The technical control of two-wheeled vehicles will be done, it is mandatory, as recalled by the council of state on October 31 demanding the government to implement this 2014 European directive. How? the question remains unanswered. When will this measure be applied? On this point, elements have been revealed.
During a meeting organized on November 4 by the Minister of Transport, Clément Beaune, with the General Directorate for Energy and Climate (DGEC) and associations to combat noise and air pollution (Respire, Ras le Scoot and Paris Without Car ), would detail a schedule has been established. Going live would be a matter of “a few weeks” for an application before next summer.
“The texts will be ready before the end of the year and there will be a public consultation at the beginning of 2023 for their application at the end of the first semester of 2023,” a person close to the file told us.
Another meeting took place on November 9 at the Ministry of Transport with two motorcycle associations (FFMC and FFM) who came to defend their cause. Nothing worked, not even the alternative measures which had been proposed by the former Minister of Transport, Jean-Baptiste Djebarri.
“The minister did not give us any specific date, but she left us little hope given the decision of the Council of State, Didier Renoult, spokesman for the FFMC, told BFM Business. But we do not lower our arms, this measure is useless ”.
For its part, the Ministry of Transport has not confirmed the implementation of control for the 1st semester.
Biker protests at the end of November
The Angry Motorcyclists Federation will organize demonstrations throughout France on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November. The rallies could even be held next weekend.
“This control does not make sense, what are they going to check? The noise? It will be enough for those who arrive to prepare for the control. The security elements? We do this every morning before taking the motorcycle so as not to kill ourselves.” We are not going to pay 30 euros to do this every two or four years, it’s absurd!” explains Didier Renoult.
Vincent Thommeret, general director of Yamaha France and president of the International Automobile and Motorcycle Union Chamber (CSIAM), also points out the defects of this measure and, in particular, the periodicity of the controls imposed by the directive.
“We rather recommend a resale conformity check for dealers to validate, for example, the purchase of a second-hand two-wheeler by certifying its conformity,” he stated. Vincent Thommeret at BFM Business.
Despite the decision of the Council of State, the case is far from resolved. Many questions remain unanswered. What will the control points be, how many centers will be created in France, how many technicians will have to be trained and when, what tools will be needed, including certified software? We asked Clément Beaune’s office, but this file seems complex.
“The ongoing consultation with interested parties will lead to the precise definition of technical control procedures,” the ministry replied to BFM Business.
The ministry only told us that more than 1.5 million vehicles are affected by the device.
“As permitted by the Council of State, this measure may be staggered.” As for the price, it will be set by the control centers, “but it must be moderate.”
Consultation with the control centers is being carried out, the Ministry of Transport told us. But these centers are afraid of having to organize themselves in a hurry without knowing the human, technical and financial investment, but also the regulatory details that they will have to respect.
“Many questions remain unanswered today regarding the application of the decree,” explains the National Automobile Federation (FNA) when demanding “a responsible and reasonable implementation in consultation.”
The FNA warns “that it is impossible to be ready in the first half of 2023.” For Emilie Repusseau, deputy general secretary of the FNA, “it would take about two years” to have time to draft clear regulations, obtain approval from prefectures, train controllers and purchase equipment knowing that several hundred control centers will be needed.
“We don’t even know who will have to move the vehicle, the owner or the driver, knowing that for pollution, driver size and engine capacity affect emissions,” Emilie Repusseau told us.
Insults and death threats
During this time, the arrival of technical control creates a deleterious climate. The general director of the Respire association, Tony Renucci is the target of a cyberbullying campaign on social networks with racist insults, public insults, incitement to hatred and death threats.
Respire’s lawyer announced that two complaints will be filed next week. Tony Renucci even received the support of the FFMC that denounce these attacks.
“These Internet users are not part of our association, because our values are based on sharing public space and respect for others. These activists have filed a complaint and they are right,” Didier Renoult said in Parisian.
Source: BFM TV
