yeah... and non-EU, too (even though i don't own a car myself, i've had to bring in my parents' car at times when they were not available, in Switzerland)

​@@deliaconny Switserland, being surrounded by EU-countries with which they have intense contacts and co-dependensies, has many rules similar to the EU.

Also in plenty of outside territories and (former) colonies of European countries.

@@Wuppie62 yes exactly

Probably everywhere, not only in EU. Even during communism you needed that stamp that your car is ok for roads.

Or Brazilian dams ...

I thought it means just some technical check, not a company. 😀 In Czech Republic, we call it STK, so I expected that German TÜV is the same thing. 😀

Or French breastimplants, made of cheap silicone... 🤑

​@@Bud_Terence The fraudulent French sent the correct implants to the TÜV but implanted the faulty one😂

You also have to get their ok if you want to "pimp your ride". Take the flashing red light from KITT, Knight Rider, the tv series. You wouldn't get a permission for these. Or you can't just darken all the car windows to no-see-through.

It's one reason why I feel quiet safe here. I know most if not all cars around me are in a good shape.

@@cnikkorat least they were up to two years ago. Because that is the Intervall after the three years a new car gets before its first appointment.

​@@koaschtenthat's why this test is so complex, to make sure that car, if not damaged in meantime, is roadworthy for another 2 years.

250 kilo-per-hour?

@@ataksnajpera he meant km/h, I guess.

There was once a very interesting documentary about it.

It would even go down more if it would not only take over the name 😂

Yes, true

You could register all tunings you made. Then it would be allowed. They usually repair them in the makeover

@@TheEnderpearl1 That presupposes they'll accept the tunings.

pimp my ride was fake anyway

@@TheEnderpearl1 wrong, most things are simply not allowed. so no way to register

Wow

Here in NL we use a similar system. The check is usually free when you bring in your car for its yearly scheduled maintenance. Otherwise it's something between 25 and 50€.

​@@toms5996 oof

Plus you are not even allowed to park your car in public, if it did not pass the TÜV. Not even on private land, if there is no fence around it.

You have as many tries as you want within that one month. But each one costs 10-60€ depending on the test. After the one month you have to pay the whole TÜV fee again.

This, just watching 'just rolled in' shows how bad the average american car is. Let alone the people who drive them and the things they do to them.

5m are 15 feet^^ 30feet are 10m

@@viper31stvfw86You are totally right. I apologize.

This. You can check a lot more things than people realize alone.

@@viper31stvfw86 When getting dark it works with 5m as well with 10m. Feet? What size? You can also switch on the ignition and clamp a square of wood, umbrella, etc. between the brake pedal and the driver's seat or steering wheel and go check it out yourself. This works even in bright daylight.

i do this occasionally on a red light while standing in front of a bus or similar vehicle. the lights reflect in the paint so it's very easy to see if all the rear lighting is working 😊 (plus the surprised looks when i randomly put my car in reverse are a funny bonus 😂)

Yeah that’s great. It’s always funny (for a German)

Yes!

Especially the Episode with the wrong adjusted headlight... which was on top of a long list.

Dekra macht diese Untersuchungen in Schweden...

god bless you my man..love that shit :D

Thats why it is allowed to drive 250 km/h here. because of the TÜV and similar institutions

@DerPudel I'd not call it a reason, but one of many prerequisites.

Most cars cant’t drive 250 km. - And furthermore mostly you can’t drive it anyway (forbidden or restricted to 130 or less due to noises in areas with many houses near the highway or many curves or bad shape and in need for repair or due to maintenance on the road …) - And in my opinion it is very risky because you never no who is changing the lane and getting in your way. My experience driving in the USA was, that I did like the same speed vor everyone on the highways although the speed limit divers in every state and could have been at least 120 km / 75 Miles. Driving on the Highway was mostly stress free. Although their is one (confusing) exception, wenn several highways intertwine. On the other hand - in towns even in small streets you are aloud to drive 40 or 45 miles - where we are mostly restricted to 30 miles - and that is more stressful then driving on a german highway 90 Miles.

@@DerPudel bullshit: there are the same controll levels in France and the max speed is 130km/h...

I think you are right about all European contries having inspections, however the rules and requirements are different from country to country, from what I understand the Germans are among the strictest

​​@@AHVENANno. It's EU requirements. They have to test it all everywhere afaik and in some countries it's something you do every year even

@@AHVENAN Nop in Germany, newer cars are inspected less often, while older cars are inspected every two years in the Netherlands there are examinations every two years In Croatia, for example, cars older than 5 years must be inspected every year

@@tihomirrasperic The intervall doesn't neccessarly mean that others are more strict. What specifically is getting inspected is much more nasty in Germany. 150 test points for a car. No other EU or European country is that strict. And AHVENAN is right, Germany is the strictest country in that category. You can pass an inspection in many other EU countries, while you can still fail in Germany, due to them detecting some problems, that other countries consider to be minor technical problems.

