The Number of 'Evaders' from the MOT Test Will Grow

What will the authorities have in the end?

Motorists did not wait for amendments to the road tax planned for April 1on April 1. It was planned to untie it from the MOT test, and to instruct the Transport Inspectorate to control the payment. It was expected to install hundreds of additional cameras on roads in order to identify and fine non-payers, Basta! Telegram-channel informs.

Reasons for another deception by the authorities are obvious. Funds allocated for video surveillance on roads have been successfully divided, and the innate greed of officials did not allow them to give up a good source of income. What is the result?

Only just over a million of 4 million car owners passed the MOT test in 2018. Given new vehicles and certificates provided for two years, these figures are very sound.

The majority of Belarusians already ignore the MOT test. Every day, drivers make sure that the "road tax" is wasted. The number of "evaders" will only grow, while the total amount of fees from car owners decreases. This simple truth is recognized even by officials.

The most honest and the wisest way to pay the toll is to include it in the price of gasoline. The only condition is, of course, that our money is really spent on road repairs, not on cottages in Drazdy.