Very careful should be the drivers with the documents they should have for their car, as any omission can lead to particularly strict fines.
The regulatory framework that currently regulates vehicle traffic is not just about driving behaviour on the road, But it also extends to the obligation to possess the intended documents and supporting documents.
In this context, particular importance remains to be attached to Combustion Control Card, a document certifying that the pollutant emissions of the vehicle are within the legal limits set by the manufacturer.
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The presence of the gas card is legally mandatory and its lack can bring about a fine of even 350 euros. In fact, drivers should be careful how to proceed with its publication, As there have recently been changes in the context of the new a multi-legislature of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.
According to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport's new bill, the right to issue a Caucasian Card is now given only on specific points, in order to ensure the reliability of measurements and to limit irregularities.
In particular, paragraph 7 of Law 5290/2026 provides that the Fuel Control Card can now only be published by public and private KTEO, as well as specially authorized car repair crews.
So that a crew can issue legal CECs, the technician should have a professional licence, while the undertaking must have the relevant operating authorisation for exhaust system control and appropriately calibrated equipment.
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At this point it is worth noting that the exhaust control cards issued by Vehicle repair crews or control centres up to and including publication of this maintain their validity until their expiry.
The issue of a exhaust card is mandatory for all vehicles completed in their first year of circulation and should be carried out each year in order to avoid the penalties provided for.
The latter range from EUR 30 to EUR 350, where the infringement occurs, and where the pollutants of a vehicle are off limits, then required and removed diplomas for 70 days.
In particular, the driver is punished by fine 30 euros if a Caucasian card has been issued but does not accompany the vehicle. In case the Caucasian Card it has expired or has not been issued but the vehicle’s pollutants do not exceed the permissible limits, the penalty is EUR 50, and if the pollutants are off limits then the penalty is increased to EUR 350 and the driving license is removed.
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We should remember that for version of the exhaust card requires about 10 minutes and the cost ranges between 10 and 12 euros. For the year when a private vehicle passes Technical Control, the exhaust card is incorporated into the Technical Control Bulletin, so the vehicle owner is not required to proceed with any other action.
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