The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has postponed the rollout of mandatory vehicle inspections for all motorists until June 2027 at the earliest. Director General Nashon Kondiwa explained during an interview on Tuesday, June 30, that the delay is due to insufficient inspection centres across the country.
Currently, NTSA operates only 17 centres, but plans are underway to expand to 47 public centres by the end of this year. In addition, the authority intends to license at least 70 private centres by June 2027. Kondiwa emphasized that compulsory enforcement will only begin once this infrastructure is in place, ensuring NTSA can handle the millions of vehicles nationwide.
Voluntary inspections will start on Wednesday, July 1, at existing NTSA centres, but private motorists will not face mandatory checks until the new enforcement date. However, vehicles already subject to inspection by law — such as commercial vehicles and public service vehicles (PSVs) — will continue to undergo mandatory inspections under current regulations.
Among the aspects NTSA will examine during inspections are brakes, headlights, and vehicle colour, to confirm that vehicles match the authority’s registry records.
This announcement has eased concerns among private motorists, many of whom had raised objections to the initial plan for mandatory inspections beginning July 1.
