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Aiming To Renew 15 Years Old Car? Owners To Pay 8 Times More From April. Check Details

The charges of registration renewal of a 15-year-old car will cost Rs 5,000 compared to the current fee of Rs 600

New Delhi: Looking to renew your 15 year old car next year? Get ready to pay almost eight times more than what you currently pay. According to the notification from the road transport and highways ministry, vehicle owners will have to shell out Rs 5,000 for renewal of registration of the cars older than 15 years, as per the Business Standard report.

This new rule is part of the government's overall plan to roll out the National Automobile Scrappage Policy. As per the notification, renewal of certificate of fitness for a bus or truck older than 15 years will cost nearly eight times higher charges than owners of the commercial vehicles currently pay.

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How much you have to pay from next year?

Implemented from April 2021, the charges of registration renewal of a 15-year-old car will cost Rs 5,000 compared to the current fee of Rs 600. While the charges of registration renewal of old bikes would be Rs 1,000 compared to the current fee of Rs 300.

Similarly, in order to get fitness renewal certificate for a 15 year-plus bus or truck would cost Rs 12,500 from the current fee of Rs 1,500; while in the case of medium goods or passenger motor vehicle, it would cost Rs 10,000.

Renewal of registration for imported bikes and cars will cost Rs 10,000 and Rs 40,000, respectively. According to the notification, these rules may be called the Central Motor Vehicles (23rd Amendment) Rules, 2021, and shall come into force with effect from April 1, 2022.

The notification said an additional fee of Rs 50 for each day of delay after the expiry of certificate of fitness shall be levied. It also said an additional fee of Rs 200 shall be levied if the certificate of registration is a smart card-type issue.

What happens in case of delay in renewal?

In case of any delay in applying for renewal, you will have to pay an additional fee of Rs 300 for delay of every month in case of private vehicles and Rs 500 for delay of every month in case of commercial vehicles shall be levied.

Mandatory fitness testing for heavy commercial vehicles is likely to be in force from April 1, 2023, and the same will be in place in a phased manner for other categories from June 1, 2024.

This is in line with the National Automobile Scrappage Policy launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August this year,

 

 

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