[Street] Mandatory technical inspection of motorized two-wheelers definitively abandoned

Mandatory technical inspection of motorcycles is finally abandoned in France. The Council of State examined and then validated last week the repeal of the technical inspection project for two wheels. According to the FFM, all that would remain is to wait until April 8 for the decree to appear.

Originally, the technical inspection for two wheels resulted from an EU directive dating from 2014 which encouraged member states to make technical inspections for two wheels compulsory, on the basis of studies which would demonstrate that the Motorcyclist mortality decreases less quickly than that of other road users, while being 22 times higher. Figures that the FFMC disputes. In any case, for the moment, France is one of the rare countries in Europe not to apply the directive.

Following the anger of bikers, Emmanuel Macron finally preferred to postpone the obligation of technical inspection of two wheels. Faced with pressure from the European Commission, the French government then announced the entry into force of the measure on January 1, 2022. Anxious to protect motorcyclists in France, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, the Minister Delegate for Transport, finally announced the umpteenth postponement of the decree. The date of January 1, 2023 was now brought forward by the public authorities.

The FFMC (French Federation of Angry Bikers) and the FFM (French Motorcycling Federation) announce that: “after more than 10 years of combat, numerous mobilizations and multiple meetings, the FFMC and the FFM, the only federations to work with the ministries concerned against the technical inspection of motorized two-wheelers, have just obtained its cancellation. The decision was validated on Tuesday March 22 by the Council of State and the decree will be published no later than April 8. »

While waiting for the famous decree to appear on April 8, we must remain cautious. However, in addition to the decree repealing technical inspection, the Official Journal could include some interesting texts qualified as "alternative measures", such as the appearance of a conversion bonus for the purchase of an electric motorcycle, famous anti-noise radars or even the integration of a “motorcycle” component in the B driving license in order to make motorists aware of motorcycles on the road. All this would still be subject to discussion between the different political actors and the federations.