Ch. 4 · Pre-Drive Conduct

Periodic inspection of a rental car (passenger car) must be carried out every year (12 months), the same as an ordinary private passenger car.

[True / False · Hard]

Answer: ✕ False

Explanation

A private passenger car undergoes periodic inspection every year (12 months), but a rental passenger car, which is used by many unspecified people, must be inspected more frequently — every 6 months.

Driving school curriculumStage 2 – Topic 9: Vehicle maintenance

Hikari
Hikari
Rental cars are just regular cars, right? So they get inspected once a year like mine?
Misaki
Misaki
That's false. Private cars are inspected every 12 months, but rental cars must be inspected every 6 months because many different people use them.
Hikari
Hikari
Oh, twice as often! That makes sense since they get way more use.
Misaki
Misaki
Exactly. Higher use means stricter inspection schedules for safety.

Source: Ch. 4 Pre-Drive Conduct · Section (第３節 自動車の点検) · Rules of the Road §4-3 (Vehicle inspection) — rental passenger cars: periodic inspection every 6 months (private passenger cars: every 12 months)

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