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Keralam Proposes Dedicated Vehicle Seizure Yards Across All Taluks
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News18•14-10-2026, 18:30
Keralam Proposes Dedicated Vehicle Seizure Yards Across All Taluks
- •Transport Minister C P John introduced the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 in the state Assembly.
- •The Bill proposes establishing Approved Vehicle Seizure Yards in all taluks to solve the shortage of safe storage facilities for tax-defaulted vehicles.
- •Vehicle owners will be required to pay transportation and parking fees before their seized vehicles can be released.
- •The new arrangement aims to enforce existing laws effectively without imposing any additional financial liability on the government.
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The Bill aims to establish dedicated Approved Vehicle Seizure Yards in all taluks across Keralam to safely store vehicles seized for non-payment of motor vehicle tax, resolving the current shortage of storage facilities.
Owners must pay the charges for transporting the seized vehicles to the designated yards as well as parking fees for the duration they remain there, in addition to any pending tax.
Authorized Motor Vehicles Department officers holding at least the rank of Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector and police officers of at least the rank of Sub-Inspector have the authority to seize these vehicles.
