- The government will block inter-state vehicle ownership transfer if toll dues remain unpaid
- Unpaid National Highway user fees must be cleared before fitness certificate renewal
- Commercial vehicles require no pending toll dues to obtain or renew National Permits
The government will not allow inter-state transfer of vehicle ownership, fitness certificate renewal and national permits with pending toll dues in order to strengthen compliance towards user fee payment at the toll plazas on National Highways.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on Tuesday notified the ‘Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026', aimed at improving user fee compliance, enhancing efficiency of Electronic Toll Collection and discouraging user fee evasion on National Highways. The amendments link the clearance of unpaid National Highway user fee with vehicle-related services.
Under the amended rules, a new definition of ‘unpaid user fee' has been introduced and it refers to the user fee payable for the use of a National Highway section, where Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system has recorded the vehicle's passage, but the applicable fee has not been received.
The government will not grant a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for transfer of ownership or transfer of a private vehicle from one state to another and renewal or generation of a Certificate of Fitness until any unpaid user fee is cleared. For commercial vehicles seeking a National Permit, the amended rules make it mandatory that the vehicle must not have any unpaid user fee.
Corresponding changes have also been made to ‘Form 28' which now requires applicants to disclose whether any demand for an unpaid user fee at a toll plaza is pending against the vehicle, along with relevant details. Promoting digital processes, the rules also enable the electronic issuance of relevant portions of ‘Form 28' through the designated online portal. ‘Form 28' is application for an NOC, a key document required for transferring vehicle ownership to another state or district confirming the vehicle has no pending taxes, challans, or legal issues.
"These amendments will help in user fee collection after the implementation of the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) system, that will enable barrier less tolling on the National Highway network," the Ministry said in a statement. It will also help National Highway Authority of India in fostering transparent and technology-driven tolling systems for sustained development and maintenance of the National Highway network across the country, it added.
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