TESTEK – CSDD Workshop 2019

Banská Štiavnica, 29th to 31st May 2019

Vehicle Technical Inspections

and Supervision
in the Slovak Republic

Marián Rybianský
TESTEK

TESTEK was founded in 2004 due to a change in the Slovak national

laws. A new law toughened the criteria of independence that the central

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organization in the national system of technical vehicle inspections has
to fulfil.

Therefore, a part of specialists on this field, founded TESTEK, that

finally, in 2005, had won the tender called for by the Ministry of
Transport. TESTEK started its activities as the "technical service for
technical vehicle inspections" in December 2005.

In 2014 TESTEK transformed from limited liability to join-stock company

and a new sister company TESTEK servis was founded in order to
complement and extend TESTEK’s activities.

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TESTEK

TESTEK is accredited as types A and C Inspection Body according to

the ISO/IEC 17020:2012 standard.

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As one of the first subjects in Slovakia, in 2018 TESTEK has been
certified according to the Anti-bribery Management Systems standard
ISO 37001:2016.

TESTEK is member of the International Motor Vehicle Inspection

Committee (CITA) and the Confederation of Organisations in Road
Transport Enforcement (CORTE).

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3 domains of technical service for technical vehicle
inspections

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Expert activities in the field
of vehicle inspections
development of new periodic technical inspection (PTI)
and roadside inspection (RSI) methods, verification and
inspections of PTI stations and equipment, supervision
over PTI, education and training of inspectors

Inspection data
Supplying of
collection,
inspecting forms,
transmission and
stickers and stamps
analyzing

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First attempt to introduce obligatory technical vehicle
inspections in former Czechoslovakia in 1935

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Motor vehicles assigned for public transport .... shall undergo a periodic inspection,
whether they fulfil requirements and are properly maintained...
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Transposition of the EU’s vehicle inspection
Directives into national law after 20th May 2018

Legislation of the Legislation of the

European Union Slovak Republic

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Directive

2014/47/EU Act No. 106/2018 Coll. on vehicle

of the European Parliament and of the Council
operation in the road traffic
on the technical roadside inspection of the
roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the
Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC
Random roadside inspections of
Directive
the roadworthiness performed by
the Police
2014/46/EU
of the European Parliament and of the Council
amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the Periodic technical inspections
registration documents for vehicles

Directive

2014/45/EU Periodic emission checks

of the European Parliament and of the Council
on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and
their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC
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Inspected vehicle categories and periods

Vehicle categories Period

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O1, R1, L1e and L2e no periodic inspection

4 years after first registration and

L3eA1, L4eA1, L6e (<125 cm3) O2 and R2 then every 4 years

L3eA2, L3eA3, L4eA2, L4eA3, L5e, L6e (≥125 cm3), L7e, M1, N1, T, 4 years after first registration and
R3 and R4 then every second year

1 year after first registration and

M2, N2, N3, O3 and O4 then every year

1 year after first registration and

M3 then every year,
after the 8th year every 6 months

M, N and O used for paramedic rescue service or mining rescue

1 year after first registration and
service or gas work repair service with special warning lamps; then every year
ambulances
1 year after first registration and
driving school vehicles and taxi then every year 7
PTI stations in the Slovak Republic

PTI stations network is defined and
regulated by the Slovak MoT. Free capacity
for establishing of stations is calculated
from the theoretical capacity of a PTI lane
and the total number of registered vehicles
in respective district.
Situation of 21st January 2019: On 20th May 2018 the MoT changed the free
capacity calculation formula. As a result, more
147 PTI stations
free places for establishing PTI stations were
created. We expect 50 to 70 new PTI stations
to be established until 2021.

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Lane Type Inspected Vehicle Categories
Map of 20th May 2018

A L, M1 below 3,5 t, N1, O1 and O2 Number of Lanes 1 2 3 4

Lane Type Lane Type Lane Type Lane Type M 1 over 3,5 t,M 2, M3, N2, N3, O3, O4, (A) (AB) (AAB) (AAAB)
M B T , R, C, Ps and Ls
A B C Symbol
(Code) (B)
Existing PTI Stations C L, M, N, O, T, R, C, Ps and Ls (AC) (ABC )
Allowed PTI Stations in Preparation (C)
N 3, O4, T, R , C, Ps and Ls (AA)
M (mobile PTI Station) 8
Free Capacity for Establishing of PTI Stations
Slovakia vs. Latvia

Area: 64.589 km2

Population: 1.925.800

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GDP per capita: $31.215

Area: 49.035 km2

Population: 5.445.087
GDP per capita: $37.268

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Source: Wikipedia
Vehicles (31st December 2018) and PTI stations
(18th January 2019) in the Slovak Republic

