Quadricycles notified as Non Transport Vehicles

Press Information Bureau 
Government of India
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways

23-November-2018 15:37 IST

Notification Issued for Inclusion of Quadricycles as Non Transport Vehicles 

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified the insertion of the item ‘Quadricycle’ as a ‘non transport’ vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. A Quadricycle is a vehicle of the size of a 3-wheeler but with 4 tyres and fully covered like a car. It has an engine like that of a 3-wheeler. This makes it a cheap and safe mode of transport for last mile connectivity.

Quadricycles were only allowed for transport usage under the Act, but now has been made usable for non transport also.