| Vehicle type | Date first registered | Fuel type | When should your vehicle be inspected? |
|---|---|---|---|
Passenger cars (with an unladen weight of up to and including 3,500 kg)
and light commercial vehicles (with a maximum permitted mass of up to and
including 3,500 kg) Three-wheel motor vehicles above 400 kg and with a unladen weight of up to and including 3,500 kg. |
After 1 January 2005 | Petrol, alcohol and/or electric engine | First PTI after 4 years (before PTI expiry date), and then twice after 2 years (before PTI expiry date), and then every year (before PTI expiry date) |
| After 1 January 2005 | Diesel, gas or other (possibly in combination with electric) | First PTI after 3 years (before PTI expiry date), and then every year (before PTI expiry date) | |
| Before 1 January 2005, vehicle not more than 30 years old | All types | First PTI after 3 years (before PTI expiry date), and then every year (before PTI expiry date) | |
| Vehicle of 30 years or older | All types | Once every 2 years (before PTI expiry date) | |
| Before 1 January 1960 | All types | No PTI obligation | |
| Heavy vehicles (above 3,500 kg) | After 1 January 1960 | All types | PTI every year (before expiry date) |
| Before 1 January 1960 | All types | No PTI obligation | |
| Special vehicles (taxis, ambulances, buses, vehicles carrying hazardous substances) | All licensing dates | All types | PTI every year |
