Delhi to Ban Fuel Sales for End-of-Life Petrol, Diesel Vehicles from July 1

Delhi will ban the sale of fuel to petrol and diesel vehicles that are older than the permitted age limit, which is 10 years for diesel and 15 years for petrol, as of July 1. The action is a component of a larger initiative to address the city's ongoing air pollution issue. Regardless of where they were registered, owners of these end-of-life vehicles will no longer be able to fill up at petrol stations throughout the capital. Thousands of older cars that are still on city roads are anticipated to be impacted by the measure. As authorities get ready for the rollout, more information about enforcement and penalties is expected to be released soon.

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Fuel stations located throughout Delhi will not be allowed to provide petrol or diesel to vehicles that have exceeded their permitted lifespan, which is more than 15 years for petrol and 10 years for diesel, as of July 1. No matter where they are registered, all such vehicles operating within city limits are subject to this regulation, which was issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). 

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Delhi is installing Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras throughout its refuelling network to detect these kinds of vehicles. The remaining cameras are anticipated to go online by June 30 and are currently operational at 500 of the 520 locations in the city. The VAHAN database will be used by these systems to automatically scan license plates and confirm the age of the vehicle. The system will alert a control centre to initiate enforcement if a vehicle is discovered to be non-compliant.

Under the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) programme, owners of vehicles that have been flagged may have their vehicles impounded or sent to approved scrapping facilities. Refuelling requests for such vehicles must be denied by fuel pumps, and stations that disregard this regulation risk legal action.

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Beginning on November 1, five major NCR cities – Gurugram, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, and Sonipat – will be included in this enforcement model. By the end of October, fuel stations in these regions are required to install ANPR systems. The fuel restrictions will take effect on April 1, 2026, and the remaining NCR region must comply by March 31, 2026.