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Sri Lanka Vehicle Emission Test Fee Calculator

Find the exact VET fee you'll pay before renewing your annual revenue licence — by vehicle class and fuel type, with retest rules, EV exemption, and certificate validity. Schedule verified against Drive Green's published price list. No signup, sources cited.

By Induwara AshinsanaUpdated May 16, 2026
Vehicle Emission Test feeGazette schedule
Schedule verified · 2026

Standard passenger car including hybrids (uses the engine fuel-type schedule).

Standard petrol engine; full schedule applies.

Fees are identical by programme contract — choose by location.

We'll suggest a 30-day window to book the test before this date.

Test scenario
Payable today
Rs 1,690
Initial fee Rs 1,690
If you fail + retest
Rs 1,690
Retest free within 60 days
Certificate validity
12 months
Schedule lookup verified

Fee breakdown

LineAmount
Initial emission test — Motor car (petrol or diesel)
Published schedule, VAT-inclusive
Rs 1,690
Retest (if vehicle fails first test)
Free — within 60 days, same centre
Rs 0
Worst-case scenario totalRs 1,690

Certificate validity: 12 months for motor car (petrol or diesel). Bring your vehicle registration book (CR), a valid revenue licence (current or expiring within 30 days), and the cash or card payment to the centre.

  • Certificate validity for motor car (petrol or diesel): 12 months.

Schedule effective 2025-10-01, verified on 2026-05-16: Drive Green price list · VET Trust Fund. All authorised operators charge identical fees under the DMT programme contract; the “either” option lets you pick by nearest location.

How it works

The Vehicle Emission Test (VET) is a mandatory check the Department of Motor Traffic requires before issuing or renewing the annual revenue licence for almost every motorised vehicle on Sri Lankan roads. Two operators are authorised to run the programme — Drive Green (CleanCo Lanka Ltd) and LAUGFS Eco Sri — and both must charge identical fees under the DMT programme contract.

  1. Classify the vehicle. The published schedule has nine paid rows (motorcycle, three-wheel, land vehicle, motor car, dual-purpose van, motor lorry, motor coach, bus, prime mover) and a tenth exempt row for battery-electric vehicles.
  2. Look up the initial test fee. The schedule effective 2025-10-01 is VAT-inclusive at 18%. Hybrids follow their engine-driven fuel schedule — they are not treated as EVs.
  3. Apply the retest rule. If the vehicle fails the first test, the same centre will perform up to 2 retests free of charge within 60 days. Beyond either limit, the next attempt is billed at the full initial-test rate.
  4. Check certificate validity. Twelve months for private vehicles (motorcycle, three-wheel, land vehicle, motor car, dual-purpose). Six months for commercial vehicles (lorry, motor coach, bus, prime mover).
  5. Plan around the revenue licence. The certificate must be valid on the day you apply for the revenue licence. The calculator recommends a 30-day pre-expiry window so a failed first test still leaves room for a free retest.

The calculator cross-checks every result against a separate schedule-lookup function so any divergence between the formula and the published table is flagged immediately. The fee schedule itself was verified on 2026-05-16 against the official Drive Green price list (effective 2025-10-01) and the Vehicular Emission Test Trust Fund tables on vet.lk.

Worked examples

Scenario

Toyota Aqua (hybrid), private, single pass on first test

  1. Vehicle class: motor car · Fuel: hybrid (petrol engine)
  2. Initial test fee: Rs 1,690
  3. Retest: not needed — vehicle passed first time
  4. Certificate validity: 12 months
  5. Total paid at centre: Rs 1,690

Scenario

Tata 1613 lorry (diesel), failed first test, retest on day 9

  1. Vehicle class: motor lorry · Fuel: diesel
  2. Initial test fee: Rs 2,400
  3. Retest on day 9 (within 60-day free window, 1st retest): Rs 0
  4. Certificate validity: 6 months (commercial)
  5. Total across both visits: Rs 2,400

Scenario

Nissan Leaf (fully battery-electric), private

  1. Vehicle class: battery-electric vehicle
  2. Initial test fee: Rs 0 — exempt
  3. Take NIC and vehicle registration book directly to the DMT or
  4. District Secretariat for revenue licence renewal — no VET cert.

Scenario

Motorcycle, failed first test, returned 70 days later

  1. Vehicle class: motorcycle · Fuel: petrol
  2. Initial test fee: Rs 640
  3. Retest after 70 days (outside 60-day window): full initial fee again
  4. Second initial-test fee: Rs 640
  5. Total across both visits: Rs 1,280

Frequently asked questions

Sources & references

This calculator's schedule was last cross-checked against the Drive Green price list and the VET Trust Fund table on 2026-05-16. We review it after every published revision and gazetted programme amendment.

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