Generally, diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years are declared as scrap by the authorities. But, for each state, the laws might be different.
In Rajasthan, you can drive a vehicle legally for 15 years. If the car is in running condition, you can use it further by paying the green tax and renewing the fitness certificate.
A car is considered scrap in Rajasthan when:
The vehicle doesn’t move
The car is accidental and has suffered total loss
The engine repair cost is higher than or equal to the vehicle cost
You can renew the fitness certificate after 15 years.
Since the Govt has not formulated any grave rules which apply entirely as one all over the country, it is difficult to have a standard process for scrapping a car. There might be some variations state wise or as per different RTOs, but generally, the process has following steps:
1. The owner of the vehicle informs the RTO by submitting an application declaring the scrapping of a car
2. Surrendering RC & Chassis Plate to the RTO
3. De-registering it from RTO records
While selling your scrap car, you will have to provide a copy of your RC and bank NOC to the person/ business who will scrap your car. Make sure to collect your chassis number plate from them, inform the RTO and follow the process described above to de-register the car from RTO records.