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Govt Raises Vehicle Fitness Test Fees By Upto 10 Times
The Vehicle fitness test fees have been increased by up to 10 times across the country. This was aimed at removing older and unsafe vehicles from the indian roads. These updated Vehicle fitness test fees are effective immediately under the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (Fifth Amendment).
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is taking all the necessary steps to remove vehicles that are more than 15 years old. Before the amendment, it was only applicable for those older than 15 years. From now on, even cars that are 10 years old come under the new rule and must pay higher charges.
The Government has also introduced new age categories for vehicles. The vehicles that are 10-15 years old come under the first category, vehicles that are 15-20 years old in the second, and the third category consists of vehicles that are more than 20 years old.
Vehicles include two-wheelers, three-wheelers, quadricycles, LMV, Medium and Heavy goods/passenger vehicles. The highest increase was for commercial vehicles that are 20 years old. Before the amendment, the charges for their fitness test were only 2500 rupees, but from now on, the charges will be 25,000 rupees per vehicle.
For 20-year-old medium commercial vehicles, the charges were 1,800, but now they will be 20,000 rupees. LMVs that are older than 20 years will have to pay 15,000, three-wheelers will have to pay 7,000, and for two-wheelers it will be 2,000.
New Vehicle Fitness Test Fees
| Vehicle Category | Previous Fee | 10-15 years | 15-20 years | 20+years |
| Two Wheelers | 600 | 400 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Three Wheelers | 400-600 | 600 | 3,000 | 7,000 |
| LMV | 1000 | 600 | 5,000 | 15,000 |
| Medium | 1,800 | 1000 | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| Heavy/Commercial | 2,500 | 1000 | 12,500 | 25,000 |
The Government wants to phase out all the vehicles that are more than 20 years old. These strict amendments will make people switch to alternatives like EVs, hybrids and CNG vehicles. The Emissions norms are also strictly monitored, and they are planning to implement BS7 by 2027, which will be based on the Euro 7 emission standards. India aims to cut carbon emissions by 1 billion tons by the end of 2030.
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