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How to Apply for a Motor Vehicle Inspection Appointment

This service allows individuals or companies to book an appointment at a Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (MIC) and pay for their motor vehicle inspection. This service is provided by Rwanda National Police (RNP). 

A motor vehicle that passes the inspection receives a certificate at the inspection center. A motor vehicle that does not pass the inspection is required to attend a second visit until it passes the inspection. The second visit is booked within 14 days after the first visit.

The bill id for an application for a Motor Vehicle Inspection Appointment has a validity of 1 hour, which expires if it is not paid for in the given time and the applicant is required to re-apply.

The processing time for this service is 1 day and the applicant is required to visit the Inspection Center at the time and date received in the confirmation notification after paying. 

The service cost and the validity of the certificate depend on the size of the vehicle as described in the Official Gazette. Click here for more info; page 26. The price also depends on the visit made (first or second visit); the second visit costs 20% of the first visit.

NOTE:

  • Private vehicles will go for a motor vehicle inspection once a year after acquiring the motor vehicle inspection certificate

  • Commercial motor vehicles that carry passengers and goods will go for a motor vehicle inspection twice a year (Every 6 months) after acquiring the motor vehicle inspection certificate.

Prerequisites:  

  • Applicants with or without an account can apply for this service.

  • Click here to find out how to create an account on IremboGov. 

  • Irembo agents cannot apply for this service using their accounts. Only citizen accounts are used to apply for this service when the vehicle is registered in their names.

  • Applicants with individual motor vehicles make an application for a singular vehicle. To apply, they should have the following:

  • A vehicle’s plate number.

  • A valid definitive driving license with a category that corresponds to the vehicle being applied for.

  • A company with 30 or more company cars can make a singular payment for Motor Vehicle Inspection for all the company cars by first making a deposit. The company receives a  company code from the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center which is used to make the deposit as well as apply for Motor Vehicle Inspection Appointment for the company cars. 

  • The company code.

  • A vehicle’s plate number.

  • A valid definitive driving license with a category that corresponds to the vehicle being applied for.

  • A company with less than 30 company cars is not eligible for a company code that can be used in the application for a Motor Vehicle Inspection Appointment. They make applications like applicants with individual vehicles. 

  • Vehicles with any outstanding traffic fines can NOT apply for this service

  • Applicants should have a valid phone number, email, or both. 

Follow these simple steps on how to apply for a motor vehicle inspection appointment:  

  1. Visit www.irembo.gov.rw, and click on Motor Vehicle Inspection. 

  1. Select “Motor Vehicle Inspection Appointment.”

  2. Then, choose who you are applying for, “Self” or “Company,” and click on Apply

     

  1. Enter the Application Details. The vehicle’s owner names are displayed at the top of the page. 

  2. Choose the Visit Type

    • First visit: Inspection of a vehicle problem. The service cost depends on the vehicle size. 

    • Second visit: Checking the reported problem during the first visit. The service cost is 20% of the first visit. The second visit is booked within 14 days after the first visit and if that time frame is exceeded, the vehicle will be required to repeat the first visit.

NOTE: The available slots/dates are provided by the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center after the applicant selects the Inspection center.  

  1. Click on Next to proceed. 

    • Self appointments: 

  • Company appointments: The Company code is acquired from the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center. The details are displayed on the right side of the page.   

  1. Verify that the information is true, enter a phone number and/or email address, check the verification box, and click Submit

  2. A billing Number/ID (88…) will be generated for payment, Click Pay

  3. Applicants choose the mode of payment: offline (MTN, Airtel, or BK) or online (Visa or MasterCard). For more information about payment modes, click here


NOTE

  1. After applying and paying successfully via IremboGov, the applicant receives an SMS/Email confirming the appointment date and time at the preferred inspection center and the vehicle is required to be there as stated. 

  2. The Traffic Police provides a Motor Vehicle Inspection Certificate for the vehicles that have passed the inspection and the ones that have not passed have to go for a second visit. 

  3. Second visits are within 14 days after the first visit. Vehicles that exceed this time frame are required to go for the first visit again.

  4. Applicants who fail after the second have to repeat it until they pass the inspection in the given time frame.

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