New Delhi: The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has increased the fees for vehicle fitness tests, especially for vehicles older than 20 years. This comes only a few months after the government raised renewal charges for old vehicles. The idea behind the new rules, issued on 11 November, is to slowly remove very old and polluting vehicles from the roads.

MoRTH has now created three age groups for fitness tests, 10 to 15 years, 15 to 20 years, and above 20 years. Earlier, commercial vehicles moved into a higher fee category only after 15 years, but now this will start at 10 years. This means more commercial vehicles will come under strict checks and higher fees.

What Are the Revised Charges

For light motor vehicles (LMVs) that are more than 20 years old, the fitness renewal

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