The TV card certifies that your vehicle (car, motorbike, van, caravan, classic vehicle etc.) has successfully passed the Vehicle Technical Inspection (ITV) and meets the safety and emission requirements established by the traffic authorities. In fact it's one of the documents you must carry while driving. It is a fundamental document and we have an obligation to have the TV in place and to meet the legal deadlines for the different types of vehicles. What if we have the expired TV? It has serious implications that we will clearly explain to you in this article.
What's going on?
The legal obligation is that your vehicle must have the TV in place. Not all vehicles or all ages should pass the ITV within the same time limits, so we recommend that, before you meet that you have expired ITV and do not meet the time limits, check when the ITV has to pass your vehicle. You can check the deadlines for TV car, Radio TV, ITV cyclomotor, TV van or Classic vehicle ITV in the articles we have published on this subject.
Let's put it over you and you have the expired TV. What should you do now?
Pass the TV as soon as possible
If the reason you have the expired TV has been a simple oblivion, we recommend you pass it as soon as possible. To do this, if you need to take the vehicle to the workshop, take it to be checked and you can pass the TV as soon as possible. Do not use the vehicle until you pass the TV to avoid fines or worse cases, like you have an accident and Sure. Don't take it. The fine for expired TV is of EUR 200. It's a lower amount than on the rejected TV, but we recommend you be alert and don't miss the date you should pass the TV.
Another thing is that you have the TV rejectedwhich is not the same as having the expired TV. In the first case, you have gone to pass the TV but the inspection has not been favorable and have found serious defects in the vehicle you must correct before you take it back to pass the inspection. If they didn't pass the TV and they turned it down and you still drive your car, the fine goes up to EUR 500.
Usually, the most common defects when passing the TV are usually lighting and signalling failures; axles, wheels, tyres and suspension, pollutant emissions or brakes. They are severe defectsThey don't allow the TV to pass. There are other minor defects that you will have to fix but that will not make you pass the TV again.
If the TV is negative, you will not be able to move with the vehicle or to go to the workshop, you will have to transport it by crane. If the TV is unfavourable but not negative, they will give you a permit to take the car to the workshop and then go back to the TV. In both cases, You have two months to fix the defects and get back on TV..
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With the expired TV the insurance doesn't have to take over
This is a very important fact. Please note that for the insurance to have effect, you have a legal obligation to have the TV in place. If you have the expired TV because you've missed the deadline or have been rejected, the insurance doesn't have to take over.
When it comes to insurance Civil liability, insurance cover the damage you cause to a third in an accident guiltyboth personal and material damage. However, keep in mind that it can exercise against you the right to repetition: that is, they will claim from you everything they have had to pay the innocent third party.
Besides, if you have the expired TV, the insurance company may refuse to cover your vehicle's material damage or personal damage of the driver. So, we recommend that you keep in mind when you have to pass the TV and do not miss the date.
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