Central Motor Vehicles Rules Amended To Incorporate Special Provision For Registration Of Vintage Motor Vehicles

The Union Government amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules to incorporate special provisions for registration of vintage motor vehicles.

The amended Rules defines 'Vintage Motor Vehicle' as any vehicle classified under vintage vehicle category as defined in this order for L1 and L2 categories (two-wheeler) and M1 category (four-wheeler), which is more than fifty years old from the date of first registration after first sale including any vehicle imported into India. This is subject to the condition that such vehicle should be maintained in its original form and should not have undergone any substantial overhaul, which includes any modification in chassis or body shell or engine.

An application for registration shall be accompanied by,- (i) a policy of insurance; (ii) appropriate fee as specified in rule 81; (iii) Bill of Entry in the case of imported vintage motor vehicles;and (iv) old Registration Certificate in case of already registered vehicle in India. Fee for registration and issue of certificate of registration for Vintage Motor Vehicles is Twenty Thousand and that for Re-registration/ Renewal is five thousand.

A registration mark consisting of the letters "XX VA YY ****" will be allotted to the owners who register the vehicle. VA stands for Vintage, XX stands for State code, YY will be a two letter series and **** is a number from 0001 to 9999 allotted by State Registering Authority.

The certificate of registration shall be valid for a period of ten years and shall be renewable for subsequent five years thereafter. The rules also provides that Vintage Motor Vehicles shall not be driven or plied on the roads for regular purposes and shall not be used for any commercial purposes whatsoever. 

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