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What Happens If You Don't Scrap an Overage Vehicle?
An old vehicle does not have to be scrapped simply because it has crossed a particular age. For a private vehicle, the initial registration is generally valid for 15 years, after which renewal is possible subject to the applicable requirements. The Vehicle S Scrappage Policy focuses on fitness and registration ...
Read More →Documents Required for Vehicle Scrapping in India: A Complete Checklist (2026)
Your car is eligible for scrapping when its registration can no longer be renewed, when it fails a fitness test, or when you choose to surrender it. Age is a trigger, not the test. The check that actually decides it is the VAHAN record. A clean record with no loan, ...
Read More →Vehicle Scrappage Eligibility Criteria: Is Your Car Eligible in 2026?
Your car is eligible for scrapping when its registration can no longer be renewed, when it fails a fitness test, or when you choose to surrender it. Age is a trigger, not the test. The check that actually decides it is the VAHAN record. A clean record with no loan, ...
Read More →What Is an Authorised Car Scrapping Facility (RVSF)?
An authorised car scrapping facility, officially a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF), is a government-licensed centre permitted to dismantle and recycle end-of-life vehicles. It is the only kind of facility that can legally deregister your vehicle and issue a valid scrapping certificate. Because it is integrated with VAHAN, the national ...
Read More →Vehicle Scrappage Policy in India: Rules, Process, and Certificate Value
India's vehicle scrappage framework sets out how certain vehicles are tested for fitness, identified for end-of-life processing and scrapped through authorised facilities. It also connects the vehicle's registration record with its scrapping and recycling records, creating a formal process for vehicles that can no longer continue under the applicable requirements. ...
Read More →What Is a Certificate of Deposit (CD)?
A Certificate of Deposit (CD) in vehicle scrappage is a digital document issued when a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility records the scrapping of an eligible vehicle. Unlike a bank deposit, it does not earn interest or mature. Instead, it represents the incentives linked to the scrapped vehicle that can be ...
Read More →What Is a PUC Certificate?
A PUC certificate, short for Pollution Under Control certificate, is the document that records your vehicle's tailpipe emission readings and confirms they sit within the limits set for its category. It is issued at an authorised testing centre. Every petrol, diesel, CNG, and LPG vehicle on Indian roads needs a ...
Read More →What Is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)?
Extended Producer Responsibility, or EPR, is a policy principle that makes the producer of a product responsible for what happens to it after the customer is finished with it. In India it is enforced through rules notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. It applies to producers, ...
Read More →What Is an End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV)?
An end-of-life vehicle, or ELV, is a vehicle that can no longer be legally registered or driven and is set for deregistration and scrapping. The ELV full form is exactly that, and the status attaches to the vehicle's record rather than to its condition. It matters because it decides what ...
Read More →What Is MoRTH?
MoRTH is the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. It is the Union ministry of the Government of India responsible for national highways, road transport policy, and the rules that govern every registered vehicle in the country. For a vehicle owner, MoRTH is the source of the rules your RTO ...
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