This Friday, the President of the Republic promulgated a government decree that postpones for one year, until 2025, mandatory periodic technical inspections for motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles with an engine capacity of more than 125 cubic centimeters (cm3).
A note published on the President’s website states that Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has unveiled “a diploma that, in accordance with the legislative authorization granted to the government by Law No. 62/2023 of November 9, modifies the legal regimes of technical inspection.” activities of motor vehicles and their trailers and activities of inspection centers.”
On December 7, the Council of Ministers approved a decree-law that postpones for one year, until 2025, mandatory periodic technical inspections for motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles with an engine capacity of more than 125 cubic centimeters (cm3).
The certificate, approved at the last meeting of the government’s Council of Ministers before it went into service, “delays by one year, until 2025, the mandatory periodic inspection” of these vehicles, an official source from the Secretary of State’s office explained. Lusa at that time. Deputy for Infrastructure Frederico Francisco.
The mandatory periodic inspection of motorcycles over 125cc was previously scheduled to come into force in January 2024, sparking several protests from motorcyclists following the publication of Decree-Law 29/2023 in May.
The Decree-Law stipulated that inspections of motorcycles would have to be carried out “five years after the date of first registration and then every two years.”
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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