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Govt to hike prices for renewing registration of vehicles older than 15 years from April 1

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: March 14, 2022 16:21 IST

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is all set to hike prices for renewing registration certificates of vehicles older than 15 years from April 1.
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As per an order issued by MoRTH, the new prices are up to eight times more than the current prices and will be applicable from April 2022 across India.
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However, this ruling won’t be applicable in Delhi, where all petrol and diesel powered vehicles older than 15 and 10 years respectively are not applicable for re-registration.
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As per the ruling, from April 1, renewing your 15-year-old car will cost Rs 5,000 as compared with the current rate of Rs 600, while for two-wheelers, the fee is set at Rs 1,000 instead of Rs 300.
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For imported cars, the cost will be Rs 40,000 instead of Rs 15,000. As seen in the pricing, govt is hiking prices for four-wheelers more than eight times the current pricing.
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As for Delhi, the government has given an option to the vehicle owners to convert their 10 years old diesel/ 15 years old petrol vehicles to electric, in case, they wish to ply their vehicles in the NCT of Delhi.
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However, the retro fitment of such vehicles with empanelled electric kits shall have to be got done through agencies approved by the Transport Department.
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DoT has listed six manufacturers from where you can retrofit your old petrol and diesel vehicles that cannot ply on the city roads into electric vehicles.
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Owners of 10-year-old diesel vehicles and 15-year-old vehicles also have a couple of more options apart from retrofitting vehicles with electric kits.
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They can either sell them in other states after obtaining a no objection certificate (NOC) from the transport department or can scrap the vehicle and avail benefits on the new vehicles.
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