Extra fine for skipping a KTEO test

Some 1 million vehicle owners have just four days left before Saturday's deadline by which their car, truck or motor cycle must have passed a roadworthiness test at a public or private roadworthiness testing center (KTEO), otherwise they face an additional fine of 150 euros to be imposed through the Finance Ministry's Taxisnet.

The law on the online cross-checking of vehicles with the imposition of fines comes into effect on October 1, with the state being able to identify the owners who have not visited a KTEO every two years at the touch of a button. That is because all testing centers, known in Greek by the acronym KTEO, are now connected online with the database of the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry, which presents a real-time picture of the vehicles that have passed their test.

Test dodgers are immediately identified and the tax administration is responsible...