The revised fees do not include Goods and Services Tax (GST). Vehicles older than 15 years can be re-registered, but only up to 20 years from their original registration date.
The central government has announced a massive hike in the renewal fee for motor vehicles older than 20 years. Its aim is to promote clean options. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Thursday issued a notification finalizing the Central Motor Vehicles (Third Amendment) Rules, 2025, which has almost doubled the renewal fee for all categories. The cost of renewal of registration certificate has increased sharply under the new rules.
| New renewal fee for old motor vehicle | ||
| Vehicle Type | New renewal fee | Old renewal fee |
| Motorcycle | Rs 2,000 | Rs 1,000 |
| Three-Wheeler/Quadricycle | Rs 5,000 | Rs 3,500 |
| Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) | Rs 10,000 | Rs 5,000 |
| Imported two or three-wheeler | Rs 20,000 | Rs 10,000 |
| Imported four-wheeler or more | Rs 80,000 | Rs 40,000 |
| Other Vehicles | Rs 12,000 | , |
The revised fees do not include Goods and Services Tax (GST). Vehicles older than 15 years can be re-registered, but only after 20 years from their original registration date. The price hike is linked to the government’s comprehensive vehicle scrappage policy, which aims to gradually replace old vehicles with new models that meet modern safety and emission standards.
The amendment comes just days after the Supreme Court ordered authorities in Delhi-NCR not to take coercive action against owners of petrol vehicles older than 15 years and diesel vehicles older than 10 years. The decision provided temporary relief to vehicle owners after the Delhi government briefly banned refuelling of such vehicles in July.
The ban on old vehicles in the capital region has been in place since 2014, when the National Green Tribunal (NGT) imposed a ban on vehicles older than 15 years, followed by a ban on diesel vehicles older than 10 years in 2015. In 2018, the Supreme Court upheld the ban and termed such vehicles as ‘end-of-life’.
