Delhi Government Urges Vehicle Owners To Get Colour-Coded Stickers For Fuel Identification

Amid worsening air quality in the city, the Delhi government has asked the motorists to get colour-coded fuel stickers for their vehicles. According to a report from PTI, the Delhi Transport Department has urged vehicle owners to approach concerned dealers for affixing colour-coded fuel stickers on the windshield, depending on the class of fuel. The display of chromium-based hologram stickers on all vehicles registered in NCT of Delhi are mandatory according to Supreme Court order and the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, said a notice issued by the department on Friday.

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"The owners of old vehicles are advised to approach dealers concerned for affixing Chromium-based hologram stickers on the windshield of their vehicles depending on the relevant class of fuel," it said.

These chromium-based hologram colour-coded stickers help enforcement personnel visibly identify the fuel type of vehicle during checks on the roads. Do note, vehicles registered before April 2019 did not come with these stickers. A blue-coloured sticker is for petrol or CNG vehicles and orange for diesel vehicles.

These chromium-based hologram colour-coded stickers help enforcement personnel visibly identify the fuel type of vehicle during checks on the roads

"We are only increasing awareness about these stickers and no enforcement drive is planned in near future," said a Transport department officer.

As per the norms, vehicles owners without the sticker are liable to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000 compoundable to Rs. 5,500 for the offence. The stickers also contain information such as registration number, registering authority, a laser-branded PIN, and the engine and chassis numbers of the vehicles.

Moreover, the transport department has intensified the enforcement drive to penalise the vehicle owners without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate, issuing nearly 3,500 challans from November 1 to November 17, 2021. As reported by PTI, the department's enforcement wing teams checked more than 8.2 lakh vehicles and 9,522 challans were issued.