Archive · 12 Sep 2025
Vehicle Owners Report Delays in Obtaining Fitness Certificates
Old vehicle owners in Kakinada are having trouble getting their cars checked to make sure they are safe to drive.
The government now uses special stations to do these checks, but there are not enough of them to handle all the cars.
This means that people have to wait a long time to get their cars inspected, and sometimes they have to come back another day.
Some owners also have to pay again to get a small problem fixed so they can pass the test.
Before these new stations, officials sometimes took bribes to pass cars.
Now, people are happy they don't have to pay bribes, but they want the government to fix the delays so they can get their car's check quickly.
Vehicle owners in Kakinada are experiencing delays in obtaining fitness certificates.
The delays are occurring after the government switched to using Automated Testing Stations (ATSs).
ATSs are reportedly providing more slots than they can handle.
Some owners have faced delays or rejections due to minor issues.
Owners are happy about the end of bribes but want a quicker process.
- Who
- Vehicle owners in Kakinada
- What
- Facing delays in obtaining fitness certificates.
- When
- After new automated testing stations (ATSs) were introduced
- Where
- Kakinada district
- Why
- ATSs are unable to keep up with the demand
- Issue
- Delays in obtaining vehicle fitness certificates
- Affected Party
- Vehicle owners
- Cause
- Automated Testing Stations (ATSs) struggling to process vehicles
- Location
- Kakinada district
- Previous Problem
- Bribe-taking for fitness certificates
- ATS Capacity
- Providing slots for over 100 vehicles daily, completing 70-80 tests