How to Book NTSA Vehicle Inspection Online

NTSA vehicle inspections can now be booked online. Technology has made our everyday lives simple. NTSA launched TIMS (Transport Integrated Management System) to help their clients apply for various services online.

In Kenya, all PSVs and commercial vehicles are required to undergo annual inspections. Considering that the vehicle serves people, it’s always to keep them in check to ensure they’re running well and the safety standards of passengers and other road users are guaranteed.

This article will take you through the NTSA vehicle inspection booking online. Let’s dive in.

Vehicle Inspection Booking

Vehicle inspection bookings happen once a year. Before you begin your inspection booking procedure, ensure you have the following.

• An NTSA TIMS account
• The vehicle to be inspected should be on your TIMS account
• Ksh 1050 for payment.
• A computer and a printer (to print invoices and receipts)
• Stable internet

How to Book NTSA Vehicle Inspection Online

If you have all the items, let’s take a look at how you can apply for your vehicle inspection.

• Launch your browser.
• Visit the new NTSA TIMS portal.
• Enter your username (ID number)
• Enter password
• Request for OTP

• Enter the OTP from NTSA and Log in
• Go for the second option, which is the vehicle inspection.

• Click on “Inspections” (the inspection report is accessed when you’re done with the physical inspection exercise)

• Go for “Payment of Booking inspection.”

• Inspection type, select annual

• Click “Next”
• Your vehicles will be displayed along your KRA pin.

• Select the vehicle you wish to book for an inspection
• Click “Next”
• Proceed to payments (Ksh 1,050)
• Pay using mobile money
• Click on “Complete” once the payment is complete
• Proceed to the inspection booking center

• Book the inspection centre of your choice
• Select the dates
• Print your receipt and invoice

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What Happens After Inspection Booking

After the vehicle inspection booking, which is done online, the next step is to take your vehicle for inspection. The vehicle is inspected thoroughly to ensure it meets the required standards. However, these are some of the things checked in a vehicle.

1. Body and Interior (as it appears on the logbook)
2. Body condition specifications
3. Bonnet
4. Brake and Air Pressure System
5. Car specifics
6. Catalytic Converter
7. Chassis and Frame
8. Condition of seats
9. Direction Indicators
10. Drive Test (usually around 200 meters, checks how the vehicle is running)
11. Electric and Lighting System
12. Engine and Exhaust
13. Fire extinguisher
14. First Aid Kit
15. Front and Rear Lamp
16. fuel system
17. Gearbox/Clutch/Transmissions
18. General car parts
19. General Electrical System
20. Headlamps
21. Horn
22. Instruments Panel Gauges
23. Number Plates condition and illumination
24. Parking brake condition
25. Reflectors & Chevrons
26. Side Mirror
27. Smoke Emission
28. Spare wheel carrier
29. stability of Seat belt mounting
30. Steering Mechanism/Power Steering
31. Stop Lamps
32. Stub Axle Assemblies
33. Suspensions/Shook Absorbers
34. The brake, clutch, and acceleration
35. The Bumper Bars
36. The car Doors
37. The Service brake balance and efficiency
38. The Speed governor’s working condition
39. The Speedometer
40. The Wings
41. Trailer Coupling
42. Tyre type, condition, and size
43. Undercarriage
44. Vehicle control and stability
45. Wheel Bearings, Bushes, and Kingpins
46. Wheels
47. Windscreen Wipers/Washes
48. Your vehicle’s windscreen

List of NTSA Inspection Centers

The following are the inspection centres where you can take your vehicle to be inspected.

1. Eldoret inspection center
2. Embu inspection center
3. Garissa inspection center
4. Kakamega inspection center
5. Kericho inspection center
6. Kisi inspection center
7. Kisumu inspection center
8. Kitale inspection center
9. Likoni inspection center
10. Machakos inspection center
11. Meru inspection center
12. Mombasa inspection center
13. Nairobi Area inspection center
14. Nakuru inspection center
15. Nyahururu inspection center
16. Nyeri inspection center
17. Ruaraka inspection center
18. Thika inspection center
19. Voi inspection center

Contacts

If you encounter any difficulties on the portal or recurring problems, visit the NTSA headquarters or contact them through the following addresses.

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