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Official authorities

A Europe-wide directory of registration and technical inspection routes, with direct links to national portals.

This is an independent directory. A listed institution may delegate work to local offices, insurers, municipalities or authorised inspection companies.
CountryRegistration routeTechnical inspectionOfficial portal
Albania
Western Balkans
DPSHTRR — General Directorate of Road Transport ServicesDPSHTRR technical control servicesOfficial source ↗
Andorra
Microstates
Government of Andorra — Mobility and TransportGovernment-authorised vehicle inspection serviceOfficial source ↗
Armenia
Caucasus
Ministry of Internal Affairs — vehicle registration servicesAccredited technical inspection operatorsOfficial source ↗
Austria
EU
Authorised vehicle registration offices (Zulassungsstellen)Provincial-authorised inspection bodiesOfficial source ↗
Azerbaijan
Caucasus
Main State Traffic Police DepartmentAuthorised technical inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Belarus
Eastern Europe
State Traffic Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal AffairsState-authorised diagnostic stationsOfficial source ↗
Belgium
EU
DIV — Vehicle Registration ServiceRegional vehicle inspection bodiesOfficial source ↗
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Western Balkans
Competent entity/cantonal Ministry of InteriorAuthorised technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Bulgaria
EU
Traffic Police — Ministry of InteriorAuthorised periodic technical inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Croatia
EU
Ministry of the Interior / registration stationsCVH — Croatian Vehicle CenterOfficial source ↗
Cyprus
EU
Road Transport DepartmentRoad Transport Department inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Czechia
EU
Municipal vehicle registers under the Ministry of TransportSTK technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Denmark
EU
Motorstyrelsen — Danish Motor Vehicle AgencyAuthorised vehicle inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Estonia
EU
Transpordiamet — Transport AdministrationAuthorised inspection stations supervised by TranspordiametOfficial source ↗
Finland
EU
Traficom — Transport and Communications AgencyAuthorised inspection companies supervised by TraficomOfficial source ↗
France
EU
France Titres (ANTS)Authorised contrôle technique centresOfficial source ↗
Georgia
Caucasus
Service Agency of the Ministry of Internal AffairsService Agency inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Germany
EU
Local Kfz-Zulassungsstelle / federal i-Kfz servicesAuthorised technical services such as TÜV, DEKRA and othersOfficial source ↗
Greece
EU
Regional Transport and Communications ServicesPublic and private KTEO inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Hungary
EU
Government Offices and Government WindowsAccredited technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Iceland
EEA
Samgöngustofa — Icelandic Transport AuthorityAuthorised inspection bodiesOfficial source ↗
Ireland
EU
Department of Transport / National Vehicle and Driver FileNCT and CVRT test networksOfficial source ↗
Italy
EU
Motorizzazione Civile and ACI Public Vehicle RegisterAuthorised revision centres / MotorizzazioneOfficial source ↗
Kosovo
Western Balkans
Vehicle Registration Centres — Ministry of Internal AffairsLicensed vehicle inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Latvia
EU
CSDD — Road Traffic Safety DirectorateCSDD technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Liechtenstein
EEA
Motor Vehicle Inspection Office (MFK)MFK technical inspectionOfficial source ↗
Lithuania
EU
RegitraAuthorised technical inspection companiesOfficial source ↗
Luxembourg
EU
SNCA — National Society of Automotive TrafficSNCT and authorised inspection bodiesOfficial source ↗
Malta
EU
Transport Malta — Land Transport DirectorateAuthorised VRT stationsOfficial source ↗
Moldova
Eastern Europe
Public Services Agency (ASP)Authorised periodic technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Monaco
Microstates
Driver and Vehicle Licensing OfficeTechnical inspection service of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing OfficeOfficial source ↗
Montenegro
Western Balkans
Ministry of the Interior — vehicle registrationAuthorised technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Netherlands
EU
RDW — Netherlands Vehicle AuthorityRDW-approved inspection companiesOfficial source ↗
North Macedonia
Western Balkans
Ministry of Interior — vehicle registration servicesAuthorised technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Norway
EEA
Statens vegvesen — Norwegian Public Roads AdministrationStatens vegvesen-approved inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Poland
EU
Local starosta / city vehicle registration departmentsAuthorised vehicle inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Portugal
EU
IMT and IRN vehicle registration servicesCategory B technical inspection centresOfficial source ↗
Romania
EU
DGPCI registration servicesRAR — Romanian Automotive RegisterOfficial source ↗
San Marino
Microstates
Vehicle Registration OfficeState-authorised vehicle inspection servicesOfficial source ↗
Serbia
Western Balkans
Ministry of Interior — Traffic Police DirectorateAuthorised technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Slovakia
EU
Police Force vehicle registration departmentsAuthorised technical inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Slovenia
EU
Authorised registration organisations / eUpravaAuthorised technical inspection organisationsOfficial source ↗
Spain
EU
DGT — Directorate-General for TrafficAuthorised ITV inspection stationsOfficial source ↗
Sweden
EU
Transportstyrelsen — Swedish Transport AgencyAccredited inspection companiesOfficial source ↗
Switzerland
EFTA
Cantonal road traffic officesCantonal inspection offices / authorised centresOfficial source ↗
Türkiye
Candidate / transcontinental
Notaries and traffic registration servicesTÜVTÜRK authorised inspection networkOfficial source ↗
Ukraine
Eastern Europe
Main Service Center of the Ministry of Internal AffairsAccredited expert and technical control servicesOfficial source ↗
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
DVLA — Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyDVSA-authorised MOT test stationsOfficial source ↗
Vatican City
Microstates
Governorate of Vatican City State — competent vehicle serviceCompetent Governorate technical serviceOfficial source ↗

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