Right to Repair initiative: Get your vehicle repaired from local workshop without losing warranty

The newer brand of vehicles require that you repair them at the service centre, failing which the warranty would be lost.

Customers normally take the vehicle to the authorised service centre to ensure that the warranty is not list. This however will change now with the Department of Consumer Affairs how launching the 'Right to Repair' initiative and a portal that protects your vehicle's warranty even if you have got repairs made at a third-party workshop.

Two-wheeler manufacturers such as Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycles and Scooters have already come onboard. The portal is no live and it would also act as a resource for self-repair manuals and feature authorised third-party repair party details.

While the initiative will democratise your vehicle maintenance from day one, it would also require manufacturers to share the proper repaid information and manuals with the third-party workers. This would also mean that diagnostic tools and spare parts will become accessible to consumers and workshops.

The Department of Consumer Affairs is working towards onboarding as many manufacturers as possible. The 'Right to Repair' initiative covers four major sectors-electronic, consumer durables, automobile equipment and farming equipment.

This move would also mean that your personal devices and home appliances will now be protected under the 'Right to Repair' initiative. Brands such as Samsung, Apple, Havells, Hewlett-Packard, LG, Panasonic, Oppo among others are already aboard the portal.