RTO Road Tax Refund Process Explained. Documents, FAQ Queries

Are you looking for a Refund of Road Tax amount as originally paid to RTO. Know Process note as applicable after vehicle registered in New State

Road Tax Refund Process

The Tax Refund can only be applied Once the Vehicle is registered in New State

Some documents / forms needs to be submitted for Tax Refund

» Car Chassis Imprint

» New Smart Card (Notarized Copy) & Old Smart Card (Original or Notarized copy as available)

» New Insurance Copy, PUC Copy

» State Transfer NOC (Photocopy)

» Road Tax Receipt as originally paid in First State where vehicle was registered

» New Road Tax receipt photocopy as Paid

» ID Proof with New Address Proof as Proof of Migration

» RTO Form 16, RTO Form DT as application for Tax Refund

» Request letter for refund along Bank Account Number / Address on which cheque needs to be sent

» New Registration Authority has to send CRTI Intimation that vehicle is registered in New State (applicable only in Karnataka)

All This all need to be deposited with Notarized Copies of Photocopy along with self affixed stamp with equivalent value of Registered Post on it to the original RTO Office where vehicle is registered.

FAQs Queries on Road Tax Refund

Q. If Buying a Used Car and registering in New State will Tax Refund be applicable ?

A. No - Tax Refund is not applicable and is thus not payable to Second Owner (or subsequent owners). Only, the Original Owner can apply for Tax Refund. In case you are Second Owner and buying such car for re-registration in Other state - the Tax refund is not applicable

This also is applicable even in Company Cases - who give car to employees for usage and later on ask them to buy back. Been the employee would be second owner as per RC - the Tax as originally paid by the Company will not be payable.

The Refund Guidelines - Road Tax is subject to be refunded

> Only in name of original owner who has initially paid in road tax

> Provided - that the original Owner who registers the vehicles, takes NOC for shifting vehicle in other State on his/her name and re-register the vehicle in his / her name.

Thus - For refund of Tax - the Original Owner name should be same as in First State and Second State

Q. Is there any Time Limit for applying Tax Refund

A. Yes - but timelines varies from State to State. For Instance in Maharashtra - RTO can decline in Tax Refund application - if same submitted after 6 months of Obtaining in State Transfer NOC. So - better to check

RTO Road Tax Refund

Q. Is Road Tax Refund applicable, if the vehicle is not registered in New State but only Tax Paid in New State

A. To the best of our info - No, in that case Road Tax will not be refunded. Either the vehicle has to be mandatory registered in new state or the Old Registration has to be applied for cancellation post which only the refund application will be accepted for payment of Pro Rata Tax Amount

If you thinking of Cancelling Vehicle registration - then as per Motor Vehicle Act - only in below cases car registration can be cancelled by RTO as mentioned in Brief:

1. If a motor vehicle has been destroyed or has been rendered permanently incapable of use

2. If the Vehicle moved in another state and re-registered in New State with necessary Confirmation and documents pertaining same been furnished

3. If RTO Observe that vehicle is in such a condition that it is incapable of being used or its use in a public place would constitute a danger to the public

4. If a registering authority is satisfied that a motor vehicle has been permanently removed out of India

5. If the Car Ownership Documents at a later date found Fake or with Forgery

Q. What is the Basis of Road Tax Refund Amount

A, Road Tax will be refunded on Pro rata basis of 15 yrs - basis registration date - till date of application for refund. For instance - if you applied for same after 5 yrs then approx 66% of original road tax paid will be refunded. The Pro Rata will be done based on Road Tax Amount. State MCD Parking Fees, Smart Card registration fees is not refunded

Q. Is Tax Refund applicable in all States. Is Tax Refund Process Online

A. Yes - Its irrespective if you are from Metro Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad. Even if you are in Tier - II, Tier - III Cities - Tax refund can be applied in

Unfortunately - there is no Online Process as of now for Tax refund. The Documents have to be submitted in person to RTO

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Guest - Raj Bahadur on Sunday, 27 September 2020 21:52

As of now sicnce the inception of RTO in Indian history nobody get the road tax refund. it is very funny, why govt is not taking any action, where ever govt as to collect the money from public that is made online, and very robust system implemented on ground like Incometax, sales tax, GST, but where ever govt had to gv the money they dont think making it transparent, and online, people keep breaking their head by going to dept and dept dont have clarity themselves. its ridiculous.

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Guest - H K PRASANNA KUMAR on Tuesday, 01 September 2020 10:00

Dear Sir,

I have excess amount of INR 2100 to RTO online payment by mistake during cancellation of Hypothecation of the my vehicle. . Can I get back the excess amount paid to RTO. What is the procedure? can anyone answer my query please.

