Registration of vehicle

The commercial vehicle operators have finally heaved a sigh of relief as the Jammu and Kashmir administration has nodded for the vehicles older than 15 years to ply on road and the national highways. The Transport Department said that vehicles older than 15 years will now be permitted to operate on the roads in the twin capital cities of the Union territory.

The government has amended its decision to dispose of vehicles older than 15 years but still plying on roads. After new amendments, the registration of commercial vehicles in Srinagar and Jammu cities will now be valid for 20 years and in other districts of the Union Territory, the registration of such vehicles will be valid for 25 years.

Similarly, the private vehicles can also be operated after its life comes to an end in 15 years by applying for certificate of fitness and renewal of registration. The order has also been issued by the Transport Department, in which it has been said that on the basis of this decision taken in the meeting of the State Administrative Council held on January 29, the relief has been provided to the owners possessing vehicles whose life has exceeded 15 years. All the commercial vehicles will now be off roads after 20 years instead of 15 years and those vehicles whose registration certificate has completed 15 years period, can extend its validity for another five years.

Except Jammu and Srinagar cities, the commercial vehicles operating in other districts of the Union Territory will have a validity period of 25 years and the validity period can be extended in two phases comprising a period of five years each. The owners of commercial vehicles will now have to obtain a fitness certificate from the Transport Department after every six months,” they said, adding that no time period has been prescribed for private vehicles. Notably, earlier the government had fixed a period of 15 years for private vehicles which was later extended to five years. All private vehicles can ply on the road as long as they are fit. For this, vehicle owners will have to apply to extend the registration period validity of the vehicle by obtaining the fitness certificate from time to time from the Transport Department. This means that registration of the passenger/commercial vehicles between 15 to 25 years can be renewed on producing fitness certificates after every six months.