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Originally Posted by ukpete 
I believe that the ban on export of Indian registered vehicles came about as a result of Americans and Europeans buying up classic and vintage cars in India cheap and shipping them out. Fair enough - India has a right to hold on to it's heritage, but as with all laws it cannot discriminate between fair and foul. |
Best of luck Pete.
The ban on exports has very little to do with cars leaving Indian shores. It was a case of a few dedicated and insightful enthusiasts who realised that the flood gates had the potential to open and therefore attempted to put in some checks in place.
The intention was to record, document and possible preserve the country's motoring heritage as far as reasonably possible. These enthusiasts put their proposals forward to the relevant officials.
Unfortunately, their intentions were completely killed off by the legislation, which was far more rigid and stringent than they had ever wanted or from what I understand, ever thought it could be.
A real pity, but in my experience, hardly a suprise result.