ACEM welcomes the TRAN Committee vote on the Roadworthiness Package and the decision to make periodic technical inspections (PTI) mandatory across the EU for motorcycles above 125cc. Removing the Member State opt-out is an important step towards a consistent safety framework.
ACEM has historically supported including all L-category vehicles within the PTI framework. Mopeds and light motorcycles up to 125cc serve essential daily commuting and urban mobility functions across Europe and face the highest usage intensity.
The current scope still leaves a gap, and we will continue to engage with the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission to ensure the final scope of the Regulation reflects where the road safety need is greatest while not forgetting the environmental dimension.
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Francesco Fenoglio, ACEM Public Affairs Manager, stated: “Making motorcycle PTI mandatory without exceptions is the right call, and we urge co-legislators to hold this line in trilogue. Reintroducing the opt-out would mean going backwards – it has never delivered equivalent safety outcomes and never will. At the same time, we cannot ignore that the current scope excludes vehicles up to 125cc, which are precisely those used every day for commuting and urban delivery across Europe. These are the riders with the highest mileage and the greatest exposure to risk. Road safety policy should follow usage patterns, not engine displacement.”
For more information, please contact:
Francesco Fenoglio
+32 478 39 32 01
About ACEM
The European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) represents manufacturers of mopeds, motorcycles, three-wheelers and quadricycles (L-category vehicles) in Europe.
ACEM members include 16 manufacturing companies: BMW Motorrad, Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP), Ducati Motor holding, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, KYMCO, Peugeot Motocycles Group, Piaggio, Polaris Industries, Royal Enfield, Suzuki, Triumph Motorcycles, Yamaha and Zero Motorcycles.
ACEM also represents 17 motorcycle industry associations in 16 different European countries. About 300,000 jobs depend on the L-category industry in Europe. There are more than 39 million motorcycles and scooters on Europe’s roads (2019 estimate)