@@tihomirrasperic Wow, so in that sense Germany is less strict than Finland, I do believe that brand spanking new cars here have a few years inspection free, but it's not many

The remains of broken tyres next to US highways were mind-boggling for me as well, when I first drove a car in the US.

Why do you use stickers at all?.. Here in Sweden the cops automatic camera systems in the police cars just runs the plates and check the database if the test have been done I think. We used to have the stickers, but not for at least 20 years. We also do the checking every year for cars older than like 5 years or so. Other than that it looks similar I think.

@wtfucrazy A new car gets 3 years, every other car gets 2 years until they need to redo the TÜV check. The age of the car doesn't matter. As for the "sticker instead of a database" question, I just refer you to the quote of our former chancellor Angela Merkel: "Das Internet ist Neuland." ("The internet is uncharted territory.") We are still very analog in our bureaucracy.

​@@wtfucrazyIn Germany we are obsessed with privacy and automated scanning of number plates is a total no-go. Having stickers is like having stamped documents...

@@wtfucrazy Such a lookup will create digital traces. When not necessary, this should be avoided by law enforcement.

@@wtfucrazy same here in italy, and since there is a discrepancy in first inspection vs every other one (first inspeciton after 4 years and the rest 2) i think this way is better, btw in italy cameras at traffic lights check for that too, and they check for insurance and car tax too, and the price, at least in my area is around 80€ for a car

From Germany, just over the border, I liked to watch the TV-show "wrak van de weg" many years ago. Especially how they made sure that the car would be never used again ("die zien we nooit meer terug").

Agree. Same here in Germany. I never bring my car directly to the TÜV. Just bring it to the garage and they'll take care of everything. Definitely keeps the costs in check as well.

Wow I payed 140€ fof my TÜV inspectkon last year.😂

That's also how it's normally done in Germany, you bring your car to a service station, they check it, repair stuff like broken lights etc and THEN the TÜV check happens. It's also the way the TÜV themselves recommend it. Not because they want to make you save money - but to make them save time. The more cars they get where nothing is broken the lesser cars they have to recheck.

That's what we do in Hungary as well... You just leave the car at the repair shop and they do the re-certification at the same time as any fixes.

mine is as old as my car (2009) and everytime they tell me to change it - never did, never failed 😎 (never checked by police 🤞)

@@DisturbedFox137 my friend got in trouble because of it, nothing major tho. Of course no one checks it, but if you actually use it on someone after an accident, the first thing the police or the paramedic will check after everything settled down that the kit you used was up to date or not. If you used a gauze that was out of date, it could cause an infection, so they take that seriously.

And comparing our Straßenverkehrsamt, which would match the US DMV, be prepared for waiting. And do not even show up without an appointment

@@alexanderkupke920 Oh and it's the best with the Straßenverkehrsamt to have your number plate already registered online beforehand, so that you can already get your number plate printed before the appointment and they then only have to put the registration sticker on it.

@@acmenipponair good point, especially as where I was involved, those shops making the plates had long waiting times as well and usually are about double the price from ordering plates from a shop online.

No! Only rotten-car drivers tell this. Classic car fans proudly show off their well-maintained vehicles.

@@jurgenwittmann2905 those usually have H- number plates which get slightly different yearly tests. TÜV is mostly scary for the "too old to be new, not old enough to be a classic" kind of cars. (1995-2005 for current year)

Most insurances will claim/seize the car after a severe-ish accident and have it examined, if it was in poor condition you're still in trouble. In fact, if they find a defect or a questionable modification shortly after getting fresh "TÜV" they will likely ALSO have some questions for the employee who signed off on your car.

Well the difference is: In USA the most car owners have no assurance for their car.. So it is expensive anyway..

@@onkelhabi How does that work? If you fail to insure your car over here you can't register it, and if your insurance runs out the car gets de-registered so you can't really drive it anymore (without getting in SERIOUS trouble) because your plates will be gone.

@@Happymali10 Also then you only get a "Teilschuld", never a full guilt for the accident.

@@Happymali10 That'S because it's the land of the free. Insurance in the USA isn't mandatory for anything. When you love to live with the risk of total bankrupcy due to one mistake on the road, it's up to you in the USA.

