Guidelines for handling end-of-life vehicles in Delhi: Check fines, new rules
The government has classified the release of seized vehicles into two categories: those who want to move their vehicle out of Delhi-NCR and those who want to park the vehicle in private spaces that are not shared.
New Delhi: The Delhi government on Tuesday issued new handling guidelines car wrecks (ELVs) in public places. The government has decided to discourage the use of end-of-life vehicles hefty fines for owners of seized vehicles. For four-wheelers, a fine of Rs 10,000 will be imposed, while two-wheeler owners will have to pay a fine of Rs 5,000. These fines must be paid before release seized vehicles. According to the policy guidelinesthe owners will have to submit an undertaking that the vehicle will not be used or parked in any public place and will be removed from the jurisdiction of Delhi. The aim is to gradually remove old and polluting vehicles from the national capital and ensure proper disposal and recycling of end-of-life vehicles.
It stated that continuous enforcement action should be taken to gradually remove such vehicles from public spaces in the national capital and daily reports would be sent to the Environment Department for further submission to the national authorities. Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM).
The government has divided the release process of seized vehicles into two categories: those who want it move their vehicle out of Delhi-NCR and those who want it park the vehicle in private spaces that are not shared parking spaces.
The policy also includes provisions for people who want to park their end-of-life vehicles. If the vehicle is seized for the first time, owners must provide documents, including a registration certificate, to secure its release. Owners will be required to provide an undertaking that the vehicle will not be parked or parked in a public place as per the policy.
When parking within a residential complex, the owners will have to produce proof of private parking spaces issued by the RWA or a concerned authority.
“As far as driving and parking of wrecked vehicles are concerned in public places in NCT of Delhi, once it is seized for the first time, it can be released on the submission of an undertaking that the vehicle will not be operated or parked in any public place within the territory of Delhi and shall be removed from the city…,” the guidelines said.
“In case of a four-wheeler, a fine of Rs 10,000 along with towing charges and parking charges, as mentioned in the Delhi Maintenance and Management of Parking Places Rules, 2019, will be charged before releasing such ELVs. In case of a two-wheeler, a fine of Rs 5,000 along with towing and parking charges as mentioned in the Parking Rules 2019 will be charged…,” the report said.
According to the guidelines, end-of-life vehicles seized for the second time and transport vehicles running on diesel and older than ten years should not be released. The application for release of a vehicle must be submitted together with the necessary documents within three weeks after the vehicle is seized. An online platform will be developed for this, the report said.
According to the guidelines, seized vehicles will be scrapped in three scenarios: failure to submit an application for release within three weeks of the vehicle's seizure, rejection of the submitted application for release and seizure of the same for the second time vehicle.
All scrap value should be paid only through digital mode into the bank account in the name of the vehicle owner, within 15 days of the vehicle being accepted by the scrapping facility for registered vehicles, it added.
The transportation department will also create an online platform to facilitate a hassle-free process between the enforcement agency, the scrapping facility and vehicle owners.