A few days ago we realized the disparity in prices that exist in Spain to pass the Technical Inspection of Vehicles (ITV). It is surprising that there are deviations of up to 167%, as found by FACUA-Consumidores en Acción after evaluating the rates at stations throughout Spain, when such inspections are regulated by state regulations contained in Royal Decree 920/2017 of 23 December. October.
In the information that we publish we explained how the review for a gasoline car in Euskadi costs 45.38 euros and only 17 euros in Mallorca, where the island council of this island has set the lowest price in all of Spain. The wide range of rates that motorists must face is motivated by the fact that in various autonomous communities – most of them – the service operates under a public concession and in others it is private.
Cars passing the ITV review at a station in Valencia
The lack of uniformity in rates has led some users to choose to pass the ITV at stations in other autonomous communities to save a few euros on the bill. Carriers, commercials and representatives who travel throughout Spain, as well as citizens who reside in areas bordering other regions, are the groups most likely to seek the best price outside their own community of residence due to the very nature of their work. It also represents an opportunity for those who have the date on which they have to pass the inspection coincides with the holiday period and are in a territory where the official ITV rate is cheaper.
There is no fixed price
The fees to pass the ITV vary substantially from one community to another
However, since the Executive decreed the state of alarm on October 25 and left the perimeter closure of their territories in the hands of the autonomous communities, citizens are subject to the decisions of regional governments in terms of limitation of movements. And right now, all the autonomous communities, with the exception of the Canary Islands, are closed perimeter.
However, Royal Decree 926/2020, of October 25, which regulates the state of alarm, establishes in one of its points the exceptions by which it is allowed to enter or leave a perimeter gated community, provided that the displacement is justified. . One of these exceptions is for administrative procedures. The text includes the following words: “Renewals of permits and official documentation, as well as other administrative procedures that cannot be postponed.”
The only requirement that drivers who pass the limit of their community (or their city if it is confined) will have to meet to pass the ITV will be the management of the previous appointment, which at the request of the health authorities is carried out electronically , and carry a receipt to prove the reason for the displacement.
To go to an ITV station, an appointment is required
According to the latest data from the ITV employers, the Spanish Association of Collaborating Entities with the Administration in the Technical Inspection of Vehicles (AECA-ITV), about 6 million vehicles circulate with the expired inspection card. The accumulation of specimens pending inspection is the result of the cessation of activity in the stations during the first period of the state of alarm that the Government decreed in spring.
The Executive granted a moratorium of at least 45 days (30 days plus another 15 for each week that the state of alarm lasted, which ended on June 20, 2020) to vehicles whose ITV expired during that period. Vehicles whose expiration date was between June 21 and August 31, 2020, and had not completed it, have a 3-month extension to exceed it from their expiration date.
The autonomous communities affected
Canary Islands, the only one without restrictions
1
Andalusia
Autonomous and municipal perimeter closure from October 30 to November 23.
2
Aragon
Regional and municipal perimeter closure (Zaragoza, Huesca and Teruel) from October 27 to November 30.
3
Asturias
Autonomous and municipal perimeter closure (Avilés, Gijón and Oviedo) from October 28 to November 18.
4
Baleares
Regional and municipal perimeter closure (Manacor) from October 25 to November 26.
5
Cantabria
Regional and municipal perimeter closure from October 30 to November 18.
6
Castile and Leon
Autonomous perimeter closure from October 30 to November 16.
7
Castilla la Mancha
Regional perimeter closure from October 30 to November 18.
8
Catalonia
Regional and municipal perimeter closure (from 6 am on Friday to 6 am on Monday) from October 30 to November 23).
9
Ceuta
Perimeter closure during the weekend from October 30.
10
Valencian Community
Autonomous perimeter closure from October 30 to November 20.
11
Basque Country
Autonomous and municipal perimeter closure from October 27.
12
Estremadura
Municipal perimeter closure of the two capitals, Cáceres and Badajoz, in addition to 5 other towns: Mérida and Los Santos (Badajoz), Hervás, Alcuéscar and Arroyomolinos (Cáceres).
13
Galicia
Municipal perimeter closure in La Coruña, Pontevedra, Lugo, Ourense, Vigo, Ferrol and Santiago de Compostela from October 30.
14
The Rioja
Regional and municipal perimeter closure (Arnedo and Logroño) from October 23 to November 29.
15
Madrid
Perimeter closure in 31 basic health areas of the city of Madrid and other 17 municipalities of the community.
16
Melilla
Regional and municipal perimeter closure from October 22.
17
Murcia
Autonomous and municipal perimeter closure from October 30 to November 23.
18
Navarra
Autonomous perimeter closure from October 27 to November 18.
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