How to Register a Vehicle

Temporary Registration

An application for Temporary Registration shall be made in Form 20 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 prescribed for Registration, under the Act marked "Temporary" to the Registering Authority or to the dealer dealing in the sale of New Motor Vehicles Recognized by the Transport Commissioner. It shall not be necessary to fill in the items 23 to 32 of the Form notwithstanding that be may be a Transport Vehicle.

Extension of Temporary Registration

An application for extension of the period of Temporary Registration shall be made to the Registering Authority specifying the period upto which extension is necessary and shall be accompanied by the Temporary Registration Form C.R.Team .

1. Copy of Sales certificate in Form 21
2. Copy of Road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers ( Form 22A from the Body builder)
3. Copy of Valid Insurance Certificate
4. Pollution Under control Certificate
5. Copy of Proof of Address (Ration Card, Electricity Bill,.....)
6. Copy of Design approval copy of STA in case Trailer or Semi Trailer
7. Copy of Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex_Army Vehicle
8. Copy of Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles
9. Unless exempted, the Fee payable to the Temporary Registration or for its extension shall be Rs.15/- (As per Rule 89 of APMV Rules)
10. Tax as per APMVT Act

1. Non-Transport Vehicles
2. Transport Vehicles

Permanent Registration

An application for registration of a Motor 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

1. Sales certificate in Form 21
2. Road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers ( Form 22A from the Body builder)
3. Valid Insurance Certificate
4. Proof of Address (Ration Card, Electricity Bill,.....)
5. Design approval copy of STA in case Trailer or Semi Trailer
6. Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex_Army Vehicle
7. Pollution Under control Certificate
8. Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles
9. Appropriate Fee as specified in Rule 81 of CMV Rules
10. Tax as per APMVT Act

1. Non-Transport Vehicles
2. Transport Vehicles

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

1. Vehicle
2. R.C.Book
3. 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

1. Police Certificate
2. 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

1. Certificate of Registration
2. Certificate of Insurance
3. No objection Certificate (in case of Other State Vehicle)
4. No objection Certificate from Financier (if Vehicle is Covered by Finance)
5. Pollution Under Control Certificate

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

1. Certificate of Registration
2. Certificate of Insurance
3. Evidence of Payment of Motor Vehicle Tax upto date
4. Pollution Under Control Certificate

Change in Residency

An application for recording of change in residence in the Certificate of Registration of a Motor Vehicle shall be made by the owner of the vehicle in Form 33 . duly paying the appropriate fee of Rs. 20/-

Requirements

1. Certificate of Registration
2. Proof of Address

Assignment of new registration mark on removal of vehicle to another state

Section 47 of M.V. Act 1988 provides for assignment of new registration mark on removal of vehicle to another state.

The application for assignment of new registration mark to a motor vehicle shall be made in Form 27 of CMV rules along with N.O.C specified under Section 48 of M.V Act 1988 issued in Form 28 of CMV rules 1989.

Time of 12 months is provided for re-assignment of a vehicle under Section 47 of M.V. Act.

Requirements

1. Registration Certificate
2. Proof of Residence
3. No Objection Certificate
4. Insurance Certificate
5. Pollution Under Control Certificate
6. Tax Payment

Form and manner of display of registration marks on the motor vehicles

The registration mark referred to in sub-section (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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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:

1. Provided that the registration mark in the front may be exhibited in one line.
2. Provided further that in models of vehicles having no sufficient provision at the rear to exhibit the registration mark in two lines, it shall be sufficient if in such vehicles registration mark is exhibited in a single line.
3. Provided further that registration mark on a light motor vehicle may be in the centre with illumination.
4. 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.
5. In case of agricultural tractors, the registration mark need not be inclined to the vertical by more that 30 degrees.
6. 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 centimeter respectively.

Sl.no	Class of Vehicle		Dimensions not less than Height thickness Space between
1	All motor cycles and three wheeled invalid carriages	Rear-letters	35	7	8
2	All motor cycles and three wheeled invalid carriages	Rear-numeral	40	7	5
3	Motor cycles with engine capacity less than 70cc	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