Govt makes vehicle fitness test mandatory through Automated Testing Station starting from 2023
04 Feb 2022 17:29:09
New Delhi, February 4: According to the latest draft notification issued by Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, soon, fitness certificates might be mandated for your vehicles. This fitness certification requires your vehicles to be tested by an automated machine.
Similar testing for LMVs and Medium Goods Vehicles is proposed to begin from the 1 June, 2024. The notification states, "Fitness shall be done mandatorily, only through an Automated Testing Station registered in accordance with the rule 175 for recognition, regulation, and control of the automated testing station."
The ministry is seeking public comments and views through the draft notification within thirty days from the publication of the draft in relation to the fitness certification. The draft said, "The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules before the expiry of the aforesaid period only will be considered by the Central Government. "
An Automated Testing Station (ATS) uses mechanical equipment to automate various tests required to check fitness of a vehicle. The requirement will be put in place in a phased manner.
There are separate timelines for the testing of Light Motor Vehicles and Heavy Goods Vehicles. The mandatory testing for heavy vehicles through automated machines will begin from the 1 April, 2023.
Similar testing for LMVs and Medium Goods Vehicles is proposed to begin from the 1 June, 2024. The notification states, "Fitness shall be done mandatorily, only through an Automated Testing Station registered in accordance with the rule 175 for recognition, regulation, and control of the automated testing station."
The draft notification recommends a two-year gap for cars under eight years old and a one-year delay for vehicles older than eight years when renewing the fitness certificate.
The ministry is seeking public comments and views through the draft notification within thirty days from the publication of the draft in relation to the fitness certification. The draft said, "The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules before the expiry of the aforesaid period only will be considered by the Central Government. "