Govt plans road bumps for pre-2000 vehicles

NEW DELHI: Running an older vehicle of pre-2000 make, particularly commercial ones, will soon become more taxing. Such vehicles will have to undergo frequent fitness tests and there will also be about 15-20 fold increase in the fees for both first time registration of diesel/ petrol vehicles and for renewal of their registration. These are some of the disincentives that the government has finalised in its blueprint to push the phasing out of older polluting vehicles. According to different studies, older vehicles are 25 times more polluting as compared to new ones. Sources said old commercial vehicles will be the main focus of voluntary scrapping scheme, which the government is likely to launch in the next three to four months.69572467 Government’s think tank Niti Aayog, which is taking the lead in fast-tracking the policy, has held rounds of consultations. Sources said there will be a carrot and stick policy to give incentive to those who scrap their old vehicles to buy a new one while making it difficult for owners of older vehicles. TOI has learnt that there is a proposal to waive off the registration fee for new vehicles, if the buyer shows a certificate of scrapping his old vehicle. The government will also convince the vehicle manufacturers to offer discounts for new vehicles bought against scrapping certificate.

from Economic Times http://bit.ly/30To8Jh