Vehicle inspection could cost up to three times more next year
Rates
Vehicle | Current | Proposed |
Cars/Cargo | $19.85 | $51 |
Taxis | $21.42 | $55.08 |
Motorcycle | $13.08 | $33.62 |
Riteve, the Spanish-Costa Rican company in charge of mandatory vehicle inspections, requested an increase of 157 percent for 2013.
In a release, the company explained that their rate has not change in eight years. The last increase was approved in 2004.
If approved, regular cars and cargo trucks would have to pay ₡25,529 ($51), ₡15,599 ($31) more than they pay now. The current tariff for these vehicles is ₡9,930 ($20).
Taxi and bus owners will be the most affected, since they must pass the vehicle inspection twice a year.
The increase request was filed before the Public Services Regulatory Authority on November 19, and is currently under consideration.
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