Delhi’s latest anti-pollution measure is rippling through the capital’s used-car market after authorities barred fuel retailers from dispensing petrol or diesel to vehicles that exceed end-of-life limits—10 years for diesel and 15 years for petrol—from 1 July. The order, issued by the Commission for Air Quality Management and enforced by the Transport Department alongside Delhi Police, stations officers at all 350 filling stations with powers to impound non-compliant vehicles. Owners of high-end cars say the rule has crushed resale values. Varun Vij, who bought a 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350 for about ₹84 lakh, managed to sell the SUV for only ₹2.5 lakh once refuelling became impossible. A separate owner is seeking a ‘throwaway’ price for a well-maintained Range Rover, while another Delhi resident described his father’s 16-year-old Mercedes E280 V6 as “vintage scrap” under the policy. The sharp drop in values is prompting some motorists to scrap or relocate their vehicles, while others are shifting to electric models. Officials argue the ban is necessary to curb emissions in one of the world’s most polluted capitals; critics counter that the blanket cut-off penalises well-kept vehicles and imposes steep financial losses on households.