According to a statement from the National Police of Angola (PNA), to which VerAngola had access, the center was launched by the director of Traffic and Road Safety (DTSER), Commissioner Abel Baptista, on Tuesday (27 February), in a ceremony which was attended by members of the PNA Advisory Council, the Spanish ambassador to Angola, Manuel Leja Rreta, a representative of the National Land Transport Agency, among others.
On the occasion, Commissioner Abel Baptista assured that "the technical and human conditions have been created for the start of vehicle inspection activities in the aforementioned center".
This action, he added, "is part of the key actions contained in the national road safety and prevention plan, approved by Presidential Decree no. 145/23 of 30 June and aim to ensure efficient management of road safety, including monitoring traffic, to improve the safety levels of vehicles in circulation", the statement reads.
The person in charge also made it known that, according to Presidential Decree no. 167/10 of 3 August, the regulations for this type of centers were approved, aiming to "regulate the precepts of the activities".
The spokesperson for the activity, chief superintendent Adriano do Rosário, informed that, according to article 168 of the Highway Code, "the periodic inspection activity will now be carried out by private companies, since article 114.° of the same code supports the obligation for everyone to be subject to inspection, meaning that failure to comply constitutes the crime of violating the Highway Code", adds the note.
Thus, he explained that the "vehicle that is not subjected to inspection will be committing the crime of violating the Highway Code and will be seized."
According to Victor João, head of Sertev, the inspection center now launched has five service lines, with the capacity to service up to 400 light vehicles per day. The inspection center has "modern, state-of-the-art equipment, which includes five inspection lines for light vehicles. The installed capacity to check between 300 and 400 light vehicles and/or motorcycles daily", he stated, quoted by Rádio Nacional de Angola (RNA).
