# Supreme Court Proposes No Insurance, No Fuel Pilot 2026-08-06T20:41:16+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court has asked the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and IRDAI to develop a pilot linking fuel sales to valid third-party motor insurance. Petrol pumps could deny fuel to uninsured vehicles. The court also directed longer mandatory third-party cover for new cars, from three to four years, and new two-wheelers, from five to six years. The Times of India reports that the court wants ANPR cameras linked to VAHAN and the Insurance Information Bureau to identify uninsured vehicles and issue e-challans. It also approved a four-layer insurance framework with mandatory third-party cover and optional add-ons. Data cited by the court puts uninsured vehicles at 165.4 million, or nearly 56 per cent of registered vehicles. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: IRDAI, motor insurance, petrol pumps, road safety, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-proposes-linking-fuel-sales-to-vehicle-insurance/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/supreme-court-proposes-linking-fuel-sales-to-vehicle-insurance/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.