Departments > Transport, Roads and Buildings > Commissionerate of Transport > Faqs Q. Necessity for Registration ? No person shall drive any Motor Vehicle and no owner of Motor Vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be driven in any public place or any other place, unless the vehicle is Registered in accordance with Chapter 4 of IMV Act 1988. Q. Registration where to be made ? Every owner of Motor Vehicle shall cause the Vehicle to be Registered by a Registrating Authority in whose Jurisdiction he has residence or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept. Issue or Renewal of Certificate of Registration S. No   Type of Vehicle   Amount   1. Invalid Carriage Rs. 20/-   Motor Cycle Rs. 60/-   Light Motor Vehicle   (i) Non-Transport Rs. 200/-   (ii)Light commercial Vehicle Rs. 300/-   MGV/MPV Rs. 400/-   HPV/HGV Rs. 600/-   Imported Motor Vehicle Rs. 800/-   Imported Motor Cycle Rs. 200/-   Any Other Vehicle not mentioned above Rs. 300/- 2. Issue of duplicate certificate of registration Half of the fee mentioned against Serial No. 1 3. Transfer of ownership Half of the fee mentioned against Serial No. 1 Amount Payable for belated Applications S. No   Period   Amount   1   In case the period of delay does not exceed 3 Months Rs. 25/- 2   In case the period of delay does not exceed 6 Months Rs. 50/- 3   In case the period of delay does not exceed 9 Months Rs. 75/- 4   In case the period of delay exceeds 9 Months Rs. 100/- Q. Why do you need a Driving License? As per Motor Vehicle Act 1988, a valid Driving License is necessary to drive any motor vehicle on public roads. Q. Where do you get it? At the Regional Transport Office or Motor Vehicles Inspector’s Office, having jurisdiction over your residential area. Q. When do you get it? After completion of 16 years of age, for driving motor cycles with engine capacity not exceeding 50 cc with the consent of the parent / guardian. After completion of 18 years of age, motor cycles with engine capacity exceeding 50 cc and light motor vehicle. After completion of 20 years of age, for an endorsement to drive transport vehicles. Q. How to get a Driving License? There are two stages to get a Permanent Driving License. Stage I Obtaining a Learner’s License Stage II Obtaining a Permanent License Q. Do you need to produce a Medical Certificate? Applicants for the Non-Transport Licenses, under the age of 50 years do not require a Medical Certificate. However, those applicants who are over 50 years of age must produce a Medical Certificate. All applicants for Transport Vehicle License must produce a Medical Certificate, irrespective of their age. Q. How do you obtain a Learner’s License? Applicants for a Learner’s License should appear personally before the Licensing Authority with the following: Application Form No. 2 (available with the department) Fees of Rs. 50/- for each class of vehicle Proof of age, appropriate for relevant class of vehicle. For example Birth Certificate, Secondary School Certificate, Life Insurance Policy, Passport etc. Proof of residence like Ration Card, Electoral Roll, Electricity / Telephone Bill etc. , showing the name of the person. Medical Certificate in Form No. 1A wherever applicable. 3 recent passport size photographs of the applicant. Applicants for Transport Vehicle License must apply in Form No. 8 and produce a Permanent Driving License for Light Motor Vehicle held by him, at least for one year. Applicants for Learner’s License shall pass a test regarding basic traffic signs and driver’s responsibilities. The Learner’s License so issued is valid for a period of six months from the date of issue and is renewable for another period of six months, during its validity. Q. How do you obtain a Permanent License? The applicant should appear in person along with a registered motor vehicle of the relevant category before the Licensing Authority with the following: Application in Form No. 4 (available with the department) Fee of Rs. 125/- for test and License Valid Learner’s License held by the applicant for the relevant class, which is older than 30 days 4 recent passport size photographs of the applicant Applicants for Transport Vehicle License should enclose a Training Certificate in Form No. 5 issued by a recognised driving school. The applicant shall pass a driving test on a vehicle of the type he has applied for. Q. How long is the Driving License valid? License to drive a Non-Transport Vehicle is valid for 20 years from the date of issue or until the holder attains the age of 50 years, whichever is earlier. After that, the License is renewed every 5 years. Transport Vehicle License is valid for a period of 3 years from the date of issue or renewal. Categorisation Of Vehicles For Registration S. O. 451 (E), dated 19-6-1992` :- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (4) of Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), and in suppression of the Notification No. S. O. 436 (E), dated the 12th June, 1989, except or respects things done or omitted to be done before such suppression the Central Government hereby specified the types of motor vehicles mentioned in column 2 of the table below as the type in respect of motor vehicles specified in the corresponding entry in column 1 thereof for the purposes of subsection (4). S. No.   