Nitin Gadkari says MoRTH has formalised registration process of Vintage Motor Vehicles in India

The minister in a series of tweets said the new rules aim to preserve and promote the heritage of vintage vehicles and will provide hassle-free processing while registering new vehicles and retention of old numbers for already registered vehicles.

July 16, 2021 / 21:53 IST

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Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on July 16 said that the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has formalised the registration process of Vintage Motor Vehicles in India.

The minister in a series of tweets said the new rules aim to preserve and promote the heritage of vintage vehicles and will provide hassle-free processing while registering new vehicles and retention of old numbers for already registered vehicles.

While the MoRTH has not yet published the new rules on its website, the ministry had in November last year published a draft for a new set of rules for vintage vehicles, those over 50 years old.

In its draft, MoRTH had proposed that the issue of a new certificate will cost the owner Rs 20,000 per car and will be valid for a period of 10 years. Subsequently, the renewal of said registration will cost the owner an additional Rs 5,000.

According to the draft, vintage cars will now sport a new registration format in the 10-digit alphanumeric format that all new vehicles in India receive.

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Nitin Gadkari says MoRTH has formalised registration process of Vintage Motor Vehicles in India

The minister in a series of tweets said the new rules aim to preserve and promote the heritage of vintage vehicles and will provide hassle-free processing while registering new vehicles and retention of old numbers for already registered vehicles.

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Nitin Gadkari says MoRTH has formalised registration process of Vintage Motor Vehicles in India

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