Trial period. This is how negotiations are underway to keep the Redován and Orihuela ITV stations in service as of the 24th of this month, the most difficult cases to resolve during the return process promoted by Generalitat. And the current positions are very close, thanks, as agreed by both parties. A lease agreement for facilities that will also allow mobile units of Elda, Novelda and Pilar de la Horadada to remain operational. All this in context The Ministry of Economy has approved the replacement of approximately 1,200 workers on the set of ITV stations in the Community of Valencia, 420 of which belong to the state of Alicante..
The Ministry of Sustainable Economy is finalizing the procedures to take over the management of ITV. The reversal should have come into effect on 1 January, but finally and upon a request from the concessionaires themselves, The contract was extended to compensate for the downtime of the stations as a result of the restrictions imposed due to the pandemic.. Therefore, while Alcoy, Benidorm, Gandia, Ondara, Ontinyent, Orihuela, Redován, Torrevieja, Utiel, Villena, Vinarós and Xàtiva are expected to end their contracts on February 24, Alicante, Alzira, Castellón, Catarroja, Elche, Llíria , Ricia, Massalfas del Túria, Sagunto, San Antonio de Benagéber, València-Campanar, València-Vara de Quart and Villarreal are doing it on March 3.
In the first package, The Redován and Orihuela cases in the Vega Baja region are most difficult.Since the companies had received authorization directly from the Ministry of Industry at that time and they were defending, the return should not have affected them.
With this panorama, contacts between the ministry and those in charge of both stations have intensified in recent weeks to find a solution that now seems closer than ever. This was stated by the Minister of Economy, Rafa Climent, after considering various options. The formula for leasing facilities is the one that currently has the greatest possibilities to move forward.. “Initially, he explains, the possibility of a contract for the provision of services was also on the table, but we are pretty close to signing a lease that would allow public administration, although some limits will be set. these stations from the first moment”.
Redován and Ricardo Pérez, chairman of the board of the Valencia Community Vehicle Inspection Concession Stations Association (Aecova-ITV), also acknowledges that the positions are very close. “To us,” he points. we want a transitional contract for the provision of services for at least one year, before the lease, so that there is a sufficient transmission. In any case, we are confident that due to liability and to avoid harm to users, we will terminate the contract shortly.”
The operation would not end here, as it would allow the mobile stations of Elda and Novelda, which are affiliated with Redován, and the mobile stations of Pilar de la Horadada, which belong to Orihuela, to be kept in operation.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy has approved the replacement of employees of all ITV stations in the Valencian Community, which will now be subordinate to the public company that will be responsible for management. From the very beginning, explains Rafa Climent, there are about 1,200 employees, but the number is likely to drop as some management positions have chosen not to continue. Both payroll and the remaining costs of service must be covered by the approximately 39 million annual revenue that Consell expects to generate..
Climent: “Dealers helped almost nothing”
Economy Minister Rafa Climent agreed with some difficulties at first, but at the end of the contract he guaranteed that the ITV service would be provided by the concessionaire companies. As he explained, “things required for users will be up and running, but we’re still working on contracts for some services, such as water or other issues that turn out to be trivial”.
In any case, Climent said, “if the concessionaires had shown their willingness to cooperate, which did not happen. The fact is that they practically did not help at all, I guess they have to give up service because there is no tasty dish for them, ”she argues.
Meanwhile, companies have been asking for a greater amount of time in recent months to achieve a steady return, something Consell does not accept given that there is a lot of margin and conditions have already been set. the order given at that time.