Guest - Joginder Singh on Saturday, 08 August 2020 20:52

From Joginder Singh:
I did not receive any tax refund from RTO office Rewari. I went to the RTO office and met the head at their office but they denied to refund. I got demoralised, hence I left doing any query at RTO office Rewari Haryana.
Customer name : Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh

Guest - Gopal on Sunday, 29 December 2019 23:16

Hi,
I was given a company car in Feb 2011 in West Bengal, which was purchased by a finanicial leasing company at a price of Rs 6,35,000 plus VAT, totalling Rs 7,25,000, and hypothecated to it. In Jan 2016, company paid remaining amounts to leasing company and the car was transferred to the company. The company, in turn, transferred the car to me (individual owner) at a residual price of Rs 1,55,000/-. I had to pay road tax to WB (Kolkata) for registering the car in my name in Feb 2016. The car is in my name now.

Subsequently, I shifted the car to Karnataka in Feb 2016 and registered in Karnataka, paying a whopping road tax amount of Rs 84,107?-. RTO refused to give details of calculations but I had no option but to pay.Now the car is registered in Bengaluru (Karnataka) in my name.

I now intend to shift the car back to Kolkata (WB) in Jan 2020. I will continue to be the owner when I will re-register in Kolkata.

Will I be eligible to claim refund of road tax from RTO Bengaluru? Since I have used the car in Bengaluru for only 4 years, will I be eligible to get refund of road tax 84,107 x(15-4)/15 = 61,678/-? Nobody in RTO is willing to confirm or clarify on refund eligibility or refund amount. I am unable to decide if I should shift the vehicle or sell the car here in bengaluru.

Please advise.

Subsequently, I shifted the car to Karnataka in Feb 2016 and registered in Karnataka, paying a whopping road tax amount of Rs 84,107?-. RTO refused to give details of calculations but I had no option but to pay.Now the car is registered in Bengaluru (Karnataka) in my name.

I now intend to shift the car back to Kolkata (WB) in Jan 2020. I will continue to be the owner when I will re-register in Kolkata.

Will I be eligible to claim refund of road tax from RTO Bengaluru? Since I have used the car in Bengaluru for only 4 years, will I be eligible to get refund of road tax 84,107 x(15-4)/15 = 61,678/-? Nobody in RTO is willing to confirm or clarify on refund eligibility or refund amount. I am unable to decide if I should shift the vehicle or sell the car here in bengaluru.

Please advise.

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Guest - Yogesh Kumar on Thursday, 05 December 2019 11:00

Why States charge Road tax again in case of inter state transfer of vehicle? They should claim the Road tax refund from previous state themselves & can charge customers only some administative expenses.

Guest - Sunil Kumar on Monday, 19 August 2019 21:46

I purchased a ertiga car in delhi while my posting in Delhi and I am second onwer. Now, I am posted in Rajasthan and I am also from Rajasthan. Sir, I want to know how many road tax to be paid by me for transfer of RC from Delhi to Rajasthan and RC already transferred to me on my Delhi address.

Guest - Tissy Joseph on Saturday, 21 December 2019 02:10

It is reduced depending on the age of the car. This is how it is calculated. The tax for a new car is 10%. When you register your car in a new state, this is reduced by 0.15% every year. So, if your car is 5 years old, it will be about 7 to 8% of the original cost. You may also note that when you apply for a new registation in Rajasthan RTO, you will have to get an NOC from your present Delhi RTO in Form 28 and you will also have to produce a copy of the original invoice of the car. If you know where this car was originally registered, you can contact them and they will give you.

I had purchased a few months old car in Kerala 6 years back and last month I registered it in Tamil Nadu to where I have moved. While trying to register here, they asked for invoice. I contacted Ford in Kerala and they emailed me a copy of the 2013 invoice in few minutes.

I also like to warn you that it is a cumbersome job to get registered in another state. These things are still so terrible in India

Guest - Atul joshi on Sunday, 28 July 2019 15:11

Sir I buy used car pune parsing
I'm second owner
Can the first owner of the car apply to refund road tax

Guest - Deepak on Saturday, 27 July 2019 23:27

Hi,
My old registration is from KARNATAKA and new registration is MAHARASHTRA.
Do I need to apply for RTO tax refund in MAHARASHTRA ?

Guest - Abs on Saturday, 17 August 2019 09:14

You need to apply refund in Karnataka RTO with all relevant documents (new registration + RTO Receipt)...

Guest - Vageesh on Tuesday, 04 June 2019 10:58

I purchased a second hand vehicle in Pune 5 years back. Now I am transferring to Karnataka. There also I am registering in my name only. The original tax paid receipts are not in my name. they are in name of first owner. Can I get refund?

Guest - arvind kumar on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 15:26

hi
Sir i am purchased haryana registered vehicle and get noc from RTA Haryana but i have a confusion about life tax payment i.e The RTA telangana state is collect life tax for re registration on vehicle cost or Invoice cost plz tell me and if u have any supported documents plz attach my mail id

Guest - Naresh on Monday, 01 July 2019 20:56

HI Aravind ,

Did u got any solution for this ..

