Engineers warn towards easing age restrict on imported automobiles
Oct 7, 2026 2:38 pm
Ibrar Younas
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The Chamber of Mechanical Engineers has warned that permitting automobiles greater than 5 years outdated to be imported into North Cyprus might create severe highway security dangers.
In a written assertion, the chamber mentioned older automobiles might have reached the top of their financial life, lack fashionable security know-how or have unsure upkeep histories, and urged the general public not to decide on them just because they’re cheaper.
It mentioned years of effort to enhance the protection of the automobile fleet could possibly be undermined if the present age restrictions had been relaxed.
The chamber added that the dangers posed by older automobiles had already been raised with the Prime Minister in a presentation on site visitors and highway security, together with the potential penalties in severe crashes.
It additionally argued that these chargeable for approving, inspecting and registering imported automobiles share duty for making certain unsafe automobiles are usually not allowed onto the roads.
The chamber mentioned any adjustments to import guidelines must be based mostly on clear technical and scientific standards reasonably than political or industrial issues.
“As a result of an affordable automobile can at some point come at a really heavy value,” the assertion mentioned.
“Street security shouldn’t be a luxurious. Human life can’t be negotiated away.”
