The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide notification dated 5th April, 2022 has issued the Central Motor Vehicles (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2022. The amendment provides that renewal of certificate of fitness in respect of
transport vehicles shall be completed within two years for vehicles up to eight years old and one year for vehicles older than eight years. Fitness shall be done mandatorily, only through a registered Automated Testing Station as under –
- For Heavy Goods Vehicles/Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicles with effect from 01st April 2023 onwards; and
- For Medium Goods Vehicles / Medium Passenger Motor Vehicles and Light Motor vehicles (Transport) with effect from 01st June 2024 onwards”.
