There is only one way to get to the station knowing, in advance, that everything will go well with the inspection, and that is to bring the car in perfect condition. How to achieve it is summarized in these five tricks to have a favorable time to pass the ITV.
There can be three results of the ITV: favorable, unfavorable and negative. The first is the only good one because if the report checks any of the other two boxes (in this link you have the difference between negative and unfavorable ITV) you will have to go directly to the workshop to correct the detected failures.
Tricks to pass the ITV to the first
In the next few lines we are going to compile five tricks to pass the ITV to the first. Be careful, they are all legal and safe, nothing to do with what some drivers invent to hide defects in the suspension.
A clean car always makes a better impression.
On this there are contrary opinions. There are those who think that it is better to take the car a little dirty to avoid scratches and bumps on the bodywork. In this regard, you should know that unless the blows leave protruding iron or in some way pose a danger, the ITV worker does not care to see that you have blows on the doors.
You should also know that it is usually worse to drive a dirty car because it gives the impression that you are not taking care of it and that will make the inspector think that you are not paying attention to the state of the mechanics or the safety elements either.
Travel a few kilometers before reaching the station
This is especially recommended for diesel cars and, above all, if you don’t usually make long journeys.
Driving between 15 and 20 minutes, at low gears and at high speeds is the best trick to pass the smoke test the first time. In this way, the fuel flow that is injected into the cylinders is increased; For practical purposes, the consequence is that the carbon that is the culprit of many rejections is burned.
Pass the ITV with a warm engine
This advice is also designed to pass the emissions test (its official name is opacity test) without problems. Although it also has benefits in others.
A cold engine, in general, is neither as effective nor as efficient, so if you have a station nearby it is better that you take a walk to let it reach the optimum temperature.
Check tires, lights, brushes, license plate and mirrors
Sometimes a simple visual check is enough to check that some key elements of the vehicle such as tires, lights, brushes, license plate and rear view mirrors.
Unless they are to be thrown away, these elements only represent minor faults, but the accumulation of several of them can lead to a rejection in the ITV.
Do not go with chinazo in the car
It is not well known but any damage to the moon is a reason for rejection by the ITV.
Cracks, impacts or any visible deterioration of the windshield are included in this group. You also won’t pass the test if the brushes aren’t working properly.
