Clarification on the EU proposal: Not a ban, but promotion of the repair of older vehicles!

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In the past few weeks there has been concern false reports for excitement who claimed that the EU was planning Ban on repairs to motorcycles and carswho are older than 15 years. These messages, which spread on social networks, have now been reported by both the EU Commission as well as from Central Association of the German Motor Vehicle Industry (ZDK) firmly rejected. This is clearly the case Fake News. The real cause of the confusion was a EU Commission proposal on the circular economy of vehicles, which was published in mid-July 2023. This aims to encourage manufacturers to build their vehicles so that they are lighter at the end of their life be recycled or their parts reused can be. One aspect is the use of a minimum proportion of recycled plastic in production.

Clarification to EU-Suggestion

The aim is to make vehicles like this circular oriented as possible to make them a source of valuable materials such as Spare Parts, more critical Raw Materials, higher quality recycled plastics and Steel to do at the end of their life. The focus here is on: electric vehicles and their raw materials. The EU proposal aims to achieve a maximum Recycling and reuse rate of the materials to achieve the ecological footprint to reduce road traffic and to strengthen the EU in its environmental and climate friendliness as well as in its independence from primary raw materials and energy. Contrary to that Misinformation demands the proposal not the end of the repair older vehicles. On the contrary, the ZDK emphasizes that it is rather one Call for repairs acts to ensure road safety.

The decision still lies with the owner!

Another aim of the proposal is to encourage the export of vehicles that are not roadworthy to prevent shipments from being shipped to countries outside the EU where they potentially endanger the environment and health. Instead, such vehicles should travel within the EU properly disposed of become. The discussion about the proposal is expected to continue after the European elections in June 2024. If the proposal is implemented into current law, it could help better define which vehicles are still roadworthy, that is, a valid one Main inspection (HU) have, and which don't. This would not only promote the circular economy, but also contribute to traffic safety and Environmental Protection done.

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