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Friday, 15 June 2012

How to transfer vehicle from one state to another state in

India
Hi All,

I am writing this blog to explain to you the process of transferring the car from one state to another state in
India. This blog is a result of my experience that I had when I moved from Delhi to Bangalore and took along
with me my Maruti Alto.

When I moved my car from Delhi to Bangalore, I did not have any idea of the complexity involved in the
transfer or the fact that you need to pay the road tax again in the state where you are bringing the car. If I had
known about these facts before, I WOULD HAVE NEVER MOVED MY CAR from one state to another. For a car
invoiced at 2.87 L, I had to pay around 40K in Bangalore just as road tax. And this is given the fact that 15K
which was taken by the transport company were reimbursed by my company. It would have been much better
if I had sold the car in Delhi and bought a new/second hand car in Bangalore.

Anyways, since I got trapped in this cycle of getting the car transferred, I am mentioning below the steps, I had
to undertake:

(1) I went to the RTO office 2 months after coming to Bangalore to enquire about the process to get the car
transferred. I was informed that I would need following documents:

a. Original RC

b. Insurance

c. Pollution certificate

d. Original Invoice

e. NOC from the RTO, Delhi

(2) I had all the documents with me except for the NOC which was a news for me. This NOC is basically a
document by Delhi RTO stating that they don’t have any issue if the vehicle is transferred to another state. I
contacted my relatives in Delhi and requested them to visit RTO get the NOC.
(3) They approached the RTO but as happens in any Govt office, it was very difficult to get the information.
Eventually, they approached an agent who promised to get the NOC for a cost of Rs 3500. The actual fee for
the NOC is around 50-100 Rs.

(4) We continued to follow up with the agent for NOC for two months. He gave various reasons for NOC not being
available ranging from there were rains and all files got drenched in water, there was a fire in the office, some
files got burned, RTO officers are working on identifying what is damaged and getting the NOC will take some
time.

(5) After 1 month, my relative went directly to the RTO and with the grace of God, we was able to push for the
work getting done and I got the NOC 15 days after that.

(6) Once I had the NOC which was around 5-6 months after arriving in Bangalore, I went back to the RTO office to
apply for transfer.

(7) I was informed by the officers in RTO Bangalore that I will first have to get the address changed for my car and
also pay the road tax. Applying for the new Karnataka number will be done only after that. There were some 8-
10 different forms to be filled (Form 6, Form 10, Form 27, Form 28, Form 30 etc – these were all Central motor
vehicles act forms. There were some Karnataka State motor vehicles act forms also which I had to fill.)

(8) The clerk in the RTO only gave me 2 forms, she did not have other forms and suggested that I get it from the
photocopy shop below.

(9) I went to the shop, got all the forms, filled all of them.

(10)When I submitted the forms at the counter, the superintendent only picked up 3-4 forms and rest all were
returned back to me. (You can judge the level of mis-communication in the RTO office).

(11)She took all the documents from me, calculated the road tax which is around 13-14% of the invoice value. Since
my car was 1.5 years old, I was given a discount of 7% of the calculated tax. For an invoice of 2.87 Lakh, tax
after discount came to around Rs 38200.

(12)You can only deposit tax upto 3000 in cash. Beyond that, they need a Demand Draft. So I had to come back
home. I applied for the DD over netbanking. Got the draft in 4-5 days and I again went back to RTO office.

(13)I deposited the draft and got the receipt for the road tax. In addition to that they also put penalty of around
1500 on me as I should have got my address changed in 30 days of coming to Bangalore. Since I was
approaching them after around 6 months, they put the penalty on me. I deposited even that as well.

(14)However, this time, I was informed that I will have to obtain two additional documents:

a. SCRB Report (State Crime Records Bureau) need Vidhan Saudha in Bangalore. This report will indicate that my
vehicle is not stolen. They gave me a letter which would help me in getting the SCRB report.

b. I will have to obtain the vehicle inspection certificate from the RTO inspector. This will indicate that vehicle is
physically present in the state and a Govt officer has seen it with his eyes and the vehicle is in driving
condition.

(15)I had to come back home again and plan for going to the SCRB on a working day. I took a half day leave, went
to SCRB office and to my surprise, I got the letter in just 15 mins (there was no other customer there).

