Two-wheeler companies offered discounts of up to Rs22,000 to sell as many units as possible before the deadline imposed by the Supreme Court comes into force. Photo: PTINew Delhi: The Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPCA) on Friday observed that auto dealers were resorting to “fake sales” of BS-III models to circumvent the ban on their registration from 1 April. “Dealers are selling BS-III vehicles to their relatives in bulk. However, the state governments assured the panel that circumventing the ban was difficult and that the existing registration mechanism was “nearly foolproof”. ALSO READ: BS-III vehicles on discount: Dealers claim bikes nearly sold outDelhi claimed it has a similar mechanism in place.

Source: Mint March 31, 2017 15:22 UTC