How to scrap an old car: Here're RTO rules for scrapping, deregistration

Nitin Gadkari says people opting for scrapping should get a discount on new vehicles

Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways on Wednesday said that people scraping their old vehicles help in increasing the revenue of auto companies and should thereby get discounts for new purchases.

Addressing the 62nd annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Gadkari added, that a discount of Rs 50,000- Rs 1 lakh can be given for big vehicles like trucks or buses and the amount can be less for smaller vehicles, further adding that it can serve as an incentive to get vehicles scrapped.

In January 2022, the Delhi government issued a notice directing