At the beginning of June, France's highest administrative court, the Conseil d'Etat, gave the government two months to introduce roadworthiness testing for motorized two-wheelers, a European requirement not yet implemented in France. In response, Clément Beaune, France's Minister of Transport, stated in an interview with Brut that the obligation would arrive at the beginning of 2024.
INFO BRUT - @CBeaune, Minister of Transport announces on Brut, the mandatory technical inspection of two-wheelers from early 2024, here are the announcements. pic.twitter.com/Yju9lleEqR
- Brut FR (@brutofficiel) June 24, 2023
The Minister proposed that the technical inspection should apply to "all two-wheelers", regardless of whether they are above or below 125 cm3. Initially, only two-wheelers registered before 2017 will be subject to this obligation, but the others will have to follow over time.
In 2021, a decree provided for the introduction of roadworthiness testing for vehicles registered before 2016 from January 2023, and later for the others. However, this measure has been delayed by the French government, justifying its decision on the grounds of not wanting to "annoy the French". This decision prompted associations such as Respire, Ras le Scoot and Paris sans voiture to take their case to the Conseil d'Etat, demanding application of the European directive.
It's a victory for these associations, which have been fighting for years for the introduction of this measure. Initially, roadworthiness tests were due to be introduced in January 2022.
