No Person shall drive any motor vehicle or cause or permit one
to be driven if it is not registered in accordance with the MVA and
CMVR.
Every motor vehicle has to be registered with the RTO under whose
jurisdiction the owner of the vehicle normally resides, or has a place
for conducting business.
Documentation & Procedure
for :
New Car Registration
For new cars that are to be registered at an address
within Mumbai city, the dealer submits the relevant papers to the
RTO under whose jurisdiction the address falls.
New cars which are to be registered outside the jurisdiction of
Mumbai RTO need, a certificate of temporary registration (CRTM) issued by the RTO in whose jurisdiction the Dealer is located.
In Maharashtra the RTO - Temporary Registration, is valid for a
period of 14 days, within which period the Permanent Registration
Number for the car has to be obtained from the relevant RTO office.
PROCEDURE: The following documents have to be submitted to
the RTO office:
- Invoice - (photocopy)
- Sale Certificate (form no. - 23) - (original)
- Insurance covernote / policy - (photocopy)
- Proof of address - (photocopy of ration card, tel. bill etc.)
- Certificate of Sales Tax payment- (original)
- Receipt of Octroi payment - (original)
- Financier's letter - (original)
(For cars purchased with finance, the financier's letter addressed
to the RTO is required to endorse the financier's lien on the
car.)
- PUC certificate issued by the manufacturer (form no. - 22)
- Form -20 (Application for New Car Registration)
- Pencil imprint of Chassis No.
- PAN / GIR No. issued by the I.T.Authority.
(Every individual and company who is buying a car is required
to furnish the PAN / GIR No. In case of failure to produce
the same the buyer is required to make a declaration by submitting Form No:60 to the RTO.)
For cars registered outside city limits, Octroi
is not applicable. The dealer however obtains a CRTM (certificate
of temporary registration) from the local RTO, to enable the owner
to transport the car to the RTO office for obtaining the permanent
registration number.
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Transfer Of Ownership
When you buy or sell a used car, the ownership of the vehicle changes.
The original owner (Transferer) who is selling
the car, must inform the RTO with which the car was registered about
this transfer, by sending a letter with information about the new
owner (Transferee) within a period of 14 days. In case the new owner
falls in jurisdiction of another RTO, then the owner has to inform
this RTO by sending a similar letter. On receiving an acknowledgement
of receipt of the letter from the RTO, the seller (Transferer) is
indemnified of all legal, tax, traffic, criminal and other liabilities
pertaining to the car. The seller must also take a delivery
note signed by the buyer (Transferee).
The following documents have to be submitted to the RTO to effect
the transfer of ownership of the car:
- Form "TCA" - Intimation of transfer by Transferee (buyer)
- Form "TCR" - Intimation of transfer by Transferor (seller)
- Form No.29 - Notice of transfer of ownership of vehicle.
- Form No.30 - Report of transfer of ownership of vehicle.
- Valid Insurance policy
- PUC Certficate
- Address proof of the Transferee (the buyer)
- Evidence of payment of all taxes up-to-date.
- Form No.28 - Application for N.O.C. and grant of certificate
(If the buyer falls in the RTO jurisdiction of another state,
then form no.28 - the N.O.C. from local RTO is required)
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Change of Address
If the owner of a car changes his residence or
place of business, he must inform the RTO of his new address within
30 days.
Documents to be submitted when you change your address:
- Form 33 - Intimation of change of address to be recorded in
the Certificate of Registration.
- Address proof
- Form 28 - If the new address falls in the jurisdiction of another
RTO then an NOC has to be obtained from the original RTO.
If the car is to be used in another state for
a period exceeding one year, a new registration number must be obtained.
When the owner transfers the car to another state, the following
documents are to be submitted:
- Form 27 - Application for assignment of new registration mark
on removal of a Motor Vehicle to another state.
- Form 28
- Form 'FT'
- Address proof
- Valid insurance
- Pencil imprint of chassis no.
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Duplicate Certificate
of Registration
In case of loss or destruction of the RC Book
(Certificate of Registration), the owner must inform the nearest
police station and also inform the RTO with whom the car is registered.
A duplicate RC Book can be obtained from the RTO on submitting the
Form No.26
If the vehicle is under a finance contract an NOC for issue of duplicate
RC Book from the financier is required (addressed to the RTO.)
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Documents for cars under
Finance Contracts
