In Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu District administration has banned the sale, purchase, storage and distribution of all motor vehicle accessories that are intended or likely to be used for unauthorised modifications. The District Administration has issued the order under Section 52 of the Motor Vehicles Act, thereby prohibiting such activities within the territorial jurisdiction of the Jammu district with immediate effect. This step has been taken by the authorities in the wake of the seizure of a number of modified vehicles during a drive by the Traffic Police over the last fortnight in Jammu.

A large number of commercial establishments and vendors in the Jammu district are engaged in the sale and purchase of various motor vehicle accessories which are being used for unauthorised modifications of vehicles. Such accessories include oversized tyres, pressure horns, musical horns, metallic bumpers, high-intensity halogen lights, tinted or reflective window films, roof rail spoilers, modified exhausts, and similar fittings, which alter the original manufacturer’s specifications of the vehicles.