The Council of State reinstated the technical control for two-wheelers on Monday, the application of which in 2023 had been canceled by the government.
The government willvery probably“establish a technical control for two-wheelers, in accordance with the decision made Monday by the Council of State, but it will have to be”the least penalizing possiblefor bikers, said Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune on Tuesday. “It will most likely be necessary to set up a technical control“, he recognized on France 2.
“Once we have said ‘potentially a technical inspection’, there are terms, all of that can be discussed“, he added, announcing “consultation over the weekend» with backpackers and road safety associations.
The modalities “remain to be defined”
European regulations allowsignificant leewayto governments, said the minister, referring to “something that is the least penalizing possible“. “Its modalities, its timetable, remain to be defined.“, he noted. “I think we have to be reasonable and proportionate“, he insisted.
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The Council of State reinstated the technical control for two-wheelers on Monday, the application of which was planned for the beginning of 2023 before its cancellation by the government, indicating however that this measure could be “staggered over time“.
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