Strange reason for 'deducting a service fee' when paying by credit card during vehicle inspection: There is no provision in the law!

Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu responded to NEW Party Adana Deputy Ayhan Barut's parliamentary question regarding vehicle inspection fees and TÜVTÜRK. Minister Uraloğlu reminded that a concession agreement was signed between the ministry, the Privatization Administration and TÜVTÜRK for a period of 20 years on 15 August 2007, and TÜVTÜRK was authorized to carry out vehicle inspections on behalf of the ministry.

HE POINTED TO FINANCE FOR THE FEE

Apart from this, it was stated in the response that it is not possible for any real or legal person to open a vehicle inspection station, and that all work and transactions related to vehicle inspection fees are determined and implemented by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance. In the response, it was noted that since there is no clear provision in the Highway Traffic Law regarding the method by which vehicle inspection fees will be paid, payments have been collected only in cash since the beginning of the concession period.

In the response, it was stated that "Before making the payment, vehicle owners are informed that if the card payment channel is preferred, both at vehicle inspection stations and on the TÜVTÜRK website, the payment service fee will be charged, and after this information, it is left to the vehicle owners' choice whether to use this payment channel or not."

WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE NEW CONTRACT

It was reported that the current concession agreement regarding the construction, maintenance and operation services of vehicle inspection stations will expire on 15 August 2027. It was reported that the new tender specifications included the issue of collecting the vehicle inspection fee commission cost by credit card without being reflected on the person benefiting from the service.