Registration Process for Vintage Motor Vehicles Formalised
Source : PIB
Government Policies

What is discussed under Registration Process for Vintage Motor Vehicles Formalised ?

1. About the News
2. Reason for Amendment
3. Salient Features

Why in News ?

Ministerof Road Transport and Highways with an aim to preserve and promote the heritage of vintage vehicles, the registration process of Vintage Motor Vehicles has been formalised.

Key Facts

• No existing rules for regulating the process of registration across different states for Vintage Vehicle
• The new rules shall provide a hassle-free process along with salient features such as retention of old number for already registered vehicles and a “VA” series (Unique Registration Mark) for fresh registrations.
• Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended CMVR 1989 formalising the registration process of vintage motor vehicles.
• Reason for Amendment : This is aimed at preserving and promoting the heritage of old vehicles in India.

Salient Features

• Definition of Vintage Motor Vehicles
  • All 2/4 wheelers, 50+ years old, maintained in their original form and which have not undergone any substantial

    

    overhaul, shall be defined as Vintage Motor Vehicles.

• Application Procedure
  • Application for registration/re-registration shall be made as per Form 20
  • Also shall be accompanied by an insurance policy, fee, bill of Entry in case of imported vehicles, and old RC in case of an already registered vehicle in India.
  • The State Registering Authority shall issue a certificate of registration as per Form 23A, within 60 days.
• Registration
  • Vehicles already registered can retain their original Registration Mark.
  • For fresh registration, registration mark will be assigned as “XX VA YY*”, where VA stands for vintage, XX stands for State Code, YY will be a two-letter series and “8” is a number from 0001 to 9999 allotted by the State Registering Authority.
  • Fees for a new registration – Rs. 20,000 and subsequent re-registration – Rs. 5,000.
• Condition
  • Vintage motor vehicles shall not be driven on roads for regular/commercial purposes.

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