“Central Motor Vehicles Draft amendments Rules have provided that driving licence and pollution control certificates can be carried either in a physical or digital form”
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified draft amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, making FASTags and vehicle tracking system device mandatory for all commercial vehicles (CVs) obtaining a national permit. Driving licence and pollution control certificates can be carried in physical or digital form with mobile application DigiLocker MoRTH said in a statement.
Draft amendments Rules
- Display of the words “National Permit or N/P” in the front and rear of the vehicles in bold letters.
- In case of trailers, the letters “N/P” will have to be inscribed on the rear and left side of the vehicle
- Tankers carrying dangerous or hazardous goods has to be painted in white colour and display the prescribed class label on both the sides and rear of the tanker.
- No fitness certification shall be required at the time of registration for new transport vehicles sold as fully built vehicles.
- Fitness certificate of transport vehicles will be renewed for a period of two years for up to eight-year-old vehicles, and for one year for vehicles older than eight years.
The proposed amendments, to be sent to the Joint Secretary (Transport), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways by August 11.
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