The Delhi NCR is cracking down on old diesel and petrol cars – Automatic de-registration will render their scrap. It has been a long time coming, and now it’s coming to a head. Simultaneously, Haryana Police initiated public awareness campaigns in anticipation of the possibility of banning specific vehicles from NCR highways. The plan included diesel automobiles that were more than ten years old, as well as petrol vehicles that were more than fifteen years old.
The plan has been around for a while, with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) laying the framework in 2015. The final orders have been issued after the ideas have been tabled several times.
In a foreshadowing statement to this month’s government statement on long-distance driving, it was suggested that those with 10-year-old diesel vehicles could do the long-distance drive. However, it remains to be seen whether the do-gooder suggestion can be accomplished.
Owners of older models could always convert them to electric models by retrofitting them. Even so, it’s a tall order to convert a vehicle to an electric-powered model.
When there are so many capable new electric cars in the market, why would someone spend money on a vehicle that is deemed old?
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Shift vehicle registration from NCR
The vehicles will be de-registered because they are no longer allowed to drive on NCR streets. That isn’t to say that vehicles that meet the requirements can’t be registered elsewhere. It is recommended that vehicle owners sell or transfer their registration outside of the NCR.
Vehicle owners who find themselves in possession of such a vehicle have three months to complete their business. This must be completed between December 3, 2021, and March 3, 2022. Such cars will not be allowed on the NCR under any circumstances. The car will be impounded by designated checking teams if such an offense has been committed.
Delhi’s policy on scrappage
On this front, residents of the NCR are in a bit of a jam. Other judgments have stated that a vehicle that has been out of service for more than a certain amount of time can nonetheless be re-registered if it has a valid fitness certificate.
However, in the National Capital Region, this option is not available because automobiles are required to be deregistered automatically. This will also strengthen Delhi’s scrappage policy, which has been in place since 2018. One of several new laws created in the previous decade to tackle excessive pollution levels is prohibiting older automobiles from driving on highways.