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Flanders is pressing ahead with plans to abolish mandatory technical inspections when used cars are sold, despite figures showing that almost one in five vehicles inspected last year had serious defects.<\/p>

A petition backed by 15,752 signatures has failed to secure an immediate reversal, while new documents raise questions about whether the reform's environmental impact was assessed beforehand.<\/p>

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