vegetaleb
So as usual in this country, some important things are not explained clearly.
You can find tons of website telling you when you have to pay your mecanic fees and how much but none to tell you if your car is subject to inspection yet or not.
My car is a 2012 model (date of build), bought in the end of 2011, so it means the 1st 3 years of no inspection are 2012-2013-2014 or 2012 + 2013-2014-2015?
I have to pay in December, but in case of inspection I can do it in October or November to bypass the high traffic of December in their center?
random-username
It's the date when it was first put to use (تاريخ وضعها في السير ﻷول مرة) iirc. Check the your registration card.
Salloum
I think the three years of no inspection are 2011, 2012 and 2013. Because even if your car is a 2012 model year, you registered it in 2011 so you didn't pay mechanique for that year. On your car registration there is a stamp that says 2011. Then you get 2012, 2013 without inspection. So I think you have to pay the 2014 and 2015 now. And you can pay anytime if you are December, just December is the deadline.
vegetaleb
I have pay 2014 last December and no inspection was needed, so most probably I will have to pass the inspection this time for 2015.
I can do it in October and pay in December?
Salloum
The inspection is valid 1 month. You can do it in Oct but have to pay within a month
vegetaleb
What is the best hour to go there? Someone told me that the last 2 days it was overcrowded.
Also what are the photocopies you have to bring with you? Only 1 from your ''daftar siyara''
ironman
vegetaleb, yesterday they were on a strike...
Aly
Salloum wroteThe inspection is valid 1 month. You can do it in Oct but have to pay within a month
Nope who told you so ?
You can do it anytime and you have to pay by the specified month depending on your license plate number or before that month.
However if you fail the inspection the first time you have countless retry opportunities within 1 month.
vegetaleb
ironman wrotevegetaleb, yesterday they were on a strike...
Really?
So if I go these 2 days it will be closed?
It's stupid because the more they close the more it will increase the number of cars that will come per day after
TheStunMan
I did mine two weeks ago, total wasted was around 3-4 hours cant remember exactly so make sure your cellphone battery is fully charged ;)
vegetaleb
Which hour you arrived? I was told noon or 3pm is the best
ironman
@vegetaleb, no man they reopened, so you can go,
Best thing is to take a "Girl" with you, so she would get you the ticket (there is a special line for women and it's usually way less crowded)
chosen2k
ironman wrote@vegetaleb, no man they reopened, so you can go,
Best thing is to take a "Girl" with you, so she would get you the ticket (there is a special line for women and it's usually way less crowded)
Exactly, take a girl with and you're out within minutes.
vegetaleb
Lol!
There is a new business in town: you pay 50$ and someone will do it at your place, no wonders why there are no girls, and why it's overcrowded ($$$ calls)
Damn Lebanese, they are the champions of capitalism! Even Americans are amateurs near us
But everything is fr*cked up because of that, if people didn't use mecanic to make money they wouldn't be so much traffic there.
Edit: so what are the papers I have to bring with me? I don't want a last minute surprise
Salloum
Aly wroteSalloum wroteThe inspection is valid 1 month. You can do it in Oct but have to pay within a month
Nope who told you so ?
You can do it anytime and you have to pay by the specified month depending on your license plate number or before that month.
However if you fail the inspection the first time you have countless retry opportunities within 1 month.
Can't remember where I heard this. But it makes sense I guess. If you inspect your car now, you can't possibly use it in 6 months to pay the mecanique, a lot can happen during that time that may render the car "gheir sal7a lal seir".
Aly
@ Salloum, yes what you are saying makes sense in a sophisticated country, but it is not the case in Lebanon. Myself i made the inspection in July and paid this month in November (my due date).
@ vegetaleb, you need your ID and the vehicle's license (دفتر السيارة ) not sure if the naming is correct but it is the thing that has the car VIN, model, year, horspower etc ....
Totoro
I recently read this thread, I forgot to pay mine in December, it's at 120000 I believe (ISF website).
Anyone has any idea how much they will charge me extra for missing the deadline if I go this Saturday?
chosen2k
10% extra per month
dsoftware-king
My inspection is due in december, I always fo it in january nthe following year. So I do it once every 2 years
vegetaleb
I really wonder if these people who are closing the inspection centers are not doing it on purpose till December so these same people will charge you 100$ to take your car there because of the crazy traffic it will be.
They did this last year and instead of letting people go now without traffic, they close the gates till December so you have 5000 cars per day, many people will be horrified to go there and so will grant 100$ to a ''pro'' to do it.
An of course nobody talk about it