He added, “Subsequently, the Transport department... had ordered for allotment of communal bid ‘DLVA’ for vintage vehicles. (Express File Photo)
Taking enactment of alleged harassment being faced by vintage car owners from agencies enforcing anti-pollution norms successful the Capital, L-G V K Saxena connected Tuesday asked them to desist from impounding and scrapping specified vehicles.
The L-G Secretariat, portion penning to the commissioners of the Transport Department and Municipal Corporation of Delhi to desist from impounding and scrapping bonafide vintage vehicles, besides asked them to guarantee that their enforcement wings bash not instrumentality coercive enactment against specified vehicles registered nether the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of India (MoRTH).
“Acting connected a practice made by the Heritage Motoring Club of India, highlighting that their vehicles are being impounded by the authorities and requesting clarificatory orders successful this regard, the L-G had asked his Secretariat to contented due directions,” an authoritative said.
“It is evident from the practice that MoRTH, vide notification dated 15.07.21, has issued enabling provisions for registration of vehicles which are 50 years aged oregon much arsenic vintage vehicles,” Saxena wrote.
He added, “Subsequently, the Transport department… had ordered for allotment of communal bid ‘DLVA’ for vintage vehicles… Now, guidelines… person been issued by the section connected the ground of which end-of-life vehicles are impounded by assorted agencies and scrapped astatine scrapping facilities by authorised scrappers.”
Saxena expressed interest regarding coercive enactment and impounding of vintage vehicles, directing “registration of antique cars/vehicles arsenic vintage vehicles taxable to fulfilment of conditions”.