Is there a notification for vehicle inspections

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I have a car registered in the Valais and am worried about missing inspections (mechanical and emissions). Does the VS send notifications? I can’t find the information on the VS website. Please advise.

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I don’t know specifically for Valais but most cantons send out letters with appointments for the inspection when it’s due, Neuchâtel certainly does.
Some cantons have a backlog so it might be later than the required time but the car is legal until you are called in.

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This time I had to wait 4 years instead of 2

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The test does not have an expiry date, they write when they want to see your car, my record was 7 years but I know others were far longer. You can book a test if you wish to sell the car or have another reason to get it done ‘early’

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I live in Valais. They send you a letter with a date - you can wait for years before they decide to call you, there doesn’t seem to be a set schedule.

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There is a set schedule. They just usually fall behind it…

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That’s only for the main control, for the emissions you have to organise it yourself on time

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Since 2013, new cars with their own monitoring systems do not need a separate emissions test.

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How many cars needs seperate emissions tests these days, not many I would think.

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Only cars without an OBDII port sometimes referred as OBD2, they have been mandatory since 2003 in Europe but were fitted to many cars a few years before that. The US required them from 1996

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Interesting - I have an older car but with an OBD2 port - I have always got the abgas test done every two years and they always looked at it during the MFK - is it the case that I don’t need an abgas test ?

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Actually the port is (sort of) irrelevant - the requirement is for the car to have an (approved) on-board diagnostics system. You can see this in the car registration document, petrol cars should have an B03 or B04, diesel cars a B04, B05a or B05b entry. You are also required to follow the manufacturers service requirements which will include checking the OBD system.

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Thanks for the clarification - I just checked, mine has BD02