It is illegal to drive any vehicle without RC in India. You can apply for a registration certificate online and offline. After applying, you can download the helpful registration certificate during any verification. The article below contains the download procedure details, application, and other information.
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What is a vehicle RC?
Every vehicle has a registration number, called an RC, on the registration certificate. This certificate is issued by the Indian government. Every vehicle owner in Telangana must have a valid Registration certificate to travel freely in and out of the state.
This certificate is valid for up to 15 years after registration. It expires after its validity; you can renew it for five years. A vehicle owner can get a temporary registration certificate valid for up to 1 month. You can get the details of its application and download it in this article.
How do you apply for a vehicle RC?
You can apply for a vehicle RC by following the below steps.
- First, visit the RTO office near your location.
- Then, after visiting, the vehicle will go through the verification and inspection process.
- Now fill out Form 20 with your details to get the registration certificate.
- Next, the authority of the RTO will take the imprint of the chassis number.
- They ask for your documents; submit them.
- Now pay the registration fee that varies accordingly and take the receipt.
Documents required:
Documents required to get a vehicle RC is,
- Id proof
- Age proof
- Vehicle insurance copy
- Purchase invoice of the vehicle
- PAN card
- temporary registration copy
- registration fee
- Form 20
- form 22
- Form 21
- Form 34
- Address proof
Vehicle RC fee:
The fees for registering the vehicle RC differ from vehicle type to type. The following are the fees for a different vehicle.
| Vehicle type | Amount |
| Invalid carriage | Rs.20 |
| Motorcycle | Rs.60 |
| Light motor vehicle | Rs.200 for non-transport vehicle and Rs.300 for commercial vehicle |
| MGV/MPV | Rs.400 |
| HPV/HGV | Rs.600 |
| Imported motor vehicle | Rs.800 |
| Imported motorcycle | Rs.300 |
| Not mentioned vehicle | Rs.300 |
How to download vehicle RC Telangana online?
Telangana government provides an RTA m-wallet app. Through this app, vehicle owners can apply for a driver’s license, RC, and other documents related to a vehicle. You can use this app to download the registration certificate. Instead of using a physical card, drivers can use a digital card for verifications.
- Firstly, open the Play Store and download the RTA m-wallet app to your device.
- Then, register on the app using the mobile number, name and email ID correctly.
- You will receive an OTP to enter after creating a sign-in to your account using your mobile number.
- After signing in, provide your documents and get the registration certificate.
- Click on the download option to download it.
- Please wait for the download and save it on your device.
FAQs:
RC means a registration certificate given to a vehicle owner if they own any vehicle.
Visit the nearest RTO, complete the registration form and provide the required documents.
RTA m-wallet app is used to register for driving licence, RC and other transport-related work.
You can download the registration certificate of a vehicle through the RTA m-wallet app provided by the government.