Transport Vehicles   Non-Transport Vehicles   (i)   Motor cycle with side car for carrying goods Motor cycle with or without car for personal use (ii)   Motor cycle with trailer to carry goods Motor cycle with trailer to carry personal effects (iii)   Motor cycle used for hire to carry one passenger on pillion and motorised cycle rickshaw for goods/passengers on hire. Mopeds and motorised cycles (engine capacity exceeding 35 CC) (iv)   Motor cab and Luxury cabs. Invalid carriage. (v)   Goods carrier trucks/tankers/mail carriers. Three wheeled vehicles for personal use (vi)   Trailors Motor car (vii)   Maxi cab Fork lift (viii)   Stage carriers Vehicles/trailors fitted with equipments like Rig, generator, compressor (ix)   Contract carriages and tourist vehicles Crane mounted vehicle. (x)   Three wheeled vehicles for transport of passenger/goods. Tractor (xi)   Mobile clinic/X-Ray van/library vans Trailors to carry personal effects. (xii)   Private Service Vehicle Tower wagons and tree trimming vehicles. (xiii)   Educational Institution buses. Two Trucks Breakdown Van Recovery Vehicles. (xiv)   Ambulances Omni Buses for private use. (xv)   Mobile canteens Camper van/trailer for private use. (xvi)   Cash vans   (xvii)   Articulated Vehicles   (xviii)   Camper vans/trailers   (xix)   Animal ambulances   (xx)   Hearses   (xxi)   Mobile workshops   (xxii)   Fire tenders, snorked ladders, auxiliary trailers and fire fighting vehicles.   (xxiii)   omnibus   (xxiv)   Dumper/Excavator   State Codes Section of 444(E), dated 12-6-1989: In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section(6) of Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby allots to the States and Union territories specified in column(1) of the Table below, the groups of letters specified in the corresponding entry in column(2) thereof. for use as registration mark for each State and Union Territory to be followed by the code number of the Registering Authority to be allotted by the State Government or as the case may be the Administrator of the Union Territory and not exceeding four figures, to be used as registration mark. Group of letters for States/Union Territories S. No. State/Union Territories Group of letters 1 Andaman and Nicobar AN 2 Andhra Pradesh AP 3 Arunachal Pradesh AR 4 Assam AS 5 Bihar BR 6 Chandigarh CH 7 Dadra and Nagar Haveli DN 8 Daman and Diu DD 9 Delhi DL 10 Goa GA 11 Gujarat GJ 12 Haryana HR 13 Himachal Pradesh HP 14 Jammu and Kashmir JK 15 Karnataka KA 16 Kerala KL 17 Lakshadweep LD 18 Madhya Pradesh MP 19 Maharashtra MH 20 Manipur MN 21 Meghalaya ML 22 Mizoram MZ 23 Nagaland NL 24 Orissa OR 25 Pondicherry PY 26 Punjab PN 27 Rajasthan RJ 28 Sikkim SK 29 TamilNadu TN 30 Tripura TR 31 Uttar Pradesh UP 32 West Bengal WB Where the four figures referred to in paragraph 1 reaches 9999, the next series shall begin with alphabet ’A’ followed by not more than four figures and thereafter with alphabet ’B’ followed by not more than four figures and so on until all the alphabets excluding ’I’ and ’O’ are exhausted: Provided that the letters shall be in English and the figures shall be in Arabic numeral and the letters and figures shall be painted in reflecting colours and shall be shown: in the case of transport vehicles other than those under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989, in black on a white ground; in the case of motor vehicles temporarily registered, in red on a yellow ground; in the case of motor vehicles in the possession of dealers, in white on a red ground; in other cases, in white on a black ground; in the case of transport vehicle under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989, in yellow on a black ground. This notification shall come into force on the first day of July, 1989. Endorsement Of Hire-purchase Agreement An application for making an entry of Hire-Purchase, Lease or Hypothecation agreement in the Certificate of Registration of a Motar Vehicle shall be made in Form 34, duly signed by the Registered owner of the Vehicle and the Financier, duly paying the appropriate fee of Rs. 100/- only. Requirements: Certificate of Registration Change In Residence An action for recoapplicrding of change in residence in the Certificate of Registration of a Motar Vehicle shall be made by the owner of the vehicle in Form 33. duly paying the appropriate fee of Rs. 20/- Requirements: Certificate of Registration Proof of Address Issue Of No Objection Certificate An application for Issue of No Objection Certificate shall be made in Form 28 (in triplicate) to the Registration Authority by which the Vehicle was previously Registered / Transferred. by affixing Rs. 3/- Non-Judicial Court Fee Stamp. Requirements: Certificate of Registration Certificate of Insurance Evidence of Payment of Motor Vehicle Tax upto date Pollution Under Control Certificate. Transfer Of Ownership An application for Issue of Transfer of Ownership shall be made in Form 29 (in Duplicate) and Form 30. (in Duplicate if covered by Finance / Hire Purchase / Lease) duly paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, to the Registration Authority in whose Jurisdiction the transferor and transferee resides or has their place of business. Requirements: Certificate of Registration Certificate of Insurance No objection Certificate (in case of Other State Vehicle) No objection Certificate from Financier (if Vehicle is Covered by Finance) Pollution Under Control Certificate. Issue Of Duplicate Certificate Of Registration An application for Issue of duplicate Certificate of Registration shall be made in Form 26. If covered by Finance / Hire Purchase / Lease with the signatures of the Financier on Form 26 in duplicate, duly paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, to the Registration Authority in whose Jurisdiction the vehicle is. Requirements: Police Certificate Pollution Under Control Certificate. Renewal Of Certificate Of Registration An application for Renewal of Certificate of Registration shall be made in Form 25 not more than 60 days before the date of its expiry, by paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, to the Registration Authority in whose Jurisdiction the vehicle is. Requirements: Vehicle R. C. Book Pollution Under Control Certificate. Permanent Registration An application for registration of a Motar Vehicle shall be made in Form 20 to the Registering Authority within a period of 7 days from the date of delivery of such vehicle excluding the period of journey and shall be accompanied by Sales certificate in Form 21. Road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers (Form 22A from the Body builder). Valid Insurance Certificate. Proof of Address(Ration Card, Electricity Bill, . . . . .). Design approval copy of STA in case Trailar or Semi Trailar. Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex_Army Vehicle. Pollution Under control Certificate. Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles. Appropriate Fee as specified in Rule 81 of CMV Rules. Tax as per APMVT Act. Non-Transport Vehicles Transport Vehicles (Form 21, Form 22, Form 22A will be given by Manufacturer/Dealer along with Invoice) Form and manner of display of registration marks on the motor vehicles The registration mark referred to in subsection (6) of Section 41 shall be displayed both at the front and at the rear on all motor vehicles clearly and legibly on a plain surface of a plate or part of the vehicle not inclined to vertical by more than thirty degrees, at the front facing direct to the front and at the rear facing direct to the rear. In the case of motor cycles the registration mark in the front shall be displayed parallel to the handle bar or any part of the vehicle including mudguard facing the front instead of, on a plate in line with the axis of the vehicle. Provided that:- The registration mark exhibited at the rear of a transport vehicle shall be affixed to the vehicle on the right hand side at a distance not exceeding one meter from the ground as may be reasonably possible having regard to the type of the body of the vehicle. The registration mark shall also be painted on the right and left side on the body of the vehicle in the case of a transport vehicle. the registration mark shall also be painted and exhibited on the partition provided between the driver and the passengers, facing the passenger’s seats or, where there is no such partition, on the front interior of the vehicle near the roof to the left side of the driver’s seat facing the passenger’s seats in the case of a stage carriage and in the case of a motor cab or a taxi cab it shall be sufficient if the registration mark is painted on the dash-board. The registration mark shall be exhibited on a plain plate or surface on the left hand side and on the rear in the case of a trailer or the last trailer, apart from the registration mark of the drawing motor vehicle to which such trailer or trailers are attached. The registration mark shall be exhibited in two lines, the State Code and registering authority code forming the first line and the rest forming the second line, one below the other: Provided that the registration mark in the front may be exhibited in one line. Provided further that in models of vehicles having no sufficient provision at the rear tio exhibit the registration mark in two lines, it shall be sufficient if in such vehicles registration mark is exhibited in a single line. Provided further that registration mark on a light motor vehicle may be in the centre with illumination. Every motor vehicle, except motor cab and motor car, manufactured on and from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment)Rules, 1993 shall be provided with sufficient space in the rear for display of registration mark in two lines. In case of agricultural tractors, the registration mark need not be inclined to the vertical by more that 30 degrees. The registration mark of the drawings agricultural tractors may not be exhibited on the agricultural trailer or trailers. Size of letters and numerals of the registration mark The dimension of letters and figures of the registration mark and the space between different letters and numerals and letters and edge of the plain surface shall be as follows: Provided that when the registration mark is exhibited in one horizontal line, there shall be a hyphen between the letters (including code number of Registering Authority) and the numerals. The length and thickness of the hyphen shall be not less than three-fourth and one-fourth of a centimetre respectively.   Class of Vehicle Dimensions not less than Height 1. All motor cycles and three wheeled invalid carriages Rear-letters 35 7 5 2. All motor cycles and three wheeled invalid carriages Rear-numeral 40 7 5 3. Motor cycles with engine capacity less than 70 cc Front letters & numerals 15 2. 5 2. 5 4. Other motor cycles Front letters & numerals 30 5 5 5. Three wheelers of engine capacity not exceeding 500 cc Rear and front numerals 35 7 5 6. Three wheelers of engine capacity exceeding 500 cc Rear and front numerals 40 7 5 7. All other motor vehicles Rear and front letters and numerals 65 10 10 Exhibition of Registration mark The letters and numerals shall be exhibited as follows: In the case of Transport Vehicle other than a motor cab, registration mark shall be exhibited in two separate horizontal lines with letters and code numbers of the Registering Authority in one horizontal line, and numerals in another horizontal line below it. In all other cases, the registration mark may be exhibited with letters and numerals within two horizontal lines as aforesaid or in one horizontal line. You are Visitor No.:65963 Know more about... Commissionerate of Transport Introduction About Faqs Forms Key Contacts Performance News and Events Tenders Related Links RTI Act Feedback