An inspector who works at the workshop are now reviewed for EU approval 23 cars that he had never in control at the workshop, write adressa.no.
– This is very serious in terms of road safety. Many of the approved vehicles had serious defects, including brake failure. Three of the cars checker approved was also scrapped later. It says something about the condition of the cars. It says Egil Bergsrønning the supervision section in NPRA, Region.
Revealed by car sales
The 23 cars will have been approved for the period from June to November last year. NPRA does not want to specify which workshop concerned. The case was discovered when one of the cars that were approved by the reviewer was sold on.
The new owner was taken aback at the quality of the car and took it to the NAF for a sales test.
– Working alone
NAF pointed out some errors that should have been discovered under EU control, and contacted the Road Aministration.
– As we approached the workshop who had completed EU control, they found that the car had never been through the workshop, said Bergsrønning.
workshop where the Reviewed checker work is approved inspection body, and have chosen to work after the case was known. NPRA believes checker has acted on their own, and do not suspect that others at the workshop knew about the false approvals.
Used colleagues’ names
– We do not know who it is by the inspectors at the body that submitted authorizations on the cars, since the reviewer has used his colleagues’ initials on forms that are submitted. We have provided a review where we suspect that one of the inspectors at the inspection body behind, so it is up to the police to find the right person, says Bergsrønning.
Police confirm that the complaint has been received and that they suspect to an employee at the workshop. The current workshop has also provided a review of the reviewer.
Most of the cars that were wrongly approved went on Trøndelag roads. The fake EU approval was, however, given to vehicles that were registered both in eastern and northern Norway.
has revealed several cases
– It appears as if some of the cars that were checked were to be resold. In other cases, it appears that the driver tried to evade repairs, tells Bergsrønning.
NPRA since 2008 revealed two similar cases in Mid-Norway, and does not deny that there may be more cases that have not been revealed.
– We believe that this activity takes place to some extent. At the same time we often supervised, and have no reason to believe that there is any organized activity, says Bergsrønning.
– Unlucky for industry
– Of course it’s bad for the whole industry. When these things happen, ask the car owners about what’s on the control docket is credible, says head of NAF Centre in Trondheim, Roger Utstrand.
It was NAF center that sat Road Aministration on track when they found obvious errors in a Volkswagen Golf that had just been approved by the EU of the reach Reviewed checker.
– it often makes mistakes on EU controls?
– Yes, it happens, but it’s not often we see serious flaws, and it is rare that we suspect cheating. This is the first case that we uncover in ten years. Often caused by incorrect bad practices, inadequate training and perhaps little experience of the reviewer, says Utstrand.
– Difficult to guard
John Wold in Sør-Trøndelag automotive association is not aware of the specific case, but said it is generally difficult to guard against disloyalty.
– The industry has worked hard to secure himself against such things occur, but disloyalty can be difficult to detect, says Wold.
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