Consell extends exclusive concession of service provided by ITVs for 53 days

Minister Rafa Climent explained these 53 days Corresponds to the period from 17 March to 8 May 2020, the period in which it was decided to close ITV stations in the Valencian Community as a result of the State of Alert declaration for the management of the health situation, the crisis caused by the pandemic and in which service is not possible.

In this way, seven franchisee companies that provide the ITV public service by physically distributing it to the geographical region, Valencian Community They will be able to continue development until February 22, the completion date of the new contract. From that day on, the service will no longer be in private hands and will pass into public administration, which will be run by the Valencian Vehicle Technical Inspection Association led by Josep Albert. The concessionaire companies requested a six-month extension, which was not finally granted, leaving the extended period at 53 days.

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Climent stressed that, according to the report, “the sole purpose of this change proposal is to introduce changes that are strictly necessary to compensate for the downtime of dealers. alarm status It was 53 days”.

From then on, the minister added Generalitat Valenciana through the publicly traded company. Valencia ITV Association, will directly manage the service to “increase its efficiency, competitiveness, quality, modernize and expand the network of ITV stations, and save prices for the benefit of citizens by lowering rates.” The minister also met with seven franchise companies on Monday to brief them on the extension until February 22.