Regional Transport Office (RTO)

1. Process of Obtaining a Driving License

Although the process to obtain a driver’s license seems difficult, in reality, if you know the procedure and steps, you can complete the process in no time. Here’s what you have to do:

• Age and address proof (electricity bill, passport, voter’s ID, Aadhar card, etc.)
• Fill and submit the Form no.2/4
•  Form no.1(A) which is a medical certificate
• Apply for a learner’s exam
• Once you pass the learner’s exam, apply for a permanent license
• Fix a date for your practical test

After you pass the practical exam, your permanent license will reach you by post within seven working days.

2. The Vehicle Registration Process at RTO

The process doesn’t end with purchasing a vehicle. There are a few steps that follow. After your purchase, you need to register your vehicle at the local RTO. The RTO will give you a permanent license plate that is unchangeable. The procedure for the same is as follows:

• To register your vehicle, you have to submit a filled form to your District Transport Office within seven days from the date of purchase.
• The documents you need for registration are:
  • ID proof and address proof (voter’s ID, ration card, electricity bill, Aadhar card, etc.)
  • If the cost of the vehicle exceeds INR 4 lakh then you need a copy of your PAN card
  • Passport size photograph
  • Invoice from the dealer
  • Temporary registration, if available
  • A valid insurance
  • Sales certificate
  • Duly filled Form 20

An RTO officer will verify all these documents. After successful verification, the RTO will issue you a receipt and your vehicle registration number.

i. Plate Approval – Within a period of 30 days, your number plate must be approved by the registering authority.

ii. Validity – The vehicle registration for private vehicles is valid up to 15 years, and for transport vehicles, it’s valid until the date of expiry of the fitness certificate.

iii. Renewal – When the expiry is approaching, ensure you apply for renewal within 30 days.

3. Transfer of RC From One State To Another

If you plan to move your vehicle to another state, you must transfer the RC. For this you the first you have to do is deregister your vehicle from the original state of registration. Here’s what you have to do:

a. You need to submit Form 28 for a NOC to the RTO of the original state.

• You need Form 29 if you plan to sell your vehicle in the new state
• Submit the NOC to the new RTO
• You have to pay the applicable road tax in the new state
• Post which, the RTO will give you a new vehicle registration number

4. Transfer of Vehicle Ownership

After the sale of your vehicle, within 14 days or two weeks, you must intimate the RTO to apply for the RC transfer and vehicle ownership transfer. The documents you need are as follows:

• Transfer fee
• Residential proof
• Vehicle Registration Certificate
• A copy of the insurance
• A valid Pollution Under Control certificate
• No Objection Certificate in case you want to transfer the vehicle to a new RTO (Form 28)
• A notice form (Form 29) to change ownership of the vehicle.
• Report of transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle (Form 30).

The time taken for this process is between 7 to 30 days, depending on RTO to RTO.