Comparison of Passenger Car Registration Charges Across Multiple States in India. Road Tax Fees with RTO Rules to Calculate On Road Price of Car
Car Registration Road Tax Slabs - 2020
RTO Charges are based on the Ex-showroom Price in India. The discounts, as received by the customer are not taken into account, but a flat fees basis the applicable slab is applied on to the Ex-showroom Price to calculate Registration Cost on New Car
While Registering a Car - a Vehicle Owner Pays in :-
» Registration Charges - Vehicle registration Charges are Rs 600 irrespective of value of car.
» Hypothecation Charges - If a loan is availed on the vehicle, then HP Processing charges are now Rs 1500, else if bought car on cash - no such HP Endorsement charges needs to be paid
» Number Plate - Now most of the Cities / States have High Security Number Plate. HSRP Number Plate also costs in range of Rs 230 to 400
» State Development Charges / Parking Fee - Some of States / UT impose this charge. Like in Delhi known as MCD Parking Fees where MCD Parking Fees is imposed for cars under 4 lakh ex-showroom price to pay Rs 2000 and cars above 4 lakh ex-showroom price to pay MCD Parking Fee of Rs 4000.
» Temporary Registration - While most of the cities gets a final registration mark, but in some Temporary Registration is done and later on followed with Permanent Registration. In General Temporary Registration Fees (valid for 1 month) is in range of Rs 1200 to 1500.
» Road Tax - Slabs mentioned in Table as Taxes applicable to payable to State Government for registering Vehicle in State
» FasTag - FasTag fees is Rs 500 to Rs 600 payable at time of buying car.
Below are the RTO Charges presented in tabular format across various States, Cities in India
Road Tax Fees, Registration Charges on Buying Car in 2020
Below is New Car Registration Slabs as Road Tax applicable, calculated on Ex-showroom Price of Car
Delhi Road Tax
Road Tax in Delhi varies from
- 4% to 12.5% for Vehicles Registered in Individual Names
- 5% to 15.625% for Vehicles Registered in Company Names
- Additional is MCD Parking Fees varying from Rs 2000 to Rs 4000
Below are Registration Charges for Car in Delhi
Registration Charges in Uttar Pradesh
Registration Charges in Haryana
Registration Charges in Maharashtra
Registration Charges in AP, Telangana
Registration Charges in Kerala
Registration Charges in Karnataka
Registration Charges in Odisha
Odisha | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Odisha |
Odisha | Price < 5 Lakh - 6% |
Bhubhaneshwar | Price between 5 - 10 Lakh - 8% |
Price above 10 Lakh - 10% | |
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Registration Charges in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu | Price < 10 Lakh - 10% |
Chennai, Combatore, Madurai | Price > 10 Lakh - 15% |
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Registration Charges in West Bengal
Registration Charges in Chandigarh
Registration Charges in Punjab
Registration Charges in Gujarat
Registration Charges in Rajasthan
Registration Charges in Bihar
Bihar | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Bihar |
Bihar | 9% (For Cars Priced under 8 Lakh) |
Patna, Gaya etc | 10% (For Cars Priced in between 8 Lakh to 15 Lakh) |
12% (For Cars Priced above 15 Lakh) | |
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Registration Charges in Jharkhand
Registration Charges in Uttarakhand
Registration Charges in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in H.P. |
Himachal Pradesh | As of now in range of 2.5% to 3% but will soon be revised to 8% to 10% of Price of Car Price |
Shimla, Solan |
Registration Charges in Puducherry
Puducherry | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Puducherry |
Pondicherry (Puducherry) | Minimum Rs 8000 Tax for Cars under Rs 5 Lakh |
Rs 11K for Cars in 5 Lakh - 8 Lakh | |
Rs 15K for Cars in 8 Lakh - 15 Lakh | |
Rs 60K Flat Road Tax for Cars above Rs 15 Lakh - 20 Lakh | |
Rs 1.1 Lakh Flat Road Tax for Cars in Rs 20 Lakh - 30 Lakh | |
Rs 1.25 Lakh for Cars above Rs 30 Lakh |
Registration Charges in Madhya Pradesh
Registration Charges in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in MP |
Chhattisgarh - Raipur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Korba and other cities in Chhattisgarh | 8% for Cars under 5 Lakh |
9% for Cars above 5 Lakh | |
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Registration Charges in J&K
J&K | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in J&K |
Jammu & Kashmir | 9% Road Tax |
Registration Charges in Assam
Assam | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Assam |
Assam | 5% Road Tax for cars priced upto 4 Lakh |
6% Road Tax for cars priced from Rs 4.01 Lakh to 6 Lakh | |
7% Road Tax for Cars price from Rs 6.01 Lakh to 12 Lakh | |
7.5% Road Tax for Cars from 12.01 Lakh to 15 Lakh | |
9% Road Tax for Cars from 15.01 Lakh to 20 Lakh | |
12% Road Tax for Cars above 20 Lakh |
Registration Charges in Goa
Goa | Road Tax Fees for New Car Registration in Goa |
Goa | 9% for Cars less than 6 Lakh |
11% for Car at Exshowroom Price from 6 Lakh till 9.99 Lakh | |
12% for Car costing 10 Lakh and more | |
Infrastructure Cess: Additional applicable on Cars Priced above 10 Lakh. Rs. 12,000 < 10 to 20 Lakh. 40,000 < 20 - 40 Lakh. 75,000 < 40 - 60 Lakh. 1,00,000 > 60 Lakh |
Disclaimer Though have tried to put in correct figures, still the figures are subject to change and could not be 100% Authenticate due to manual error.
Section 47 of Motor Vehicle Act
There have been instances in the past (even though few) including high end luxury cars like Porsche been impounded as resident of the state have taken registration mark of another state. This is due to the fact of Section 47 of Motor Vehicle Act, due to which vehicle owner had to apply for registration of his home state by again paying for RTO Charges.
Section 47 States : When a motor vehicle registered in one State has been kept in another State, for a period > 12 months, the owner of the vehicle need to apply in respective local RTO in State for the assignment of a new registration mark of that state
However its exception in some states, For example: Section 3 of Karnataka Motor Vehicle Act says that if you owe a vehicle in state for 6 months or more, the vehicle owner need to pay applicable Road Tax, and required to get the vehicle re-registered with Karnataka number. So - its advisable to check on, with local state laws - if you planning to move your car to a different state.
Documents for Car Registration
Basic and Most Important Document is Address Proof. Some States ask for 1 copy of address and some even ask for 2 copies of Address Proof
However - Address Proof means a Valid Address Proof as per RTO Office definition - a residence proof document as issued by Centre / State or Utility Bills.
Some of them are :- Electricity Bill, Water Bill, Election Card, Aadhaar UID Card, 6 Month Old Nationalized Bank Account Statement having Address, Passport, Telephone Bill Copy of BSNL or MTNL. LIC Policy Copy etc
Along with it is required Valid ID Proof - which could be one of above having Photograph or Driving License, PAN Card copy etc.
Note - If looking to Buy or Sell Car, refer in RC Transfer Process explaining Documents, Process