Vehicles older than 15 years banned in Delhi

[manu1991]

Hehe! But how will he get that old alto to scrap regtered /transferred in his name?

Probably buy when it’s 14.5 years old and then scrap. Not sure what the total benefit in that case would be

 

[Sushubh]

this reminds me. earlier this week, i saw a maruti 800 driving around in my local market. one of the old models. not the one where only glass lifted at the back which is from the 80s. but one of the designs after that. it would definitely have been more than 25 years old. can't be road legal by any chance. but it was still in such a great condition... was amazed.

 

[manu1991]

what i am confused about is how center is planning to introduce a yearly green tax as low as 3-4K per year to allow these vehicles to continue running. and delhi government is planning to fine 10k and forcefully scrap old vehicles.

not to mention, how absurd is this policy in a country like ours. in usa, it is fairly common for people to own and drive vehicles that are 20-30 years old. most people actually buy second hand vehicles that have 1-2L miles on odo. people restore old vehicles and drive them on the road. but here in a poor country like india... they decide to make 10/15 year old vehicles illegal. reddit threads on cars are usually quite fun to read. people own vehicles that have done 10L miles and these cars are still running fine.

The harsh truth is that a city like Delhi doesn’t have space for the amount of cars (currently) and those projected to grow in the next 10 years. This is pretty much a norm in small very dense cities - very few people own cars in Singapore, London, Paris, New York etc through forced disincentives like huge taxes, high parking fees etc etc. The correct solution of course is to improve public transport to the level that it’s a viable option to get to anywhere in the city, but that’s easier said than done

 

[Jonas]

Population roko bhai. Give rewards for having less children.

 

[manu1991]

That’s what some people think the government is doing through the vaccines

 

[SVK]

in usa, it is fairly common for people to own and drive vehicles that are 20-30 years old. most people actually buy second hand vehicles that have 1-2L miles on odo. people restore old vehicles and drive them on the road. but here in a poor country like india... they decide to make 10/15 year old vehicles illegal. reddit threads on cars are usually quite fun to read. people own vehicles that have done 10L miles and these cars are still running fine.

I think climate, clean fuel and good roads increases life of vehicles in USA and European countries.
Once while I was traveling by cab, driver told never buy used car from Mumbai, as Mumbai weather affects vehicle's metal parts and it rusts sooner compared to other cities.

 

[unAadhaarit]

What's the carbon footprint of ... a new car?

Making a new car creates as much carbon pollution as driving it, so it's often better to keep your old banger on the road than to upgrade to a greener model.

In other words, even more than with most items, the manufacture of a car causes ripples that extend throughout the economy. To give just one simple example among millions, the assembly plant uses phones and they in turn had to be manufactured, along with the phone lines that transmit the calls. The ripples go on and on for ever. Attempts to capture all these stages by adding them up individually are doomed from the outset to result in an underestimate, because the task is just too big.

 

[Tejas01]

Prime Minister Modi Launches The Voluntary Automotive Scrappage Policy In India

Launched at the Investor Summit in Gujarat, the vehicle scrappage policy aims to reduce the import of scrap and raw materials, while also help to decongest public roads from polluting vehicles.

www.carandbike.com

A vehicle will not be scrapped just because it is old. Fitness tests will be conducted at scrappage centres and only after that will it be scrapped, that too, as per scientific methods,”

 

[Sushubh]

so i can keep my petrol i10 after 15 years?

 

[manu1991]

Most of these policies don’t apply to Delhi NCR since the NGT ruling there is applied which is strictly 10/15 years for petrol/diesel cars without any exception