspection for two-wheel vehicles by European legislation will be gradually implemented starting in April 2024, depending on the date of first registration of the vehicles.

The first phase, starting in April 2024, concerns motorized two-wheel vehicles registered before January 1, 2017. A step-by-step schedule running until the end of 2026 will allow for inspections to be spread out at Control Centers to avoid bottlenecks.

Step-by-step schedule

Two-wheel vehicles registered between early 2017 and late 2019 will need to undergo the technical inspection in 2025, and those registered between early 2020 and late 2021 will need to do so in 2026. For those registered after January 1, 2022, the technical inspection must be carried out within the six months prior to the expiration of a four-year period starting from the date of their first registration, as provided by the update to the Road Traffic Code.

The futile anger of motorcyclists

The issue has sparked the anger of motorcyclists, who have organized several flash protests in recent months across various cities in France. In Paris, several hundred motorcycles participated in a demonstration on June 3. The government had declared its desire for the inspection to be as cheap and simple as possible and estimates that four million two-wheel vehicles will be affected.

This marks the end of a decade of disagreements between France and the rest of Europe since a European directive in 2014. The European Commission then mandated a technical inspection across all EU countries, aiming for its implementation from January 2022 for two-wheelers over 125 cc, citing rider safety concerns.

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