RMV Will Let Private Garages Issue Your Fitness Certificate — Trust or Rubber Stamp?

RMV is moving away from government inspectors and letting owners get their fitness certificate from department-approved private garages, with applications already open for garage owners who want in. The idea is to cut queues and speed things up, but traffic police have long said some garages already issue certificates without even popping the bonnet, especially for buses and lorries under the current provincial system. Supporters say a short list of accredited garages beats weeks of RMV queues and gives small garages new income. Critics say "approved" doesn't mean "honest" — once money changes hands between an owner and a garage with no RMV officer watching, the incentive is to pass everything, not fail the few that matter. Have you dealt with a fitness test garage that barely looked at the vehicle, or one that actually did its job properly? Tell us which garages you'd actually trust with this. ඔයාගේ වාහනේ fitness certificate එක හරියට check කරලද දුන්නේ, නැත්නම් මුදල් දීපු ගමන් අත්සන දාලද?