Repair the defects that caused the rejection and take the vehicle for a re-inspection within 1 month of the original periodic inspection. A periodic-inspection re-inspection may be carried out at an inspection station of your choice.
Provide the registration number or VIN and the service you need.
Previous inspection certificate or its details.
Choose a suitable station on this page and agree on the inspection contents before your visit.
Keep the inspection results and any follow-up instructions.
Yes. Overdue vehicle tax and late-payment interest must be paid. A prohibition of use caused by unpaid tax prevents approval of the inspection. Future instalments do not need to be paid early.
How to check and pay vehicle tax →Take a rejected vehicle for re-inspection within 1 month of the original inspection. If the deadline is missed, the periodic inspection must be carried out again in full.
For a periodic-inspection re-inspection, you may choose a different inspection station from the one that rejected the vehicle.
If the vehicle was inspected within its inspection period and rejected without a driving ban, it may be used for up to 2 months after rejection once the defects causing rejection have been repaired. If it was inspected after the inspection period had expired, it is prohibited from use. A vehicle placed under a driving ban may not be used in traffic.
Yes. A periodic inspection re-inspection can be completed at a station of your choice within the one-month deadline.
Then re-inspection alone is no longer sufficient; the vehicle must undergo a new periodic inspection.
Not automatically. The re-inspection period is not permission to drive. Check the inspection certificate separately for vehicle-use instructions and any driving prohibition.
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