The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 2026 in this regard.
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Taking the next step towards implementing a barrier-free tolling system, the government has made a major change to toll rules. From now on, it is mandatory to pay all tolls before selling any vehicle or obtaining a fitness certificate. If you have outstanding toll tax dues on your vehicle, you must first pay the toll in full, only then will you receive a NOC for the sale of the vehicle and a fitness certificate. If you do not pay the outstanding toll tax, you will neither receive a NOC for the sale of the vehicle nor a fitness certificate for your vehicle.
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Notifies Amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 2026
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 2026. This aims to ensure that all outstanding toll tax due at toll plazas is paid. “These amendments aim to improve user fee compliance, increase the efficiency of electronic toll collection, and prevent toll evasion on national highways,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry said these provisions will help strengthen user fee collection even after the implementation of the Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) system, which will allow toll collection without any barriers on the national highway network.
Full payment of toll tax will also be mandatory for commercial vehicles.
For commercial vehicles, if a person fails to pay the outstanding toll, they will not be able to renew their permit, apply for a new permit, sell their vehicle, or renew their fitness certificate. Under the amended rules, a new definition of “unfulfilled usage fee” has been added. This is the fee payable for using any portion of a national highway where the electronic toll collection system has recorded the vehicle’s movement, but the fee prescribed under the National Highways Act, 1956 has not been received.
Changes to Form 28
Relevant changes have also been made to Form 28. The applicant will now be required to disclose whether there is a pending demand for unfulfilled usage fee against the vehicle at any toll plaza, along with details. Promoting digital processes, the rules also provide for electronic issuance of relevant portions of Form 28 through a designated online portal. Form 28 is an important document for transferring the vehicle to another person after selling it, which certifies that there are no pending taxes, challans or legal encumbrances on the vehicle.
The draft rules were issued on July 11, 2025.
The Ministry stated that these amendments were notified after considering suggestions received from stakeholders and the public on the draft rules issued on July 11, 2025. Copies of the draft notification were made public on July 14, 2025. Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari had previously stated that implementing a seamless, barrier-free tolling system on national highways by 2026 would be a top priority for the government. Ten initial tenders have been issued, which will reduce toll collection costs from 15 percent to about three percent.
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