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No PUC, no petrol at 500 Delhi fuel stations from October 1
Delhi will enforce the 'No PUCC, No Fuel' rule across all 500 fuel stations equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras from October 1. Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Check certificate…
Delhi will enforce the 'No PUCC, No Fuel' rule across all 500 fuel stations equipped with Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras from October 1. Vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Check certificate will be refused fuel. The transport department plans to run the drive on 'mission mode' and warned that stations violating the rule could face licence cancellation.
The ANPR cameras will scan number plates at entry to verify the mandatory PUC status in real time. Delhi has over 10 lakh registered vehicles, and the rule also covers vehicles entering from neighbouring states that form part of the National Capital Region. The move is part of a broader winter action plan to curb the region's infamous air pollution levels.
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Delhi has tried similar crackdowns before, but enforcement was patchy because fuel stations faced no penalty for violations. This time cameras create a hard barrier: a car without a valid Pollution Under Check certificate cannot be served fuel, and the pump operator risks losing their licence. The rule hits a fleet of roughly 50 lakh vehicles that enter Delhi daily from neighbouring districts, many still using older emission standards. The new system also closes a loophole: earlier, a driver could claim the PUC was being renewed and get fuel anyway. Now the ANPR network makes that impossible. The Delhi Transport Department will publish the first compliance figures by early November, which will show whether the mission-mode pledge translates into real enforcement.
Source: ndtv.com
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