(16)I again went to the RTO for getting the vehicle inspection done. I went around 10:30 AM which is the opening
time of the office. I had thought I would get the inspection certificate and then complete the remaining
formalities. When I checked with the people there, I was informed that inspector sits on the main road near
the RTO as he has to inspect the private and commercial vehicles and they suggested me to come in the
afternoon around 1 PM. Since I could not wait for that long, I came back home.
(17)I went again around 1 PM after a couple of days, only to be told that inspector already did one round of
inspection and he has headed back to his chamber for lunch. The next round of inspection would happen
around 3 PM. I again came back home.

(18)Again after 2-3 days, I went around 12.15 PM. There was a person (definitely not the inspector) who was sitting
on the Govt table and chair and was filling forms for a lot of commercial vehicles. I checked with him when will
the inspector come, he told me that he would come around 1-1.30 PM. I was sceptical from my previous
experience. I waited for some time but since there was no sign of the inspector, I thought he would have
cancelled his pre-lunch inspection cycle. At 12.45 PM, I was about to leave for home when inspector came
over. He asked me to take the imprint of the engine number and chassis number on the car into the form. I ran
around, bought a pencil, somehow took the imprint.

(19)Inspector signed on the form but also wrote something on the back side of the form. I was assuming that it
would be some code for the clerk to take fixed amount from me. He then asked me to go back to the RTO
office for further processing.

(20)I went back to the office. I had to take signatures of the main officer in RTO on my inspection certificate. There
was a big line (mostly of people wanting a driving license), the peon somehow put me in front of the queue. I
went in, got the signatures and I was done. To my surprise, no asked for any money. Probably, it was a lucky
day for me.

(21)I then went back to the Superintendent who had calculated the road tax for me. He checked all the documents
and asked me to submit it to the front office clerk. The front office clerk took all the documents and gave me a
date 3 weeks later to come and collect the new registration documents.

(22)I went to the RTO on the designated date at 4 PM (The delivery time is 4 PM to 5 PM). For 45 minutes, no one
took pains to search for my file and complete the process even though there were not many people there.

(23)When I again requested them, they said my Delhi RC is a smart card and they cannot change address on that.
They need a booklet form of RC for changing the address. So they asked me to deposit another Rs 105 to get
the paper booklet.

(24)The cash counter was closed for public dealing even though there was a person sitting there. To my surprise, a
lady officer took money from me, went to the cash counter from inside the office and got it done. She then
also went and got the paper RC prepared.

(25)What I got now was a RC (registration certificate) which was a Karnataka booklet but the registration number
still remained the Delhi number. They just changed the address in that to my Bangalore address and
mentioned that I have paid Karnataka road tax. They also took my original Delhi RC (never to be returned
back).

(26)This completed first part of the process. After so much ordeal, I converted my smart card RC into a paper RC
with just the address changed and Road tax paid mention in the booklet.

(27)I asked the superintendent about the next steps and how I will get a Karnataka registration number. She told
me that NOC that I had submitted in duplicate (the one which I got from Delhi, you would get 2 copies of the
NOC and you need to submit both in Bangalore RTO) will be sent back to Delhi for confirmation that it is not
fudged and Delhi office actually issued that NOC.

(28)She told me to come back after 3 months and enquire with them if they received any response from Delhi. If
they would have, I will get the Karnataka number only then.

(29)I went to the RTO office after 3 months to check if they received any response from Delhi. The lady there told
me that I have to apply again for Karnataka number and submit the following documents:

a. My original paper RC that I got from Bangalore RTO

b. Insurance

c. Pollution certificate

d. An application on plain paper requesting RTO for a Karnataka number

(30)The lady told me that only when I submit this application, they will check if they got any response from Delhi. If
they did not receive anything, process will continue.

(31)I came back home from the RTO.

This is the current situation. I still need to apply for a Karnataka number as per step 29. The only thing I have
gained from this whole process is that it is mentioned in my RC that I have paid Bangalore road tax. If a traffic
officer catches me, he cannot fine me on that account. Getting a Karnataka number is going to be another
round of struggle in the RTO I guess.

