52% Of Vehicles
Fail Required
Vehicular
Inspection In
Costa Rica
More than half -
52% in fact - of
the vehicles
that enter the
required Riteve
inspection
station fail the
test, according
to the
inspection
service.
Tires, brakes,
lights and gas
emissions are
the main reasons
for the
failures, show
Riteve figures
of the 258.633
vehicles
entering the
inspection
station this
year, of which
134.489 were
rejected or did
not pass first
inspection.
Fernando Mayorga,
Riteve's general
manager,
explained that
though drivers
and vehicle
owners focus on
the major items
of their
vehicles, they
forget or miss
the little
things.
The thickness of
the thread and
the type of tire
- that it does
protrude the
vehicle's body -
are a general
problem. Work
brakes and
burned out head
and tail lights
send the vehicle
back for an
inspection. Not
securing the
battery, or the
windows not
rolling up and
down, the horn
not tooting or
the battery not
being properly
security are
items that don't
miss the eyes of
the inspectors.
Mayorga suggests
that vehicle
owners inspect
their vehicles
fully before
submitting it
for an
inspection, and
to use the
detailed
instructions on
the Riteve
website as a
guide. A visit
to the mechanic
before the
inspection is
also good
advice.
Muffler and
mechanic's shops
offer, for a
fee, gas
emission tests.
The gas emission
of a vehicle is
based on the
registration
date of the
vehicle, from
the high of 4.50
for older
vehicles to 0.50
for newer
vehicles. Also,
all passenger
vehicles are
required to have
a catalytic
converter and
oxygen sensor.
The
Riteve
website
offers
information on
the requirements
for each vehicle
type, as well as
being able to
choose the date,
time and place
of the
inspection.
For details on
the items
checked go to:
http://www.rtv.co.cr/
and click on "preparese"
on the right
hand column for
a PDF file for
each vehicle
type.
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