Dozens of local and national governments worldwide have made clear their intention to drive old, dangerous and polluting cars off the streets for good. It’s just that while some toy with incentives and potential levies for drivers of older cars, India has well and truly declared war on older cars.
As promised a while back, the Delhi government has announced the implementation of a new scheme, which will see millions of motorists lose their cars entirely. The new legislation – Guidelines for Scrapping of Motor Vehicles in Delhi, 2018 – states that all petrol, CNG and Diesel cars older than 15 years must be scrapped.
The new instruction applies not only to cars in use on public roads, but also vehicles parked in public places or left abandoned. At the time of scrapping, the scrap value of the car – in accordance with current scrap metal values – will be paid to the owner of the car.
In addition, the vehicles must be scrapped only at licensed and registered yards, which are able to responsibly dispose of any materials and fluids that cannot be recycled.
Unsurprisingly, the initiative has drawn praise and criticism in equally high volumes. Environmental campaigners and public health groups have applauded the measure, stating it necessary for the greater good of the country. Many of India’s towns and cities suffer from the worst air pollution levels in the world, which directly contributes to thousands of avoidable deaths every year.
At the opposite end of the scale, critics argue that the move will simply penalise those who are unbale to afford new cars. Millions of poorer households and motorists across India will be forced to surrender their vehicles, with no specific incentives in place to help buy a newer model. Hence, they will be left with no transportation and a relatively modest scrap payment.
Still, it’s not as if India is alone in its plans to rid the streets of older vehicles once and for all. Though nothing has been set in stone in the UK, there’s on-going talk of initiatives to ban both older cars and all diesel cars from the roads within the next decades or so. Even with all the incentives in the world, this isn’t likely to come as welcome news for millions of British motorists, should it go ahead as expected.
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