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Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets by lm28469 on Friday March 13, 2020 @09:53AM (#22567235)
> I'm not sure what's so bad east of Poland but I'm not there

It's known for being a bit less strict and a bit more corrupt than the west. At least from what I gathered from my bulgarian, polish and greek friends and from my own experience over there.

Idk where you live but in France we have mandatory vehicle inspections every 2 years and you definitely can't bribe these guys. You'll get fined if you get caught, like everything else. How else would it work, we can't have daily inspections on every single thing that could potentially be made illegal.

I agree with your last point though, but that's the german auto mafia, these guys get away with a lot.

Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets by ahartmetz on Friday March 13, 2020 @12:14PM (#22568463)
> that's the german auto mafia, these guys get away with a lot

Like the most important industries in most countries of the world, sadly.

Re:Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets by listsfrin on Friday March 13, 2020 @10:17AM (#22567389)
We have yearly car inspections ;)