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BENGALURU: The recent bus accident in Mandya that claimed 30 lives seems to have served as a wake-up call for the transport department which is now planning automated vehicle inspection and certification centres in all districts, including Bengaluru Urban. Of these, 19 lakh are transport vehicles, of which 7.7 lakh are in Bengaluru.In the absence of automated centres, vehicles that don't even conform to requirements return to the roads. The Karnataka Pollution Control Board's proposal to ban old vehicles is also pending before the government. "Two centres in Mysuru and Dharwad are getting ready. "Outdated vehicles are one of the main reasons for accidents," Ikkeri said, adding that they have also instructed district-level road transport authorities to issue fitness certificates and permits to vehicles only after thorough checks.In Karnataka, 45 lakh vehicles are more than 15 years old which include 4.9 lakh transport vehicles..