One thing I am definitely sure of is that if and when I leave Bangalore, I am not going to take this car with me. I
will sell it here in Bangalore only. It would be easy to sell a Karnataka number car in Bangalore hence I will still
pursue to get it.

As and when I complete that process, I will update this blog with more information.

My advice to anyone who intends to transfer a vehicle from one state to another would be read through the
above process and get yourself mentally prepared for all the hassles you are going to face. I did not pay any
bribe in the whole process and I did not approach an agent. Probably, going through an agent (which definitely
means spending money on bribe) might have made my life easier but I guess since this was the period in which
Anna Hazaare was protesting against corruption, this has some impact on my psyche as well.

Thank you all for reading it.

Abhishek Jain

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51 comments:

1.

Arun Raju4 December 2012 04:51

The whole process looks shocking. Thanks for taking time to explain it to us.
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2.

Rahul Raj9 December 2012 19:03

I am in the same boat as you. Did not pay any bribe and may be that's why still suffering.
Though My case is 2 years long. lol. I had brought my 2 wheeler from Delhi. Submitted dd
 and whatever it takes. I have even got the Karnataka registration. But, the number change
has still not been done. I too have not paid any bribe till now.
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3.

dushyant19 December 2012 00:01

I am also going to taste the same process. so best of luck to me :)

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4.

Shuchi8 January 2013 22:03

Thanks for the detailed explanation. I am also transferring from Pune to Bangalore and now
am leaning towards selling me vehicle here in Pune itself!
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5.

srinivas pendem17 January 2013 10:55

Thanks a lot for taking so much time to write such a detailed review which has helped many.
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6.

Shikha23 March 2013 10:13

thank u Abhishek...timely warning indeed !

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7.

Mahendra Aseri13 April 2013 10:14

Thank you budy for your time to explain this, Thank God, I haven't brought my Car here.
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8.

Kumar Saurav29 April 2013 21:37

thanks abhi...... I think its better to sell the bike rather than to transfer it.
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9.

Srinivas Sri Perumbuduru3 May 2013 00:23

I was about to move my 2 wheeler to Bangalore and after reading this post, I am planning to
drop the plan.

Thank you so much Mr. Abhishek Jain for taking pain to write this and helping. You have
saved our time, money and effort :)
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10.

Rakesh Dewangan31 May 2013 11:38

i want to bring my car for around 1 year.can antone tell me do i need to do all formalities
mentioned above.
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11.

Suchin Sudhakaran12 June 2013 00:48

We brought our Scooty from Cuttack to Bangalore, Got NOC from Home RTO and paid
Road Tax in Bangalore. Is this enuf to ride the bike here? Or a re-registration is must? Does
NOCs have an expiry date? Can insurance be renewed only once the change of address is
done? I am pretty confused... Pls advice
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1.
kushal gupta4 November 2013 23:18

same is with me. Please let me know if you have got any information.
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12.

BlueMoon27 June 2013 21:45

Entire process is really testing the patience levels of the people.. Better to sell of the vehicle
and buy a new one in the destination.... Thanks Abhishek for a detailed explanation. I was
looking for details for NOC and landed on your website :)
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13.

Venkat10 July 2013 05:59

Thanks a lot for the information and the time you have spent in writing this article. This is
called as Indian Administration.

--Venkat :)
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14.

simrat bajwa25 July 2013 10:50

Oh God It would be easier to get a pass to heaven than to tfr a vehicle from one state to
another. Mera Bharat MAHAAN
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15.

Aki12 August 2013 09:27

Very well written .. I am planning to do the same procedure again... but reading this i am
now also feeling i should have sell my car in delhi itself ... I may add further comments on
my experience
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16.
 Archana26 August 2013 03:46

Thanks for such a informative blog....

Now I will think whether to transfer my car or take a new car

Thanks
Archana
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17.

Kaushal Mudgal2 September 2013 01:43

Hi , i have got my car from Bangalore to Delhi, and i was informed by someone from car
shworoom that NOC is not required now, everthing is computiersed. hence i did not get the
same from there..

No in delhi they are asking for it, i have no body in Bangalore to help me in this. Can any
body pleae advise..
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18.

Prabhakar Kattoli2 September 2013 04:46

Thanks for this useful details . It has opened my eyes as i was also planning to bring my alto
from pune to bangalore.
Now it seems that smartness is in selling it in pune & get a second hand in bangalore.
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19.

indraneel mahalanabish4 September 2013 04:55

This can only happen in India

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20.