Guest - Mukesh Sharma on Friday, 17 May 2019 13:32

Dear All, I have paid one time road tax for my commercial goods vehicle (Hyva), in gujarat. Now my vehicles are going to MP and I have paid Road Tax for MP also.
Can my previous one time tax be extended by showing this new tax of MP. Please suggest.

Guest - Joginder Singh on Monday, 01 April 2019 15:20

To,
The Transport Commissioner,
The Government of Haryana,
State Transport Department,
Rewari-123401

Subject: Refund of One Time Road Tax with respect to Registration Number HR36AE0408 (On registration of Car from Private (HR36AE0408) to Commercial (HR47D7340), Car Ertiga VXI on the name of Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh, resident of H.No. 18, Sadhu Sah Nagar Rewari , Haryana.

Dear Sir,
I purchased the above subject new Car on 13 Oct 2018 and got registered in private Category and assigned the Registration No. HR36AE0408 on 29/10/2018.I paid the One Time Road Tax for 15 years, till 28-10-2033 (Copy of RC and One Time Road Tax Receipt enclosed).
I applied for NOC on 16/01/2019 for Cancellation of this Private registration Number HR36AE0408.
Now I got re-registration of this Car in the Commercial Category / Taxi and got assigned the new registration No. HR47D7340 on 11 Feb 2019 and paid the New Tax till March 2020 (Copy of RC and Tax Receipt enclosed).
It is further stated that the Owner Name remains the same (No change in Owner Name).
As per the provision of Govt of India/ State Govt Haryana, you are requested to refund the One Time Road Tax for my above subject Car from 11 Feb 2019 to 28 Oct 2033. As the new assigned tax has been paid till March 2020 and will be paid further from time to time.
Along with this application ,I met to SDM (RTA Rewari).He told that we are not seating for this job only. Do the correspondence with Transport Commissioner Haryana and if he does this (Refund of OTT) then I have no objection.
The complete application along with its attached documents is submitted to you for further advice / directions for refund of the One Time Road Tax.
I put up this application on 27/03/19 ,through the email to Transport Commissioner Haryana and Transport Officer Rewari , along with all its enclosure Please advise me,what i should do further.

Thanking You,

Date: 25 March 2019 Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh

Place: Rewari H.No.18,Sadhu Sah Nagar,Rewari

Cell No. 9811437084

List of Enclosed Documents:-

1. Copy of old RC
2. Copy of old Tax Receipt for which Tax refund is requested.(Private Category)
3. NOC from the registering authority Rewari, Haryana.
4. Copy of new RC
5. Copy of New Tax paid receipt. (Commercial/Taxi Category)
6. Filled RTO Form DT.
7. Filled RTO Form 16
8. The Impression of the Chassis number.
9. Copy of the old and new Insurance.
10. Proof of Address of the Car Owner.(Aadhaar Card)

To,
The Transport Commissioner,
The Government of Haryana,
State Transport Department,
Rewari-123401

[b]Subject: Refund of One Time Road Tax with respect to Registration Number HR36AE0408 (On registration of Car from Private (HR36AE0408) to Commercial (HR47D7340), Car Ertiga VXI  on the name of Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh, resident of H.No. 18, Sadhu Sah Nagar Rewari , Haryana.[/b]

Dear Sir,
I purchased the above subject new Car on 13 Oct 2018 and got registered in private Category and assigned the Registration No. HR36AE0408 on 29/10/2018.I paid the One Time Road Tax for 15 years, till 28-10-2033 (Copy of RC and One Time Road Tax Receipt enclosed).
I applied for NOC on 16/01/2019 for Cancellation of this Private registration Number HR36AE0408.
Now I got re-registration of this Car in the Commercial Category / Taxi and got assigned  the new registration No. HR47D7340 on 11 Feb 2019 and paid the New Tax till March 2020 (Copy of RC and Tax Receipt enclosed).
It is further stated that the Owner Name remains the same (No change in Owner Name).
As per the provision of Govt of India/ State Govt Haryana, you are requested to refund the One Time Road Tax for my above subject Car from 11 Feb 2019 to 28 Oct 2033. As the new assigned tax has been paid till March 2020 and will be paid further from time to time.
Along with this application ,I met to SDM (RTA Rewari).He told that we are not seating for this job only. Do the correspondence with Transport Commissioner Haryana and if he does this (Refund of OTT) then I have no objection.
The complete application along with its attached documents is submitted to you for further advice / directions for refund of the One Time Road Tax.
I put up this application on 27/03/19 ,through the email to Transport Commissioner Haryana and Transport Officer Rewari , along with all its enclosure  Please advise me,what i should do further.

