Vehicle RC renewal without the presence of owner: No agents involved

No demand for any bribe, no unfair treatment by the RTO staff. Once approved, the new registration certificate shall be sent by speed post to the registered address.

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I successfully completed the inspection for my vehicle yesterday at Thane RTO. This was done by my driver who was carrying an authorisation letter. The owner's presence is not at all required.

Steps

Pay the Green Tax and Inspection Fee online

To be paid before the expiry of the RC card. Once the fee is paid, you can Visit the RTO for inspection even after the expiry of the RC.

My RC expired on 5th Feb 2024 and I went for inspection on 5th March 2024. No penalty or late fee was charged as I paid all fees before the expiry itself, only Inspection was carried out on a later date.

Cost: 8656 (Inspection, Smart card printing and Green tax included)

Take the vehicle to the selected RTO for inspection along with the following documents:

• Application Form 25 (Pre-filled Online, with 3 Signatures of the owner)
• Pollution under control certificate
• R.C. Book ORIGINAL (To be sealed in a Transparent Plastic Ziplock pouch available at RTO Photocopy wala for Rs 5/-)
• Proof of the payment of up-to-date road tax paid
• Insurance Policy
• Copy of PAN card & Adhaar of the owner
• Chassis Pencil Print
• Authorisation letter (In case the owner is not present at RTO)

Inspector shall check the vehicle for fitness

Make sure all the Lights (Headlight, Indicators, Tail light, Reverse Light, License plate Light) are working. Wipers and horn too. License Plate should not be fancy. Small scratches and dents are ignored.

I was asked to change the license plate as the background of the plate was Silver. My driver got the new plates made from a nearby shop. New Plates were fixed within 30 min. The inspector didn't care to physically check the car again, he asked for a Pic and the job was done.

Post inspection

After the Inspection is successful and the documents are signed by the inspector, we need to submit them to the officer's desk.

These documents shall be kept for verification and approval of the competent authority. Once approved new RC shall be sent by speed post at the registered address. (Expected time 20 days) We can track the status online by the application number mentioned on the Payment receipt.

Process complete!

In my case inspection was carried out at (New Thane RTO Louis Wadi RTO but documents had to be submitted at (Old Thane RTO) Central Jail RTO.

Apart from this, there were no issues faced, no demand for a bribe or unfair treatment by RTO staff is highly appreciated. Agents roaming around, do try to poke their noses to make some quick bucks, they should be ignored.

It is better to visit in the morning. In case there is any issue you have sufficient time to fix it and have the inspection completed the same day.

This should not take more than 2 hrs provided there is no adverse remark.

I highly recommend that you do the process without an agent. Things have really changed in Government departments and you must experience it to believe it.

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