That's exactly how my local car repair shop works. They have days, when a TÜV employee is there the whole day, and they check the cars like they're on a conveyor belt. Usually I have an appointment a day prior, so the mechanic can have a look at it, and fix it, if needed, so I don't have to appear again to get my sticker.

car repair shop or car dealer. I you don't want to wait (I don't) you bring your car to them in the morning and if you need a car (I don't) you can rent a car for a day and you get your car back in the evening. If something has to be repaired they call you and ask for your allowance to repair these things. Tbh I don't think the TÜV inspection is a big deal for what you get in return: the peace of mind that important things like breaks etc. are working properly.

yup. Last time I took my car for the annual inspection they told me my TÜV was up (I completely forgot, thought it was the year after) and luckily that same day the TÜV guy was there anyway so they could just do it all in one. Very convenient.

Ah, that's a whole different approach than Belgium. The technical inspection (periodische Kontrolle) needs to be conducted in special test-centres.

@@saladspinner3200"The technical inspection (periodische Kontrolle) needs to be conducted in special test-centres." I guess car dealers or car repair shops do have the necessary equipment so it can be done there. But it's done by a guy from the TÜV and not the car dealer himself.

Nav jau tik traki. Since it's not awfully expensive, some just go in for inspection unprepared "as is', then inspection given you a list, what should be fixed, if there are any problemes, and give you another 30 days to fix those and get back (unless it's something so serious, a car can't be allowed in traffic). My previous car was a 27 years old "Golf" Mk.3, I'd still be driving that, if my health was not failing, thus I had to switch from a manual to an automatic - much easier to drive if one is handicapped.

It is not the exact same test though. Which specific details have to be inspected, varies between countries. Even among EU members, this is subject for each national goverment and varies heavily between them. German inspection contains 150 test points following German regulation. No other European country is that strict to my knowledge. And it is never free in Germany either. This fee will always be paid. You may get the seller to pay for it, when you buy a used car though.

The TEST costs £55 - if they find any faults and it fails the test the repairs needed to get it to pass can be a lot more! Really bad faults and you can't drive it away.

@@stevec5922 What people should be doing is maintaining their car so that it would pass the MOT test at any time, because if you wait for it to fail its test, it means you have been driving it around while it doesn't meet the safety standards.

Y'all get exemptions for vintage cars though. Can you borrow that to us? Danke.

My MOT test is a fixed price of £38.00 and £28.50 for a retest, the test is carried out after the car is 4 years old (NI) with the test date taking up to 8 months to obtain, a very slow and flawed test system that can force motorists of the road as they can not get VED without an MOT cert.

"Brake test", not "break test". And "for decades", not "since decades". ;-P

Give me a brake 🤠

From what I know, they don‘t only check it so it won‘t cause a chimney fire. A high moisture content also has an unfavorable effect on the combustion process. As the humidity of the firewood increases, the quality of combustion decreases and pollutants are formed to an increased extent due to incomplete combustion.

Der Bezirksschornsteinfeger hat eine "Feuerstättenschau" gemacht. Das ist eine hoheitliche Aufgabe, für die niedergelassene Schornsteinfegermeister für den Zeitraum von 7 Jahren durch die zuständige Kreisverwaltung (oder bei kreisfreien Städten die Stadtverwaltung) bestallt werden. Während dieser Bestallung müssen die Bezirksschornsteinfeger 2 Feuerstättenschauen durchführen, also etwa alle 3,5 Jahre. Dabei schauen sie nicht nur nach dem Heizofen, sondern auch nach den Angaswegen und eventuellen Heizmaterialbehältern (Öltanks, Gastanks, Pelletboxen, Kohleboxen oder eben auch Holzstapel). Sie legen dabei auch fest in welchem Rhythmus die gewerblichen Mess- und Überprüfungsarbeiten durchgeführt werden müssen. Bei alten Gasheizwertthermen ist das jährlich, bei modernen Gasbrennwertthermen alle zwei Jahre, und bei einer Holzheizung wie in deinem Fall zwei Mal jährlich. Die Mess- und Überprüfungsarbeiten kannst du von deinem Bezirksschorsteinfeger durchführen lassen oder auch von jedem anderen in der EU und der Schweiz ansässigen Schornsteinfeger. Mit der Novelle des Schornsteinfegergesetzes zum Schornsteinfegerhandwerksgesetz in den 2000ern kam die Bundesrepublik Forderungen der EU nach mehr Wettbewerb nach. Leider hat sich in der Praxis nicht viel geändert. Die meisten Bürger haben die Änderung gar nicht mitbekommen, und der Bezirksschornsteinfeger wird es tunlichst vermeiden seine Kunden darauf anzusprechen, da er sich ja damit selbst die Kundschaft wegnehmen könnte. Bisher machen nur einige große Immobilienkonzerne und eine Handvoll privater Bürger davon Gebrauch einen eigenen Schornsteinfeger zu bestellen. Daher hielte ich es für sinnvoll die hoheitlichen und die gewerblichen Arbeiten strikt von einander zu trennen. Selbst die Schornsteinfeger, mit denen ich in den letzten 20 Jahren Kontakt hatte, halten das für sinnvoll. Leider sträubt sich die Verwaltung (und die von ihr instrumentierten Politiker) dagegen, da sie dann einen erheblichen Mehraufwand hätte. Aber solange das nicht geschieht, werden wir nie einen echten Wettbewerb haben (wie eigentlich von der EU gewollt). Entschuldigung für die Wand, aber Aufklärung über dieses Thema tut in unserem Land bitter Not.

