Vehicle fitness certificate renewal could get easier

The road transport ministry, Government of India, has put up a proposal, which will allow vehicle owners to renew fitness certificates for their vehicles anywhere in the country irrespective of the city or town they are registered in.

According to the proposal, an inspecting officer other than the inspecting officer in the office of registering can issue a fitness certificate if the necessary tests are conducted by him. The inspection result has to be uploaded on a portal and a hard copy has to be sent to the registering authority within 15 days. The driver of the vehicle will also get a copy of the report.

Authorities can tally the driver’s copy of the report with the report available on the portal and verify its genuineness.

This step will come as a relief for vehicle owners as they will not have to travel to any particular location to get their vehicle’s fitness certificate renewed. At present, these certificates are renewable only by inspectors of government-approved facilities in states where the vehicle is registered.

Long-haul truck owners are likely to benefit most from this move. The ministry has claimed that it has received complaints from truck owners and vehicle operators regarding the harassment they face while obtaining fitness certificates while the vehicles are in other states.

Source: ET Auto