Thanking You,

Date:    25 March 2019                                  Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh

Place: Rewari                                                   H.No.18,Sadhu Sah Nagar,Rewari

Cell No. 9811437084

List of Enclosed Documents:-

1.       Copy of old RC
2.       Copy of old Tax Receipt for which Tax refund is requested.(Private Category)
3.       NOC from the registering authority Rewari, Haryana.
4.       Copy of new RC 
5.       Copy of New Tax paid receipt. (Commercial/Taxi Category)
6.       Filled RTO Form DT.
7.       Filled RTO Form 16
8.       The Impression of the Chassis number.
9.       Copy of the old and new Insurance.
10.   Proof of Address of the Car Owner.(Aadhaar Card)

To, The Transport Commissioner, The Government of Haryana, State Transport Department, Rewari-123401 [b]Subject: Refund of One Time Road Tax with respect to Registration Number HR36AE0408 (On registration of Car from Private (HR36AE0408) to Commercial (HR47D7340), Car Ertiga VXI on the name of Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh, resident of H.No. 18, Sadhu Sah Nagar Rewari , Haryana.[/b] Dear Sir, I purchased the above subject new Car on 13 Oct 2018 and got registered in private Category and assigned the Registration No. HR36AE0408 on 29/10/2018.I paid the One Time Road Tax for 15 years, till 28-10-2033 (Copy of RC and One Time Road Tax Receipt enclosed). I applied for NOC on 16/01/2019 for Cancellation of this Private registration Number HR36AE0408. Now I got re-registration of this Car in the Commercial Category / Taxi and got assigned the new registration No. HR47D7340 on 11 Feb 2019 and paid the New Tax till March 2020 (Copy of RC and Tax Receipt enclosed). It is further stated that the Owner Name remains the same (No change in Owner Name). As per the provision of Govt of India/ State Govt Haryana, you are requested to refund the One Time Road Tax for my above subject Car from 11 Feb 2019 to 28 Oct 2033. As the new assigned tax has been paid till March 2020 and will be paid further from time to time. Along with this application ,I met to SDM (RTA Rewari).He told that we are not seating for this job only. Do the correspondence with Transport Commissioner Haryana and if he does this (Refund of OTT) then I have no objection. The complete application along with its attached documents is submitted to you for further advice / directions for refund of the One Time Road Tax. I put up this application on 27/03/19 ,through the email to Transport Commissioner Haryana and Transport Officer Rewari , along with all its enclosure Please advise me,what i should do further. Thanking You, Date: 25 March 2019 Rahul Yadav s/o Joginder Singh Place: Rewari H.No.18,Sadhu Sah Nagar,Rewari Cell No. 9811437084 List of Enclosed Documents:- 1. Copy of old RC 2. Copy of old Tax Receipt for which Tax refund is requested.(Private Category) 3. NOC from the registering authority Rewari, Haryana. 4. Copy of new RC 5. Copy of New Tax paid receipt. (Commercial/Taxi Category) 6. Filled RTO Form DT. 7. Filled RTO Form 16 8. The Impression of the Chassis number. 9. Copy of the old and new Insurance. 10. Proof of Address of the Car Owner.(Aadhaar Card)

Guest - Abs on Saturday, 17 August 2019 09:17

Mr. Joginder....what is status now...did you get the refund??? pls share

Guest - khushilal rajput on Sunday, 24 March 2019 00:28

my car regd in mp rto bhopal 18/01/2018 i take noc to rto kondapur telangana 08/10/2018 i am summit my document inrto kondapur(attapur) on 19/10/2018vehial wash inspected and address change i have recuved rc address change 22/12/2018but tile time no noc confirm by rto bhopal rto attapur no give me ts nos my car is a motor cab car wash no attecd with ola/ uber widhout ts nos ireqast mony time rto bhopal but his not sand confirmetion of noc rto attapur sand latter to rto bhopal for confirmetion of issue side noc bhopal rto confirm noc in 07/01/2019 rto attapur give me new nos 21/01/2019iam apply road taxe refund to rto bhopal on 07/01/2019 rto bhopal rejected my refund apply under rules 1991 (14(5)(g) but ihave surch not fund this rules in mpt his tell me time is over (60 days)60 days kahan se gine jayenge

Guest - Nithesh on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 18:45

Can anyone comment on the success rate for people actually getting their refunds if they've followed all the necessary documentation.

Guest - Venkat on Tuesday, 05 March 2019 15:23

The vehicle was regd in Company's name and higher RTO tax as applicable to Corporates was paid, This vehicle was used for official purpose, After 5 yrs the same was transferred/sold to one of the employee within the same state. Will the Company get the refund of the differential RTO tax between Company and Individual.

Guest - Sangit Bariya on Wednesday, 02 January 2019 09:50

How can I get my refund. I have paid my Driving licence smart card address correction so my application cancelled Gujarat Rs.600. still no refund.

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