Here they also check the combustion and what draught the chimney has. If that is wrong, all the carbon monoxide gets into the apartment and the whole family falls asleep without ever waking up again. 😅

Yeah, my parents have to do that too. They also get regular "TÜV" inspectors taking a look at the oil tank, to verify that's it's not about to leak oil into the ground (or even doing it already). The house I live in has an elevator... so guess what happens every now and then? Exactly, it gets inspected.

And they are good luck if you touch them.

"TÜV" has just become a synonym for the HU, similar to how people may call any bare-ish 4x4 a Jeep.

We have DEKRA in Italy too. Thay also send letters home to remind you to do the "revisione" (inspection), of course with them :) But as I know they only works with vehicles (cars, motocycles ecc). Costs circa 50-80€.

I remember my first TÜV, I legit almost shat myself but the inspector was super cool and told me the purpose of all the things he did, even let me have a look whilst giving tips on maintenance and what things might cause issues in the forseeable future.

Yes, and in France, TÜV Rheinland tested breast implants (which later failed on a large scale) Thousands of women had to have them replaced, which meant to undergo surgery again. Lately, the TÜV Rheinland was condemned to huge compensation payments.

In Portugal it's the same, both in price and the vehicle age. My car is 8yo and I have it since it was 2, this year i'm taking it for the inspection for the 3rd time. In Portugal the price also depends on the power and fuel of the car but generally it's 30 to 40€, and after the 8 years we have to do it every year.

German Automotive Technician here: This is not true! No car repair shop or dealership is entitled to perform these inspections in Germany. None! Fact is, they have inspectors from the TÜV or DEKRA or GTÜ frequently (up to daily) come to their facility to perform vehicle inspections on site. Only possible if they have a € 45.000 brake test stand and adequate emission test equipment.

It is not the same. The number of things that need to be inspected is much higher in Germany. 150 test points, defined by law. There is no other European country with such nasty demands.

An MOT test in NI UK can take up to 8 months for a test date, the cost is fixed @ £38.00 and is carried out after the car is 4 years old, a very slow and flawed system that can force motorists off the road as they can not get VED due to a lack of MOT.

Nope the TüV founding History has nothing to do with cars. It was founded by factory owners to control steamengines as there have been several occasion where the Boilers exploded. In 1866 the first was founded and later in 1871 several others. Thats why the TüV has the Technischer in it. What you mean is the Dekra (Deutsche Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs Verein e.V.; German Powered Vehicle control Club) the other privat Organisation which is controlling Cars. This was founded in 1925.

🤔 and I thought TÜV stands for 'a legal mafia organisation'. I'm so ignorant.

@@Elkarlo77 Exactly. Original it was called DÜV - Dampfmaschinenüberwachungsvereine (Steam Engine Control Club). In that times boilers where a big thing in industry and the high pressures and temperatures of the steam made it very hazardrous if something is broken. Only later it became also responsible for cars and was renamed TÜV with the "T" now standing for "Technical" (they are not only responsible for cars, but you can also buy they "expertise" for other technical inspections and seals (an example that got into the news was when the TÜV inspected dam in brazil broke (3 or 4 years ago))).

@@florianstock376 Here "Verein" translates to "association", rather than "club".

wrong... it's just and only care for security to people... yourself and others... why to care about a stupid thing like a car.. it's just metal and plastic...

@@Nachtibringer If you read my post correctly, you'll find, that I said the same. The car itself is not important, as long it's no danger to humans.

I'd translate "Verein" as "association", rather than "club".