India, Aug. 23 -- The Union government has doubled the cost of renewing registration of vehicles older than 20 years across India, except the National Capital Region.

The cost of renewing registration for motorcycles, three-wheelers, and light motor vehicles older than 15 years will be Rs.2,000, Rs.5,000, and Rs.10,000, respectively. The cost of renewing imported two-to three-wheeled vehicles older than 20 years will be Rs.20,000 and imported four-wheelers will be Rs.80,000. All these fees are exclusive of GST, a gazette notification issued on Wednesday said.

These changes were affected by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 and a draft notification was issued in February for the same proposing these changes.

These changes ...