Steep hike in private ICE vehicle registration fees proposed

In order to boost the buying and use of electric vehicles in the personal passenger vehicle segment in future, the government is proposing a steep hike in the fees for issue and renewal of registration of private vehicles powered by ICE (internal Combustion Engine).

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has issued a draft notification for amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules.  

The government has also proposed hike in fitness test for vehicle beyond 15 years. But one must keep in mind that as per a Supreme Court as well as National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, private petrol vehicles have a life of 15 years, while diesel vehicles have a life of 10 years in the entire National Capital Region (NCR).

The NCR comprises the entire territory of Delhi and urban areas of neighboring states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Uttar Pradesh cities include Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Baghpat, Hapur and Shamli. In Haryana, the cities include Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Nuh, Rohtak, Sonipat, Rewari, Jhajjar, Panipat, Palwal, Jind and Karnal. In Rajasthan the cities include Alwar and Bharatpur. Thus, in these cities the Supreme Court ban is in effect.

As for the rest of India, beyond 15 years, the vehicles can continue to ply, as per the respective state government norms, provided the vehicle undergoes a fitness test.

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      PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE FOR REGISTRATION OF PRIVATE                                                                           VEHICLES

PROPOSED FEE STRUCTURE FOR CONDUCTING TESTS FOR RENEWAL OF FITNESS CERTIFICATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES UP TO 15 YEARS

The notification also provides that newly purchased motor vehicles will be exempted from the payment of fees for the purpose of issue of registration certificate and assignment of new registration mark subject to condition that the motor vehicle is presented for the registration along with the SCRAPPING CERTIFICATE of the previously owned vehicle of same category issued by the authorised scrapping centre/agency and the scrapping certificate has not been utilised for any other such cases in past.