" .... the two agencies were misinterpreting the rule that sets the age limit for imported second hand cars at eight years, causing delays for some importers.

KRA uses safety belts, which normally indicate the year of manufacture, while Kebs uses the first year of registration to determine the age of a car.

“A vehicle that was manufactured in 2002 may be registered a year later. So, when one agency relies on belts and the other on the year of the first registration confusion is bound to arise and lead to further delay (in inspection),”

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