As of January 1, the Delhi government has announced that all diesel vehicles older than ten years will be deregistered!
Government Will Deregister All Diesel Vehicles!
The judgement was made in response to the National Green Tribunal’s directives, which were released in 2016 and set forth standards for registering diesel vehicles older than 10 years and gasoline vehicles older than 15 years.
The National Green Tribunal ordered that all diesel vehicles above the age of ten years be deregistered. It also stated that vehicles older than 15 years should be deregistered as soon as possible.
The transportation department announced on Tuesday that it had deregistered many automobiles following the tribunal’s instructions. However, it stated that a fresh batch of automobiles had gotten older than 10 years in the interim.
“In all other cases, the only recourse would be to scrap the vehicles which are more than 10 years old [diesel] and 15 years old [petrol],” the order said.
The Overall Plan To Roll Out Vehicle Scrappage Policy
Also, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) released a draft notification proposing a hike in the registration certificate (RC) renewal fees for 15-year-old vehicles.
According to the note, starting from October 1, 2021, RC renewal for such vehicles would be more costly. The government’s overall strategy is to implement a comprehensive vehicle scrappage policy.
According to the proposal, you may have to pay Rs 5,000 to renew the registration of your car that is more than 15 years old, which is nearly eight times the current charge.
The hike does not apply only to private cars, but also to commercial vehicles. A fitness renewal certificate for a 15-year-old bus/truck could cost as much as Rs 12,500, whereas three-RC wheelers could cost as little as Rs 2,500.
Similarly, the cost for renewing an old bike’s registration will be Rs 1,000, up from the existing fee of Rs 300. The cost of obtaining a fitness renewal certificate for a bus or truck older than 15 years will be Rs 12,500, almost 21 times the current cost.
The proposal also notes that failure to renew private vehicle registration will result in a monthly penalty of Rs 300 to Rs 500, whereas failure to renew a commercial vehicle’s fitness certificate will result in a daily penalty of Rs 50.
Stakeholders have been given a 30-day deadline to provide input on the ministry’s proposal.
A no-objection certificate for diesel vehicles less than 10 years old and petrol vehicles up to 15 years old might be provided anywhere in the country, according to the transportation department, except regions designated as “restricted areas” by the National Green Tribunal.
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