The Delhi government has made a big announcement that from July 1, 2025, vehicles older than the prescribed age will not be allowed to get petrol and diesel in Delhi. That is, if your diesel vehicle is older than 10 years or a petrol vehicle is older than 15 years, then it will not get fuel at the petrol pump. The government has almost completed the preparations to implement this rule.
What is this new rule?
In fact, in April 2025, the ‘Commission for Air Quality Management’ (CAQM) had directed the Delhi government to stop giving fuel to all ‘End of Life’ (EOL), i.e., vehicles that have crossed the prescribed age from July 1. In this, a time limit of 10 years has been set for diesel vehicles and 15 years for petrol vehicles.
Special cameras will be installed at petrol pumps.
An order has been given to install Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras at all petrol and CNG pumps in Delhi by June 30. These cameras will identify how old the vehicle is by reading the number plate. If a vehicle is found to be older than the prescribed time limit, it will not be given fuel. And legal action can also be taken under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1989.
Transport Department’s Notice
The Delhi Transport Department has said in a public notice that if a vehicle is identified as an old vehicle by camera or any other surveillance system, it will not get fuel. Apart from this, the vehicle owner will either have to get an NOC (No Objection Certificate) for that vehicle so that it can be taken out of NCR, or it will have to be scrapped.
How far has the camera installation been done?
According to an official of the Transport Department, till now cameras have been installed at almost all petrol and CNG pumps. Only 10-15 pumps are left where this work is pending. There are a total of about 400 petrol pumps and 160 CNG stations in Delhi.
Technical problems also came to the fore.
A representative of the Delhi Petrol Dealers Association said that cameras have been installed, but there are some logistical problems. As soon as the camera reads the number plate of the overage vehicle and an alert comes on the speaker, the vehicle is already filled with fuel. A meeting will also be held with the transport department this week on this issue.
Old orders of the court
The foundation of this rule has already been laid by the court. In 2018, the Supreme Court banned diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years in Delhi. At the same time, in 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) also banned the parking of vehicles older than 15 years in public places.
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