Passenger cars 2.321.608

Lorries and special vehicles 348.344

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Buses 9.066
Trailers and semi-trailers 295.227
Motorcycles, trikes and quads 152.049
Tractors 66.657
Other (self moving machines, snowmobiles etc.) 10.490
Total number of registered vehicles 3.203.441

PTI stations for light vehicles 26

PTI stations for heavy vehicles 4

PTI stations for all vehicle categories 117

Total number of PTI stations 147 10

PTI classification of vehicle defects

A Without influence on road safety or

Minor Defect environment

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With influence on road safety or
B environment, but no imminent
Major Defect danger

With direct influence on road safety

C or environment, causes imminent
Dangerous Defect danger; the using of vehicle on
public roads must be prohibited
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PTI results classification

Vehicle is
No or only minor defects (A)
roadworthy

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Vehicle is
One or more major defects (B) temporary roadworthy
(for 60 days)

One or more dangerous

defects (C) or the same major
defect (B) during re-test; Vehicle is
vehicle is suspended from road not roadworthy
traffic until the next successful
PTI (max. 6 months)
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 Statistics of PTI results
93,20%

Total number of PTIs in 2018: All PTI stations in 2018

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1.245.461
2,50% 4,30%

100% 6,97 5,54 3,89 3,34 3,18 2,69 2,29 1,90 2,30 3,13 4,49 3,89
4,20 2,50
2,42 1,65 1,65 1,47 1,34 1,34 1,40 1,26 1,49 2,29 4,44 3,47 1,81
90% 4,30
80%

70%

60%
90,61 92,81 94,46 95,20 95,48 95,97 96,31 96,85 96,20 94,58 92,04 94,31 93,20
50% 91,37

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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Roadworthy Temp. roadworthy Not roadworthy
Supervision according to the new
Act No. 106/2018 Coll.

Supervision

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Performed by the Performed by
Government „Technical Services“

„Main State „Expert Supervision „Expert Supervision

Supervision“ by the over Technical over Vehicle Gas
specialized department Inspections“ by Devices Installation“
of the MoT TESTEK by IGAS

„State Supervision“ „Expert Supervision „Expert Supervision

by the over Emission over Originality
District Offices under Checks“ Checks“
Ministry of Interior by S-EKA by IRIS IDENT

Existing before 20th May 2018 Introduced on 20th May 2018, launched after 1st January 2019

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Accredited Inspections by TESTEK

Inspections by TESTEK

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„Verification“ of PTI stations „Expert Supervision“
(announced inspection of (unannounced inspection of
PTI equipment, PTI lane the subject’s activities)
dimensions etc.)

Initial Periodic over PTI stations and over Calibrating

(required for the (every 2 years) PTI inspectors Subjects
launch)

ISO/IEC 17020:2012 type A ISO/IEC 17020:2012 type C

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Inspector training and exams

Training and exam types

• basic training of inspectors

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• upgrading courses for inspectors (CEMT, ADR)
• extending courses for inspectors (after 5 years)
• inspector exams (in cooperation with the MoT)
• administrative staff training
• preparatory courses for the exams of the knowledge and
understanding relevant for road vehicles (in cooperation with the
Institute of automotive mechatronics FEI STU)
• exams of the knowledge and understanding relevant for road
vehicles

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Inspector exams

Tests Practical part

max. 30 Full scope PTI on presented vehicle under supervision of the
type U (universal) 30 questions 40 minutes
points exam commission
Reasons for failure:

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type O (light max. 20
20 questions 30 minutes
vehicles) points • mistake in the group 0 (identification),
• mistake in the item in which the major or dangerous defect
type N (heavy max. 20 can be detected,
20 questions 30 minutes
vehicles) points
• inspection longer than time limit
brake efficiency
calculation type N 5 questions 30 minutes max. 5 points • obvious lack of necessary skills
or O

90% of max. points needed

The part of the exam in which the

person failed can be repeated one is the result of
time, after 7 days or later. NO exam result is
both parts „failed“
„succeeded“?

YES

exam result is
„succeeded“
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Exam results

100,00%

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2011-2016 2019
90,00%

80,00%

70,00%

60,00%

50,00%

40,00%
28,80%
30,00%

20,00% 12,30%
4,80%
10,00% 2,17%
0,00%

failed in the first attempt failed in the second attempt

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Exams of the knowledge and understanding relevant
for road vehicles

• Test filled in using the information system

• 100 randomly generated questions from the database

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• 120 minutes (measured by the information system)
• 80 % correctly answered questions needed for success

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Exams of the knowledge and understanding relevant
for road vehicles - results

Unsuccessful participants

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100,00%
90,00%
80,00%
70,00% 63,60%
60,00%
50,00%
40,00%
30,00%
20,00%
10,00% 5,50%
0,00%
bez odbornej
without prípravy
preparatory course swith
odbornou prípravou
preparatory course

january to march 2019.

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 The End

Thank you for your attention

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