Historic cars will be able to circulate in the ZBE of the city center

• DGT How to achieve historical cataloging

The municipalities will allow the circulation of historic vehicles (

that is, with at least

in the

(

) that will be mandatory before

in all

.

The exception is contemplated in a new regulation on historical vehicles prepared by the

and that would come into force on January 2 of next year if it is approved before by the Council of Ministers.

The permit, however, would only be for those owners who make "

and not as a daily means of transportation" of their

and seek to favor the conservation of the cultural and industrial automotive heritage.

According to a study by the Spanish Federation of Historic Vehicles

travel short distances and use little fuel, and their owners avoid places and times of heavy traffic.

retrieve history

In addition, the Traffic project will distinguish

in Group A (Spanish registration, more than 30 years old and ITV in force) and Group B (the rest).

And for the first time, it

with measures such as greater simplicity to legalize mopeds included in Group B or the exemption from the

(Technical Inspection of Vehicles) for historic mopeds regardless of its seniority or date of registration.

With this, the

intends to

given the difficulty of legalizing mopeds and motorcycles that were not registered at the time or that do not have their original license plates.

However, in both cases their owners could do so voluntarily.

For the rest of the cases, the frequency of undergoing the

is as follows: every two years for vehicles between 30 and 40 years old, every three years for those between 40 and 45 years old and every four years for those over 45 years old and motorcycles.

Simplify procedures

On the other hand, the current procedure to recognize a historic vehicle consists of three phases:

by the CCAA Industry services, after presentation in an

that has to issue a report;

inspection by an

.

This applies indistinctly to all historic vehicles, whether they are in circulation or have been imported from another country for the purpose of being registered as historic, which, according to the DGT, "does not seem justified."

To review this procedure,

by means of a responsible declaration to which

can benefit , are in circulation and with their

, and another procedure to which vehicles must submit that do not meet these requirements, which will be somewhat more complex and eliminates the cataloging phase.

€16 billion

With all these measures, the

wants to favor the business and economic sector of professionals or vehicle restoration companies.

According to the FEVA,

since there are more than

linked to the sector, 67% of which have more than than 10 years dedicated to the collection vehicle, and among which 44% say they have difficulties finding qualified personnel.

"These data reflect the important benefits that the regulatory change would produce for young people with specific training in vehicle restoration, as well as the

says the draft royal decree.

Conforms to The Trust Project criteria

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