Government Proposes Fitness Tests For Private Vehicles

[visran]

This is just another source of " under the table income" for babus & mantris. Before checking private cars, these babus & mantris should do a 'Self-Worthiness Test', I am sure 99% will fail .

If the rule is implemented our govt employees will get an additional source of income

 

[Akash1886]

Reviving an old thread buddies.

Firstly in India, Understandably "Fitness Test" is a gimmick just like "Driving Test". But a very important question is that why are majority of Indian car owners not paying personal attention towards their vehicles and always depend on an external agencies "credible certification" for their vehicles?

It is just like doing a regular health check up. When people are so concerned about their health than why most owners are casual towards the concerns related to their cars?

Attitude of Indian owners towards cars:

If the car has a fused bulb, still its driven.

If the car has a broken lamp still its driven.

If the car is emitting smoke, it can be driven.

If the ORVM is broken, let it be.

If the door is not closing, bang it 10 times but let it be.

A wiper is not working, Its OK, at-least other one is working.

Bumper is broken, its ok, tie it with a rope.

The list is endless. I very well know what it takes to acquire a "Valid Fitness Certificate". But, if on a scale on 10 we accurately and with actual parameters we ever judge then at-least 70-80% vehicles will fail.

We all are so informed, talk of reducing carbon footprints, but how? Automobiles are a major source in increasing carbon footprints in India. This whole gimmick of "Fitness Certificate" is sham.

The day car owners become equally pro-active towards their car's health as they are for their own health then these external certifications and laws won't be required.

A thought I would like to put across "When we as humans can't bear illness/ hurt then just think about a car's health in the same way". We all can vocally address our pain but cars can't". They simply can't!

Love your cars the way you love your family!

Regards

Akash

 

[BoltFromTheBlue]

Re: Govt proposes fitness tests for private vehicles.

yeah like commercial people get their fitness test most of the trucks and buses and even commercial cars emits a lot of smoke. these things are done just on papers not in real life.

very well said. One bad commercial vehicle is emitting smoke of 10 bad private cars !!! and the governament is

 

[jithinmjose]

But government still haven't provided subsidy for electric cars. Govt is playing two sides of coin with emission problems. Give subsidy for electric if emission is taken seriously. Still dreaming of the day elon musk opens a showroom in India. That's the day I'm waiting.

 

[allhyundaicars]

Re: Govt proposes fitness tests for private vehicles.

very well said. One bad commercial vehicle is emitting smoke of 10 bad private cars !!! and the governament is

They have even made mandatory checks for cng commercial vehicles. We have one and they check the quality of the cylinder and other things related. Don't know what they do but they took 5600 rs for one vehicles and in return they fix a plate with validity of 3 years without which you won't be able to fill cng.

Anyways even if they find a fault they'll ask the owner to pay more or fail the vehicle. And obviously the owner will pay a lil bit more.

 

[bReeze AkA brIo]

Just another way to dig holes into common man's already drenched wallets.

 

[rajesh_nk22]

We already have emission test (PUC) for pollution and we also know how effective they are...

 

[Akash1886]

Buddies,

According to a report in Economic Times, Government of India is setting up 10 automated vehicle inspection centers in specific states to authenticate the road-worthiness of the vehicles here.

According to an Economic Times report, the government of India will set up 10 Motor Vehicle Inspection centres across the country as a part of a pilot program.

These automated testing centres will come up one each in the states of Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Mr. P. Radhakrishnan, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, revealed this information while addressing a seminar organized by the International Centre for Automotive Technology in New Delhi.

Link

Regards

Akash

 

[Altocumulus]

This news is dated May 2012 so I guess was never implemented.

This is the latest update

Economic Times