This service allows individuals or companies to book an appointment at a motor vehicle inspection center and to pay for the inspection of their motor vehicles. This service is provided by the 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 must be 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 in the given time whereby 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 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 vehicles 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 to learn how to help a user apply for the service:
Visit www.irembo.gov.rw and log into your agent account.
A small window will pop up. Fill in both your phone number and your password, then click login.
Click the "new application" icon to start a new application.
Under the Police category, click on Motor Vehicle Inspection.
Select “Motor Vehicle Inspection Appointment” from the drop-down menu.
Click Apply.
Select whether you are applying on behalf of an applicant or company.
If it is an applicant, enter the plate number and the date and location for the appointment. The price will be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.
If it is a company, enter the company code plate number and location and the date of appointment.,
Then click Next.
NOTE: The available slots/dates are provided by the Motor Vehicle Inspection Center after the applicant selects the Inspection center.
Verify that the user’s information is accurate, enter their phone number and/or email address, check the verification box, and click Submit.
A billing Number/ID (88…) will be generated for the user to make payment, Click Pay.
Applicants can choose their preferred mode of payment. For more information about payment modes, click here.
NOTE:
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.
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.
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.
Applicants who fail after the second have to repeat it until they pass the inspection in the given time frame.