Page 919 - Week 03 - Thursday, 2 April 2020
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A roadworthy inspection certificate is valid for 30 days, from the date of issue. If motorists are concerned about the validity of their certificates, they should contact the Access Canberra Contact Centre (13 22 81) or attend the Hume Motor Vehicle Inspection Station, who will be able to advise the customer on the validity of the certificate and ensure the vehicle is still in a roadworthy condition.
The two different inspections are required to provide protections the ACT Community. A roadworthy inspection is to make sure that a vehicle is safe for road use. An identity inspection is also undertaken in an effort to reduce vehicle theft and combat illegal rebirthing of vehicles. This inspection confirms the identity of a vehicle, and any parts that were used to repair it.
Access Canberra has been reviewing and considering the risks and implications of not performing identity inspections of hail damaged vehicles.
Access Canberra has analysed data from those identity inspections already performed on hail damaged vehicles. This analysis indicates that vehicles damaged in the 20 January hailstorm are very unlikely to have widespread signs of structural damage, or significant water inundation.
Access Canberra has taken a pragmatic risk-based approach to undertaking identity inspections on hail damaged vehicles. It is for the above reasons that Access Canberra will no longer require an identify check for almost all vehicles damaged in the 20 January hailstorm event. Access Canberra has determined that some of these vehicles remain a high risk and will continue to require an identity check.
This includes those vehicles that;
• Have sustained damage other than hail damage, such as water inundation identified at the time the vehicle was placed on the written off vehicle register.
• Have been reported as stolen in the last 15 years;
• Remain on the Takata fault airbag recall list; and
• The hail damage is recorded as ‘heavy structural’.
Access Canberra is contacting those customers who have an identity check booked, and no longer require the inspection to register their vehicle, or remove the written-off status. A full list of VINs who are no longer required to have an identify check is also available on the Access Canberra website. I encourage customers to check this list. Should Canberrans have a question about how best to manage their situation, I continue to encourage them to visit the Access Canberra website (www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au) and go to the ‘Hail damage’ tile to find useful information about the range of support for Canberrans with damaged vehicles or property, as well as advice for those consumers paying for repairs and recovery as a result of hail damage.
If further information is needed, the Access Canberra Hail team can also be contacted through 13 22 81 and asking for the ‘Hail Team’.
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