Tax-defaulting vehicles to be kept in designated yards across Kerala: Minister

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 14 -- The Kerala Government will set up designated yards in every taluk to keep vehicles seized for non-payment of motor vehicle tax, Transport Minister C.P. John said in the Assembly on Wednesday while introducing the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

The proposed amendment seeks to overcome the shortage of adequate facilities for storing seized vehicles and ensure effective enforcement of provisions against tax evasion, the minister said.

Under Section 11 of the Kerala Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1976, Motor Vehicles Department officers not below the rank of Assistant Motor Vehicles Inspector and police officers not below the rank of Sub-Inspector are empowered to seize vehicles being used ...