Committee asks for plan to privatise vehicle inspections

A reform committee has asked Akstovan, the vehicle authority, to prepare a proposal for transferring vehicle inspections to approved garages, KVF reported. The government is not currently working on privatising the inspections, but the request is part of efforts to improve efficiency.

The Ministry of Trade informed the Finance Committee of the request. Around 12,300 vehicles have not been called in for required regular inspections, according to KVF’s news programme Dagur og vika.

Akstovan director Andras Robertsson Marr said the authority’s premises are too small to accommodate all the vehicles. The number of vehicles has also increased, while vehicle owners’ attendance at scheduled inspections could be better.