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A 50% vehicle registration discount for Honduran adults over 60 and retirees, approved by Congress in late July 2026, never went into effect and left seniors without the promised benefit as the annual registration period began July 1.

Congress approved a 50% reduction in annual vehicle registration fees for people over 60, retirees, and pensioners, but the decree has not yet been published in the official gazette and remains unenforced.

Congress has paused implementation of a 50% vehicle-registration discount for seniors aged 60 and over while the Style Commission corrects drafting errors and removes references to defunct government agencies.

Vehicle registration fees in the capital will increase 4.2% to match accumulated inflation, raising the tax from 1,600 lempiras to 1,668 lempiras, with Mayor Juan Diego Zelaya saying the municipal council did not approve a discretionary hike.

Tegucigalpa's mayor announced a 68-lempira (about $2.70) increase in the municipal vehicle tax, attributed to a 4.2% rise in operating costs.