Smart Card DL's and Registration info - Finally

normally_crazy · 17th December 2006, 17:52

Hi,

Read this in the Indian Express a few days back that the RTA , Mumbai has decided to go ahead with the Smart Card Licences. It will cost 200 Rs.

Also , the registration info that we have on a rag tag RC book is being converted to a Smart Card. This will be available for 350 Rs.

Hopefully these should be available Jan 2007 onwards.

Will try and source a link to the article.

Cheers

elf · 17th December 2006, 17:55

Interesting, & it's about time.

Samurai · 17th December 2006, 18:28

Oh yeah! Rub it in some more....

I tried to change address on my DL at the local RTO and they only had books, just like my Dad had 40 years back. They have only heard of credit card type DLs, so I ran out of there like the monsoon wind. I am keeping my Bangalore DL. :-(

aZa · 17th December 2006, 21:20

aren't RC's already in smart card form ???

GTO · 18th December 2006, 10:46

Finally the silly multi-page book which gets worn and torn for a replacement every three years is replaced. Smart Cards should also help eliminate the practice of people holding multiple licences.

Samurai · 18th December 2006, 11:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Smart Cards should also help eliminate the practice of people holding multiple licences.

I hope they will also address the digital divide problem, or else this smart card will solve nothing. City folks may procure DLs from smaller towns and still escape detection. They should force all RTOs to go digital, and ban all paper licenses.

normally_crazy · 19th December 2006, 12:04

UPDATE

Read in todays Indian Express - people getting new licenses on 25th Dec will be the first batch to get the smart card licenses and after a month they will start issuing the smart card licenses to existing license holders.

And the Registration Optical card - will be available only at the Tardeo RTO and in a months time from the Andheri RTO. The others do not have the facilities to issue the Smart Card Registration details.

Sounds like the same old story now..................sigh

urdudesamy · 19th December 2006, 14:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by aZa

aren't RC's already in smart card form ???

Yeah, but only in delhi and NCR region, since 5-6 years...

condor · 19th December 2006, 15:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTO

Smart Cards should also help eliminate the practice of people holding multiple licences.

Dont know if smart cards can help that much, unless the DL itself is tied to any other un-changeable reference number - one that cannot be manipulated. A person can still go to another location to get a fresh licence.

Samurai, hopefully the digital divide should go away in the fore-see-able future. Governments are waking up to digitizing services, changing the way services are delivered, resulting in a centralization of some things & de-centralization of others. Transportation or any other area wouldnt remain islands in the system. eg: Karnataka Govt itself has a lot of projects in progress, and so is the central govt. [I can say this as I am working on one of these projects].

khanak · 11th April 2007, 14:32

*BUMP*

any updates?..

SRK · 11th April 2007, 17:04

From what I know Is a Person can make only one DL..
As The fingerprints are being scanned and they cant be changed...

I may apply for my DL in near Future..(thats after I learn to ride a 2 wheeler)

pocketrocket · 12th April 2007, 09:17

Even tho I have abook DL.
A friend of mine recieved a smartcart DL.
She got it a week back.
BTW, according to her u can't convert ur book dls into Smartcards.
Tell me this isn't true. Mine's already come off( it's oly 4 months old)

RTO in mumbai has strted issuing smartcards.
Can book dls be converted to smartcards.

F50 · 12th April 2007, 10:41

They have stopped giving booklet now, only giving Smartcards!

khanak · 12th April 2007, 13:47

Can anyone confirm if its possible to convert it or not. Id really like to switch to a smart card that I can fit into my wallet.

Rtech · 12th April 2007, 14:00

if you tell them you lost your licence, you could probably get it?

17th December 2006, 17:52	#1
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	Smart Card DL's and Registration info - Finally Hi, Read this in the Indian Express a few days back that the RTA , Mumbai has decided to go ahead with the Smart Card Licences. It will cost 200 Rs. Also , the registration info that we have on a rag tag RC book is being converted to a Smart Card. This will be available for 350 Rs. Hopefully these should be available Jan 2007 onwards. Will try and source a link to the article. Cheers
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17th December 2006, 17:55	#2
elf BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,039 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Interesting, & it's about time.
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17th December 2006, 18:28	#3
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,832 Thanked: 45,617 Times View My Garage	Oh yeah! Rub it in some more.... I tried to change address on my DL at the local RTO and they only had books, just like my Dad had 40 years back. They have only heard of credit card type DLs, so I ran out of there like the monsoon wind. I am keeping my Bangalore DL. :-(
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17th December 2006, 21:20	#4
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,595 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	aren't RC's already in smart card form ???
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18th December 2006, 10:46	#5
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,538 Thanked: 300,819 Times View My Garage	Finally the silly multi-page book which gets worn and torn for a replacement every three years is replaced. Smart Cards should also help eliminate the practice of people holding multiple licences.
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19th December 2006, 12:04	#7
normally_crazy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,369 Thanked: 528 Times View My Garage	UPDATE Read in todays Indian Express - people getting new licenses on 25th Dec will be the first batch to get the smart card licenses and after a month they will start issuing the smart card licenses to existing license holders. And the Registration Optical card - will be available only at the Tardeo RTO and in a months time from the Andheri RTO. The others do not have the facilities to issue the Smart Card Registration details. Sounds like the same old story now..................sigh
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11th April 2007, 14:32	#10
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	BUMP any updates?..
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11th April 2007, 17:04	#11
SRK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,201 Thanked: 524 Times	From what I know Is a Person can make only one DL.. As The fingerprints are being scanned and they cant be changed... I may apply for my DL in near Future..(thats after I learn to ride a 2 wheeler)
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12th April 2007, 09:17	#12
pocketrocket Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7 Thanked: 0 Times	Even tho I have abook DL. A friend of mine recieved a smartcart DL. She got it a week back. BTW, according to her u can't convert ur book dls into Smartcards. Tell me this isn't true. Mine's already come off( it's oly 4 months old) RTO in mumbai has strted issuing smartcards. Can book dls be converted to smartcards.
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12th April 2007, 10:41	#13
F50 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai/USA Posts: 1,707 Thanked: 103 Times	They have stopped giving booklet now, only giving Smartcards!
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12th April 2007, 13:47	#14
khanak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai/Toronto Posts: 2,799 Thanked: 268 Times View My Garage	Can anyone confirm if its possible to convert it or not. Id really like to switch to a smart card that I can fit into my wallet.
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12th April 2007, 14:00	#15
Rtech Team-BHP Support Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,770 Thanked: 359 Times View My Garage	if you tell them you lost your licence, you could probably get it?
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