Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Liaquat Ali Chatta on Thursday inaugurated Vehicle Inspection and Certification System (VICS) Center, Seham Depot Chor Harpal.
Liaquat Ali said Swedish company Opus would provide its services in that regard.
He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rawalpindi Hassan Waqar Cheema, Secretary Regional Transport Authority Rashid Ali, representatives of the Transport Union, officials of Swedish Company, Opus, and officers of the district administration. The Commissioner was briefed about the VICS. The vehicle inspection would include wheel alignment, suspension, brake, tire, appearance, headlight, seat belt, and engine tests.
The Commissioner was informed that the fitness test would be mandatory for all commercial vehicles after every six months period.
The permanent station would cost Rs 90 million.
The Commissioner said that the activation of VICS was a milestone which would help reduce pollution, he added.
It would be mandatory for all the commercial vehicles to pass the fitness certificates from Opus, he said. The Commissioner said VICS was equipped with state-of-the-art facilities.
Enabling a modern system of vehicle fitness certification was the need of the hour, the Commissioner said.
The fitness tests of the passenger and freight vehicles would be conducted through advanced technology. Only the vehicles of required quality would be issued fitness certificates, he said adding, the fitness certificate was very important for road safety as this would help reduce road accidents. The fitness certification would also provide awareness about completely fit vehicles.
The Commissioner warned that overcharging for fitness certificates would not be tolerated.
