Trace Vehicle Registration Number Details Online in India. Trace RTO where Vehicle is Registered, Owner Name, Address Online from Registration Number of Car
Vehicle Registration in India
India is now hub of Automobiles with been 4th largest Passenger car Market in the world.
RTO Offices are making Centralized Database of all vehicles registered in India, so that it will be easy to catch hold of any Offensive vehicle even if driven in other state
Tracing Owner Name from Car Registration Number - Updated in 2022
1. Through SMS (SERVICE DISCONTINUED): See, till 2020 it was easy to trace in Vehicle Owner where the facility was there to trace by sending SMS wherein anyone can get in details by
- Send SMS in Format:- VAHAN{SPACE}VEHICLE NUMBER to 77382 99899
But, the facility is discontinued and same can not be accessed through SMS
2. Through Vahan WEBSITE : You can search on Vehicle Registration on Vahan Site also, refer this Page
- https://vahan.nic.in/nrservices/faces/user/searchstatus.xhtml
You can Punch in Mobile Number and can get OTP to authenticate. But, If you visiting Vahan website for 1st time then you need to create an account with Parivahan Website as only registered Users can view in details of Vehicle Registration Numnber
Once Registered and Mobile Number Authenticated through OTP or Password : You can Punch in Vehicle Registration Number and Submit to check Owner Name, Vehicle Details
However, as can be seen that given Vehicle Number - details like
- Car Model
- Model Variant
- Registration RTO Authority
- Registration Date
- Owner Name is masked with Asterisk (*) in it
are available, but as Owner Name is not clear and masked with Asterisk - to get on to Owner Details - either can
a) Visit RTO: Visit in Specified Regional Transport Office and Generate Form of Particulars which has Owner Name clear specified
b) Try at Local PUC: Try at local Pollution Checking Center where they also have centralised database and may provide in Owner Name by Punching in details Online
c) Local Traffic Police: If you find any crime associated - may take help of local Traffic Police who can even get in address, contact details, name associated against given vehicle registration number in there handheld device which carries registration details of all vehicles registered in India.
Tracing Owner Address from Car Registration Number
Step - 1 (Finding State in which Vehicle is Registered)
If due to any reason like Vehicle recently Purchased or Sending SMS to Vahan does not work - You have to have complete registration number in order to trace the owner
First Step is to find in which state is the vehicle registered.
Below are Abbreviations used in for finding the state or Union Territory - where car is registered in India
| AN—Andaman & Nicobar | HP—Himachal Pradesh | NL—Nagaland |
| AP—Andhra Pradesh | HR—Haryana | OD—Orissa |
| AR—Arunachal Pradesh | JH—Jharkhand | PB—Punjab |
| AS—Assam | JK— J & K | PY—Pondicherry |
| BR—Bihar | KA—Karnataka | RJ—Rajasthan |
| CG—Chhattisgarh | KL—Kerala | SK—Sikkim |
| CH—Chandigarh | LD—Lakshadweep | TN—Tamil Nadu |
| DD—Daman and Diu | MH—Maharashtra | TS - Telangana |
| DL—Delhi | ML—Meghalaya | TR—Tripura |
| DN—Dadra & Nagar Haveli | MN—Manipur | UK—Uttarakhand |
| GA—Goa | MP—Madhya Pradesh | UP—Uttar Pradesh |
| GJ—Gujarat | MZ—Mizoram | WB—West Bengal |
| LA - Ladakh |
Above list can be used to find State or Union Territory in which vehicle is registered.
Step - 2 Trace RTO Office Details where Car is Registered
After knowing the State in which the vehicle is registered
Next Step is to know - in which local RTO Office of that State / UT is the vehicle registered at (For Instance - Delhi has multiple RTO Offices - Janakpuri, Sarai Kale Khan, Rohini, Mayur Vihar, Raja Garden etc) or Say Mumbai has in Tardeo, Ghatkopar, Andheri - so next step is to know the RTO Office in which the vehicle is registered
Moving an Inch Closer to a Person basis Car Registration Number
After State Registration Mark - next number digit indicate Code Assigned to RTO Offices. Like DL6 for Kale Khan or MH02 for Andheri or UP14 for say Ghaziabad. Some Sample RTO
| Series | RTO | Series | RTO |
| DL1 | North Delhi, Mall Road | DL7 | Mayur Vihar (East Delhi) |
| DL2 | Tilak Marg RTO | DL8 | Wazir Pur (North Delhi) |
| DL3 | Sheikh Sarai RTO (South Delhi) | DL9 | Dwarka |
| DL4 | Janakpuri (West Delhi) | DL10 | Raja Garden |
| DL5 | Loni Road | DL11 | Rohini |
| DL6 | Sarai Kale Khan | DL12 | Vasant Vihar |
| MH01 | Tardeo | DL13 | Shahdara |
| MH02 | Andheri, Mumbai | MH03 | Ghatkopar |
| MH12 | Pune | MH15 | Nashik |
Download City Wise RTO Office List
How to Use it :- Download it, Search it using CTRL + F Function together of your keyboard. Format of Search:- Put in state registration mark followed with - (dash) and first 2 numeric letter after state registration mark. For Instance DL-6 or MH-02 or UP-14
Step -3 Generate FOP (Form of Particulars) for Address of Owner
Visit that RTO where Vehicle is registered and Get in touch with a local agent and he may probably assist you in getting FOP (Form of Particulars).
FOP is like an information sheet about Car Owner of Registered Vehicle in RTO. It has details like - Engine Number, Chassis Number, Owner Name, Address, Loan Hypothecation - Printed on a Piece of Paper. Banks do take this practice to to generate FOP - where they do not have RC - but have registration number - so as to check if the vehicle is correctly hypothecated in RTO Records or not.
You may also try and seek assistance from agent to extract FOP basis car registration number. Is not an expensive thing - can be done basis negotiation power - estimated to be Rs 200 - 250.