Subodh Choudhary13 September 2013 04:28

Yesterday, I spoke to one of RTO Police mama :) standing near signal, As per him if you are
going to stay in Banagalore for not more than 1 year then you don't need to do anything
(Bike TRansfer formalities). Not sure if it is correct information. Please confirm if anyone is
aware.
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21.

Mihir Mohapatra27 September 2013 23:37

I have bought my new Amaze in Kerala Trivandrum, now I wantto move to HYD. I love my
car its my first car, i donot want to sell here, could anyone suggest a best course of action at
the same time I am not read to pay the life tax & road tax again... plz help

Mihir
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22.

Christopher Stanley30 September 2013 00:12

Thanks Abhishek, This is really a well documented account of your experience. I am reading
this just before going to the RTO in the next hour.

I hopefully will have a better experience thanks to your guidance.

Cheers
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1.
Kapil Aggarwal5 March 2014 06:43
 hi Christopher - pls share what happened with you post 30 Sept 2012 on
your vehicle transfer from another state - I am looking at reloctaing and need
to now your experience..

thanks in advance - kapil 9818391941

kapsgoa@gmail.com
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23.

Arc30 September 2013 02:49

What are the provisions relating to Inter State transfer of vehicles?

When a Motor vehicle registered in one State has been kept in other State for a period
exceeding twelve months the owner is required to obtain a new registration mark to be
assigned by the registering authority within whose jurisdiction the vehicle then is in terms of
section 47 of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988.

http://morth.nic.in/index2.asp?slid=609&sublinkid=338&lang=1
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24.

right2111 October 2013 03:34

Thanks a lot for sharing the interesting information about your experience in super drive for
long distance in car. Before going for a long drive, one must check the car conditions,
engine performance, radiator, mileage, engine oil and also the tyres. Second Hand Cars In
Bangalore
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25.

kushal gupta4 November 2013 23:16

Thanks for the Information. Bangalore RTO really sucks. :)

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26.

Varun Pruthi18 November 2013 05:24

hatss off to you for writing such an experience with RTO... Its a knowledgeable article.! Gud
luck for getting a Karnataka registration
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27.

Umesh K12 December 2013 03:33

Abhishek, Did you get the Tax card ? along with the RC book ? Read the tax amount just
mentioned in RC.

I am in same situation, have applied for Change of address first and waiting for the smard
card to reach

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28.

psrraju19 December 2013 11:06

thanks for your precious suggestion.

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29.

Tri Bike Transfer23 December 2013 22:24

This is really very informative blog and it helps me a lot. But Tri Bike Transfer aims for
hassle free bike transport for triathletes and cyclist to the major triathlons and cycling events
around Australia.
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30.

Sredhar Arun24 December 2013 21:03

Thanks for all the information. Truely useful for people shifting to Bangalore like me.
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31.

jaspal29 December 2013 09:23

For people working on country wide transferable posts / jobs in Govt Departments/Private
Companies particularly in a Bank where inter-sate transfer of postings are rampant &
frequent , it looks horrible and costly affair to get the vehicle transferred to other Indian
states.

The Govt. Machinery esp. Centre Govt. should ponder over this rule and every effort should
be on making rules which people can obey rather forcing people for opting not to obey.

jaspal

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32.

Sanjeev chavan27 January 2014 05:19

Does anybody know that how much is the official fine for not transferring from one state to
another. (not talking about bribe). If i say that i will change my current job in next few months
and will go in some other state and hence i do not want to transfer my vehicle. If my driving
licence is valid in all over India..then why not my car.... Is it really an offence?
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33.

abdul samad31 January 2014 03:16

How to transfer vehicle from one state to another state in India bangalore
rto agent in bagalore details pls call me 9060059444, 9060084008 abdul
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34.

Nruhari Mothadaka14 February 2014 00:19

Hey I really sorry, that’s all I can say being an INDIAN, other side thanks a lot you have
given valid info. But one thing I personally admit it’s time to handover my country once again
OTHERS. I really don’t know why people are not fight back for this kind of situation.
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35.

