Delhi: Impounded vehicles to be claimed within a month, no more safe custody for 90 days
The department has made changes in the Delhi Parking and Management Rules 2019, stating that if such a vehicle is kept for more than seven days, the safe custody charges will be doubled.
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A registered vehicle, which has been impounded by authorities in the Capital, will be put up for auction if not claimed by the owner within a month as compared to the 90-day window earlier, the Delhi Transport department has said in its latest notification. The move comes in the wake of a shortage of space for safekeeping of such vehicles, said officials.
According to a notification issued by the department on Monday, if a registered vehicle is not claimed within 30 days, the owner will receive a final notice with an additional seven-day deadline to retrieve it. If not claimed before the deadline, it will be put up for auction.
The department has made changes in the Delhi Parking and Management Rules 2019, stating that if such a vehicle is kept for more than seven days, the safe custody charges will be doubled.
At present, the authorities concerned tow away vehicles parked illegally in a no-parking zone and keep them in a safe pit.
To get the vehicle released, the owner has to pay towing charges, which range between Rs 200 to Rs 1,500 (depending on the category of vehicle). In case it is not released within a period of 90 days, a notice of 15 days is issued to the owner. If the registered owner fails to get the vehicle released within the period of notice, such vehicle is put up for public auction by the agency concerned.
“But due to the 90-day period, vehicles were piling up at the pit and there is also a space issue…So, keeping this in mind, now, the department has made changes, according to which the window period has been reduced from 90 days to 30 days,” said an official.
For unregistered or de-registered vehicles (used to carry goods or passengers), a 10-day window is set with an additional deadline of seven days. If not claimed within the stipulated time, it will be put up for public auction or for scrapping units.
On average, 50 e-rickshaws are seized daily. There are parking spaces for seized vehicles at three places in Delhi and the towing charges are between Rs 200-1500.
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