[TusharK]

According to a media report, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is planning to introduce a uniform pollution under control (PUC) certificate for all vehicles.



The PUC certificates will soon be uniform across the country and will feature a QR code with details of the owner, vehicle and emission status. It will enable the authorities to link the PUC database with the national register.

There are also plans to introduce a rejection slip which will specify the reason for rejection and will include details of where the engine emission values exceed the limits.

The government has already proposed a new system where an SMS will be sent to the registered mobile number of the owner before getting the PUC.

The proposed amendment also states that if the enforcement officer has reason to believe that a motor vehicle is not complying with the provisions for the emission standards, they may communicate in writing or through electronic modes to direct the driver or the person in-charge of the vehicle to take the vehicle for conducting the test to any one of the authorized PUC testing stations.

If the driver or person in-charge of the vehicle fails to submit the vehicle for compliance, the owner shall be liable for penalty as per the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act. The penalty could be in the form of 3 months jail or up to Rs 10,000 fine. The person’s driving license will also be suspended for 3 months.

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[Thilak29]

This is a welcome move provided necessary infrastructure is put in place to test accurately.

My work involves Gas analysers and I can tell with certainty that current testing setup with a box and hose connected to computer is a sham. If we are to introduce rejection slips based on testing out of such test setup , this is only another avenue for corruption.

As smoke emitting ICE are on their way out in a decade or half, I can see the reason for such organized approach.

[pineapple_ameet]

Yes. I observed the same during a recent visit to the PUC center. Was quite surprised by this. You get the SMS and now you get the yellow slip like the one attached with the QR code.

[jomson13]

Originally Posted by Thilak29

My work involves Gas analysers and I can tell with certainty that current testing setup with a box and hose connected to computer is a sham. If we are to introduce rejection slips based on testing out of such test setup , this is only another avenue for corruption.

I fully agree on the PUC being a sham. I don't understand why the check is necessary for newer cars - I am yet to come across a case wherein the car owner has had to get his car adjusted / tuned due to a failed PUC test.

Originally Posted by pineapple_ameet

Yes. I observed the same during a recent visit to the PUC center. Was quite surprised by this. You get the SMS and now you get the yellow slip like the one attached with the QR code.

I remember seeing similar readings for the car PUC which I got done recently. When I asked the attendant about the zeroes appearing on the CO & HC he said that it was due to the car being in good condition.
I told him clearly that his machine was not calibrated properly to which he replied saying that it wasn't necessary since the output on the printed sheet indicates that my vehicle had passed the test!
I left it at that.

Some reading material that I found online on this topic - https://www.walkerexhaust.com/suppor...tic-chart.html

[SuhairZain]

Originally Posted by TusharK

motor vehicle is not complying with the provisions for the emission standards ... conducting the test to any one of the authorized PUC testing stations.

Does this mean that even if I have a PUC certificate from an authorized testing center, I'll still have to verify it if a police officer has doubts? Or is this the case if the vehicle doesn't have a PUC certificate at all, which is illegal already.

[swarnava.ch]

This is a very welcome move and I am sure lot of owners would love the simplification or transparency ideas here. However there are still a few scenarios not yet covered properly with PUC checks.
In the last few months of COVID related travels and Work From Home scenarios, I have seen a lot of messages from owners who had taken their car back to their hometowns but as their PUCs expired, they are not able to get the checks done locally due to multiple reasons - like car not belonging to the same State etc. we need to make this One Nation, One PUC. That means anyone can get the check done anywhere.

[warrioraks]

I think this linking of PUC and national registers is already under-way.
Observed something on mParivahan app couple of months back. If you get your vehicle tested in Delhi, the virtual RC on the app will automatically sync with their central servers and start showing the date till which the PUC certificate is valid.

What this essential means is that your virtual RC is now your one stop shop to show your vehicle ownership, PUC and insurance details in case of police checking.

[GeeTee TSI]

While new cars aren't granted type approval say, if they don't adhere to norms, what is an owner who has paid for the car as well as lifetime tax supposed to do if some reading(s) don't clear the set limits. Is it for the owner to find his way to the service center hoping the PUC test result will help diagnose the problem? Is the vehicle supposed to be off the road till then?

[tilt]

Originally Posted by swarnava.ch

*SNIP*

In the last few months of COVID related travels and Work From Home scenarios, I have seen a lot of messages from owners who had taken their car back to their hometowns but as their PUCs expired, they are not able to get the checks done locally due to multiple reasons - like car not belonging to the same State etc. we need to make this One Nation, One PUC. That means anyone can get the check done anywhere.

Huh??????? PUC is already valid all over the country; and PUC can be done in any state and in any city irrespective of the registration state of the vehicle.

How do I know this? Well, just a few days ago I got PUC done in Madras for my Karnataka car.

Cheers

[swarnava.ch]

Originally Posted by tilt

Huh??????? PUC is already valid all over the country; and PUC can be done in any state and in any city irrespective of the registration state of the vehicle.

How do I know this? Well, just a few days ago I got PUC done in Madras for my Karnataka car.

Cheers

Dear Tilt, I am happy that you have not faced this issue so far. I am part of a few Travel Forums for example HVK group and others where there are numerous such queries posted. Feel free to search.
Actually this is what is expected as well however reality is far from the expectation.
The problem is aggravated in case the vehicles are more than 5 years older. The problem is Vahan data from KA, MH, TN, KL etc are updated online from a long time now however I am guessing not all state vehicles (specially older ones) are updated online and facing problem when the PUC agent tries to search for the non-state vehicle in their database while testing.

[tilt]

Originally Posted by swarnava.ch

Dear Tilt, I am happy that you have not faced this issue so far. I am part of a few Travel Forums for example HVK group and others where there are numerous such queries posted. Feel free to search.
Actually this is what is expected as well however reality is far from the expectation.
The problem is aggravated in case the vehicles are more than 5 years older. The problem is Vahan data from KA, MH, TN, KL etc are updated online from a long time now however I am guessing not all state vehicles (specially older ones) are updated online and facing problem when the PUC agent tries to search for the non-state vehicle in their database while testing.

My point was not what you mention here; my point is that in the original post of yours that I responded to, you mentioned that there needs to be a "one nation one PUC" - and that this already exists, this is the case already.

Just because some states cannot get their act together does not mean that PUC is not a one-nation-thing.

The problem here is not what is being outlined, the problem is the utter lack of implementation.

Cheers