{"id":49246,"date":"2025-07-07T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/?p=49246"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:59:43","slug":"delhi-fuel-ban-u-turn-old-petrol-and-diesel-cars-to-refuel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/delhi-fuel-ban-u-turn-old-petrol-and-diesel-cars-to-refuel\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Fuel Ban U-Turn \u2013 Old Petrol and Diesel Cars to Refuel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"49246\" class=\"elementor elementor-49246\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bf0c80a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bf0c80a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ca608c8\" data-id=\"6ca608c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48a41728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48a41728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delhi-cover.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-49290\" alt=\"Delhi Fuel Ban U-Turn \u2013 Old Petrol and Diesel Cars to Refuel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delhi-cover.webp 1080w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delhi-cover-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delhi-cover-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delhi-cover-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/caronphone.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Delhi-cover-150x75.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472d44c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"472d44c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delhi Fuel Ban: Immediate Reversal after Public Backlash <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-232595cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"232595cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Delhi fuel ban on old petrol and diesel vehicles is suspended just two days after launch, following intense public outcry.<\/p><p>Under the now-paused directive, diesel cars older than 10 years and petrol cars beyond 15 years were shut out at pumps starting July 1.<\/p>    <div id=\"ad-1775970014-78xNsF-container\"\r\n         class=\"comman-ads-container\"\r\n         style=\"position: relative; 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data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Roll out targeted emissions testing at pumps and RTO-approved centres.<\/span>\u00a0<\/li><li data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Expand voluntary vehicle scrapping policy with cash incentives (up to Rs. 50,000).<\/span>\u00a0<\/li><li data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Boost electric-vehicle subsidies and charging infrastructure citywide.<\/span>\u00a0<\/li><li data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strengthen fitness checks and real-time emissions monitoring systems.<\/span>\u00a0<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Public transport upgrades and car-pool campaigns will complement these efforts to tackle vehicular pollution without sidelining responsible older vehicles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ca41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1ca41a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Delhi Fuel Ban: What Drivers Should Know <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37475fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37475fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Delhi\u2019s latest move shows that community feedback can reshape policy fast. 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