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The Inspección Técnica de Vehículos, or ITV test, is a mandatory process for all cars from their fourth year of life that, on occasions, arouses many doubts and questions. Here we briefly explain some of those doubts, and the reality around these top myths. The ITV, which is similar to the MOT in the UK, …

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Once you buy a new vehicle in Spain, there will come a time when it has to undergo a mandatory safety inspection, the ITV test, or Inspección Técnica de Vehículos, with a positive result meaning that you will acquire a sticker for your windscreen, and a report of the test, which must subsequently be carried …

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Although there are some who say otherwise, the ITV is a very important procedure for our vehicle to comply with the technical and environmental requirements in order to continue driving safely. It is a procedure that all drivers must go through with our vehicles from time to time: normally, the first ITV test on a …

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When you take your vehicle for the ITV test, the result can be favorable, desfavorable, or negativa (favourable, unfavourable or negative), and although we all hope for a favourable pass, it is important to know the implications of the other results, and what we have to do about it. Whenever we subject our vehicles to …

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Following on from our recent article explaining some of the facts relating to the ITV inspection, one question is still continuing to crop up. The question relates to vehicles which are registered in the Valencia region and their eligibility to have the test carried out in Murcia, for example. As we explained, according to the …