In a bid to ensure that only genuine vehicles are brought into Fiji, the
Land Transport Authority has once again engaged Japan Export Vehicle Inspection
Center Company Limited (JEVIC) to conduct pre-shipment structural and
mechanical inspection of used vehicles.
JEVIC, which
is the world’s leading offshore vehicle inspection agency, will start inspection
in and around the major used vehicle export ports in Japan from July 15th 2016,
however JEVIC will officially come into effect in Fiji on August 15th
2016.
Under this system, inspection is mandatory for all Fiji-bound vehicles. However
JEVIC is only part of the requirement as it does not guarantee a vehicle’s
import approval into the country.
JEVIC assessment criteria
and requirements
1. Structural - to identify structurally non-compliant vehicles with significant
damage /corrosion/ fire/flood
2. Odometer - verified against vehicle and
export certificate
3. Stolen vehicle - verified against
vehicle and export Certificate
4. Euro 4 - verified against vehicle and
the three letter model code on the export certificate to meet the Japan
05
standard (Euro 4 is equivalent to Japan 05 standard)
5. Emission check - visual only, using LTA
10 second rule
6. Translation - case by case for
investigations purposes
7. 12 Photos - as per the JEVIC appraisal
certificate
8. Appraisal certificate provided
9. Biosecurity inspection - for gross
contamination only
10. Online access to the
certificate data
11. E- certificate only - no hard copy
produced
12. Mobile inspection
LTA Chief Executive Officer, Mr
Naisa Tuinaceva believes JEVIC will be beneficial to the customers as the
system will significantly reduce the unscrupulous and unethical practices in
the used vehicle industry.
Mr Tuinaceva said:
“We are encountering numerous cases of deception in the used vehicle industry
whereby some Authorised Motor Vehicle Dealers (AMVDs) are giving false
information when they sell used vehicles to their customers and the customer
ends up with a defective vehicle. There have been many cases of
odometer-tampering and half-cut vehicles being sold, but with JEVIC appraisal
in place, unscrupulous dealers will not be able to rip-off their customers as
JEVIC will only issue a clean chit to those vehicles that meet the standards.
“The Authority does not condone corrupt practices. We have terminated the AMVD
license of some unethical motor vehicle dealers in the past, and through our
standards and compliance process, we will continue to identify and penalise any
dealer who is caught breaching the conditions of the AMVD license”.