Documents submitted for technical inspection
When presenting a motor vehicle or its trailer—whether intended for registration or already registered in the Republic of Lithuania—for a mandatory technical inspection, the owner must submit the relevant documents in accordance with the procedures established by law.
Vehicles intended to be registered in the Republic of Lithuania, or vehicles exported from the Republic of Lithuania and temporarily registered:
- a driver's license or a valid form of identification;
- a vehicle registration certificate that meets the requirements set forth in Council Directive 1999/37/EC of April 29, 1999, on vehicle registration documents, or, if the registration certificate is not provided (or cannot be provided), another document of origin and certification specified in the legal acts governing the registration of motor vehicles and their trailers;
- a document confirming payment of the fee for the mandatory vehicle inspection (to be paid at the inspection station before the inspection is performed).
Vehicles registered in the Republic of Lithuania:
- a driver's license or a valid form of identification;
- the vehicle registration document certifying that the vehicle is registered in the Republic of Lithuania. It is not necessary to submit this document if there is an entry in the Register of Road Vehicles of the Republic of Lithuania or the Register of Tractors, Self-Propelled and Agricultural Machinery and Their Trailers of the Republic of Lithuania (depending on the vehicle’s design or purpose) confirming that the vehicle is registered;
- A valid certificate (policy) of mandatory civil liability insurance for vehicle operators issued by an insurance company of the Republic of Lithuania or another European Union member state, or by a branch of such a company. It is not necessary to submit this certificate if the database of compulsory civil liability insurance for vehicle operators contains a record indicating that the vehicle is insured;
- When a vehicle has been prohibited from participating in public traffic in accordance with established procedures, the owner, when presenting the vehicle for a mandatory technical inspection, must submit a certificate issued by a vehicle technical inspection company stating that the vehicle has been properly repaired and poses no danger to human health or safety;
- a document confirming payment of the fee for the mandatory vehicle inspection (to be paid at the inspection station before the inspection is performed).
Depending on the vehicle's design or intended use, the operator must also submit:
- For vehicles in classes N2, N3, and O4, and for a vehicle combination of N3+O4—a document confirming that the fee for freight vehicles registered in the Republic of Lithuania has been paid. More>>
- For vehicles equipped with potentially hazardous devices – a certificate or attestation of registration of potentially hazardous equipment in the State Register of Potentially Hazardous Equipment, or a technical condition inspection document issued by an accredited inspection body for the technical condition of potentially hazardous equipment, authorizing the continued use of jib cranes with a lifting capacity exceeding 1 metric ton, lifting platforms for transporting people, as well as Group I flammable substance tanks and tanks with a capacity exceeding 1 m³, along with their equipment, intended for the transport of dangerous goods.
- For taxis—a valid taximeter metrological inspection certificate issued by an accredited or authorized company or laboratory, as well as the taximeter’s technical passport.
- For Class N2 and N3 safe vehicles—certificates issued by the manufacturer or its authorized representative confirming compliance with exhaust gas toxicity and noise requirements, as well as road safety requirements, ETMK certificates confirming that the vehicles meet technical and safety requirements;
- For Class O1, O2, O3, and O4 safe vehicles—ETMK certificates issued by the manufacturer, its authorized representative, or the company.
- Vehicles intended to transport certain dangerous goods, provided they have a certificate of approval for vehicles transporting certain dangerous goods (ADR certificate of approval) or another official document issued by the competent authorities (an EC Certificate of Conformity, a declaration issued by the vehicle manufacturer, its authorized representative in Lithuania, or an assessment and adaptation company), which specifies the vehicle type designation in accordance with subparagraph 9.1.1.2 of Technical Annex B to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) Technical Annex B, subparagraph 9.1.1.2 (EX/II, EX/III, FL, AT, MEMU);
- For a sports car—a sports car passport issued by the Lithuanian Automobile Sports Federation, which must list any modifications to the vehicle's design.
- For a racing motorcycle—a racing motorcycle passport issued by the Lithuanian Motorcycle Sports Federation, which must list any modifications to the motorcycle's design.
- Vehicles lawfully operated by diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states accredited to and residing in the Republic of Lithuania, or by their staff and family members, who hold valid “A” and “B” category accreditation certificates issued by the Department of State and Diplomatic Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, and which are intended to be registered in the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as “a vehicle operated by a mission or its personnel that is intended to be registered in the Republic of Lithuania”) – An application for the registration of a motor vehicle, signed by the Director of the Department of State and Diplomatic Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and certified with the department’s official seal.
