Source: European Parliament
In line with the commitment in the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy[1], the Commission is working on a revision of the Roadworthiness Package, comprising three Directives on the periodic technical inspection (PTI) of motor vehicles (2014/45/EU)[2], technical roadside inspection of heavy commercial vehicles (2014/47/EU)[3], and vehicle registration documents (1999/37/EC as amended by 2014/46/EU)[4].
One of the main objectives of such a revision would be to significantly reduce various forms of fraud and tampering, and improve the detection of defective vehicles.
Currently, for the purpose of reducing odometer fraud, the PTI Directive requires the recording of vehicle mileage at each PTI and that odometer manipulation be a punishable offence.
As part of the revision process, the Commission is examining the possibility of addressing cross-border odometer fraud on an EU-wide scale.
This would require Member States to record odometer readings in a national database — more frequently than today — and to make the records available to other Member States in the case of re-registering the vehicle.
The preparatory works are being finalised with a view to enabling adoption of appropriate proposals amending the three Directives in the near future.
In addition, the Commission supported the introduction of anti-tampering and accuracy requirements for odometers in United Nations Regulation No 39[5], in the context of the anti-tampering requirements of the Euro 7 Regulation[6].
Compliance to the provisions of this type-approval regulation is a prerequisite for registration of vehicles on the EU market.
- [1] https://transport.ec.europa.eu/eu-mobility-transport-achievements-2019-2024/sustainable-smart-mobility_en
- [2] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/45/oj/eng
- [3] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2014/47/oj/eng
- [4] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32014L0046
- [5] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:120:0040:0048:EN:PDF
( Proposal for 02 series of amendments to UN Regulation No 39 (Speedometer and Odometer) for consideration by the World Forum for Harmonisation of Vehicle Regulations in its 195th session). - [6] Regulation (EU) 2024/1457 on type-approval of motor vehicles and engines and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7).