Checks carried out (All I point 2 and point 3 of DM 214/2017):
- Vehicle identification (check category - number plate - chassis number);
- Braking system: service, parking, emergency (mechanical condition and operation - efficiency) - test carried out using decelerometer;
- Steering (mechanical condition - steering wheel, column and tiller - steering play);
- Visibility (field of vision - glass condition - rear-view mirror devices - windscreen wiper and washer - anti-fog system);
- Electrical system and parts of the electrical circuit: headlights, stop lights, direction indicators and hazard warning lights, fog and rear fog lights, reversing light, number plate light, reflectors, mandatory lights, electrical circuit and battery (status and operation - alignment - compliance with requirements - adjustment systems)
- Axles, wheels, tyres, suspension (mechanical condition, play, correspondence to vehicle documents);
- Chassis and parts attached to chassis: general structure [exhaust pipes and silencers, fuel tanks and pipes, bumpers, transmission, engine compartment] cab and bodywork [doors and locks, floor, seats, driving controls, handles and steps] - (general condition, integrity)
- Other equipment: locks and anti-theft devices, interior and exterior mirrors, battery disconnect switch horn, speedometer and odometer;
- Harmful effects: phonometric test, exhaust emissions (exhaust gas analysis / smoke opacity test), no leaks of various liquids
Method of carrying out checks
The vehicle is checked by means of
- instrumental checks using specific equipment (decelerograph, exhaust gas analyser or opacimeter, sound level meter);
- visual inspections (so-called sight checks) involving the observation of items; the inspector may also operate or use them, assess noises or use any other appropriate means of inspection without the use of equipment.
- documentary checks of the vehicle documents and any supplementary documentation.
The outcome of the inspection may be regular, repeat or suspended. Following the "repeat" or "suspended" outcome, the overhaul may be regularised at the same workshop that issued the outcome or at the office of the Civil Vehicle Registration Authority, which will request a new payment via PAGOPA of the amount of 45 euros .
Declaration of works
If, in the case of a "repeat" or "suspended from circulation" roadworthiness review, the wording "declaration of work must be made" is indicated on the vehicle registration document, this must be issued by a vehicle repair workshop registered in the vehicle repairers' register and must
- be issued by the legal representative of the repair shop in the form of a declaration in lieu of affidavit (pursuant to Presidential Decree 445/2000);
- report the list of repairs carried out in full;
- bear the wording 'work carried out in a workmanlike manner'.
