ANNEX I
CATEGORIES OF VEHICLES SUBJECT TO ROADWORTHINESS TESTS AND FREQUENCY OF THE TESTS
Categories of vehicle | Frequency of tests |
Motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and with more than eight seats, excluding the driver’s seat | One year after the date on which the vehicle was first used, and thereafter annually |
Motor vehicles used for the carriage of goods and having a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3 500 kg | One year after the date on which the vehicle was first used, and thereafter annually |
Trailers and semi-trailers with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 3 500 kg | One year after the date on which the vehicle was first used, and thereafter annually |
Taxis, ambulances | One year after the date on which the vehicle was first used, and thereafter annually |
Motor vehicles having at least four wheels, normally used for the road carriage of goods and with a maximum permissible mass not exceeding 3 500 kg, excluding agricultural tractors and machinery | Four years after the date on which the vehicle was first used, and thereafter every two years |
Motor vehicles having at least four wheels, used for the carriage of passengers and with not more than eight seats excluding the driver’s seat | Four years after the date on which the vehicle was first used, and thereafter every two years |