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How I renewed my driving licence online: No need to visit the RTO

The next step was the scrutiny of documents at the regional transport office & I was mentally prepared to visit the RTO.

BHPian Lij recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

Came as a pleasant surprise that my DL renewal at MH03 RTO is done 100% online.

  • DL was to expire on 7th Jan 2023.
  • Applied online for renewal on 31st Dec 22. You can either do Aadhaar-based verification or Sarathi verification. I opted for Aadhaar-based verification. Later I realised that my DL had only first and last name, while my Aadhaar had first, second and last names. So was not sure if it'll be rejected during the verification stage at RTO.
  • I'm over 40 and would require a medical certificate on form 1A. After applying online, I could see the option to download form 1A and was surprised to see that it came pre-filled with all my details including my photo from the DL.
  • Was in a dilemma about whether to go with a government-approved medical practitioner for the certificate. There is also a list available online of the certified doctors for each RTO. While shopping in my vicinity saw a clinic with a board stating medical certificate for LIC is provided here. So took a chance and got the certificate signed and stamped there.
  • Uploaded the documents (Form 1A and expiring DL) and paid the fees (₹ 472) online on 10th Jan 23.
  • Next step was the scrutiny of documents at RTO and it didn't show any progress till 24th Jan. I was mentally prepared to visit the RTO over the coming weekend.
  • 25th Jan morning I received an sms that the scrutiny is complete. So the next step is the approval of DL.
  • Same day afternoon another sms that the DL is approved.

Now the 2 steps remaining is printing of DL in form 7 and dispatch through the post.

But I need not really wait as the licence status is now updated in DigiLocker!

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