Anubhav Jain24 February 2014 06:56

Hello Abhishek,
Thanks for the detailed blog. I as planning to move my car to bangalore but now it seems a
good idea to sell it here.
Just to mention for other, If you are moving from:
Other state to hyderabad --> NOC Not required, only pay road tax and thats it. I have used
my Maharashtra registered car in hyderabad for more than 2 years.

Other State to Delhi/Noida --> No NOC, no road tax required, I have been using my MH
number car in delhi from last two years.

Thanks,
Anubhav Jain
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36.

Manoj Kusshwaha3 March 2014 14:25

nice article website development Company India

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37.

nishant rana8 March 2014 06:05

Do i have to transfer ownership of my bike on my name before transferring ti bangalore. I

already have NOC from RTO.
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38.

Unknown21 March 2014 02:33

Thank you very much Abhishek. You have done a great job and given much more
information to help others.

Its a rare quality in this world now a days. You struggled a lot and still kept your head high.
Good to hear all this information.
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39.

Vijay24 March 2014 22:52

Many thanks for the information. Helps a lot.

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40.

MOHAN BHONGIR9 April 2014 22:43

Thanks for sharing your experience with us. Its really helpful to every body who is planning
to move their vehicles to other states.
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41.

Jyothi R N9 April 2014 23:15

Thanks for sharing your experience

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42.

DILIP RAJA14 April 2014 22:45

Hello Abhishek,

I salute you to be a part of India and the most simplified processes laid by the Government
to help us live a hassle free life in the Country. I am so proud that you are able to stand by
the hurdles and hassles and get your work done.
I know you would have cried from inside to face all this....each one of us faces this at some
point and we are left helpless.
 Dilip Raja
Hyderabad
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43.

Vinumon S15 April 2014 22:14

I too had to go through this painful process as I didnt want to pay bribe nor go through
agent. It was to pay the Karnatake road tax and I had to go to RTO thrice to be ignored and
shuttled around by clerks. Even after paying 15 year road tax, I am scared to take my bike
out thinking about the entire process if they charge me with something esle.
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44.

Vishnu Lal6 May 2014 22:19

How true, all of it, and all the comments posted herein. I transferred my Honda Activa
scooter from Trivandrum to Pune. There is one additional level of hassle one has to go
through if you are transferring your vehicle from Kerala to any other state. When you apply
for NOC in Kerala they do not give you the RC book and the original NOC. They say that
they will send it themselves to the destination RTO. No problem in that; they do it very
promptly. But the Pune RTO kept on saying for six months that they have not received the
papers. Till I barged into the RTO's office and through his good offices looked at their
incoming dak. The papers were all there, received in Pune RTO within one week of my
submitting them in Trivandrum. After that the process was as described; except that, I took
the help from an agent who took care of bribing whoever had to be bribed. At least I got my
new registration number.
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45.

Kapil Sharma10 May 2014 11:15

Hi…
My car is register in AP and I moved to delhi one year before so i took the the NOC form AP
and on the NOC it is written “NOC cut to New DELHI(South)”….Now for some reasons i
could not register my car in delhi and have to move to another state (Himachal) permanently
…So please let me know if ican use the same NOC to register my car in himachal pradesh
.If not what i need to do in this case…
Thanks,
Snow
.
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46.

KSRAO KSR15 May 2014 03:33

I have tamil nadu registered alto lxi maruthi brand, which is with me in hyderabad. how to
transfer the same to andhra pradesh, I do not have NOC from tamil nadu.
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47.

KSRAO KSR15 May 2014 03:52

how to get NOC for my car in hyderabad

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48.

Nagarajan palani19 May 2014 03:53

Hello You have to apply your car NOC from Tamilnadu state, regional area where you have
done registration.
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49.

Eni gma20 May 2014 14:25

Hi,

Please let me know this.

I took NOC for my vehicle and moved from state A to State B. The life time tax for vehicle at
state A is already paid.

Its been more than 2 years in state B for me. I am trying to update my address of state B
and re register the vehicle there.

I am facing a problem as I am asked to pay lifetime tax for vehicle at state B and also a
penalty of 100% as it seems after NOC is issued, the life time tax already paid expires.

Please tell me if this is correct. Do i need to pay this penalty.?

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