Kerala - Apply for Contract Carriage Motor Cab Permit

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Procedure

Apply In-Person :

1. To apply for Contract Carriage Motor Cab Permit in Kerala the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which his area belongs to.
   
2. Please follow our “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page to get details of the RTO offices. Link for RTO contacts: Link for contact
   
3. Application forms can be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices that can be completed and presented with appropriate fees.
   
4. Please make sure you have all the documents that are listed down the “Required Document” section of this page.
   
5. Please make sure that you are eligible for this procedure
   
6. Present the completed application forms in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application.
   
7. Important verifications for the permit includes Vehicle condition, seating arrangements etc., will be carried by authorities.
   
8. After checking the vehicle for its correctness and other appropriate requirements the application will be processed.
   
   

Apply online :

1. To apply for Contract Carriage Motor Cab permit, the applicant has to visit the official portal of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways: Link to Portal
2. In the homepage, please scroll down to “Informational Services” and click on the “more” button in the “Citizen Guide” tab.
3. The applicant will be taken to the “Manual” page where all the available services will be listed.
4. Please click on the name of the required service and click on “Step by Step procedure” from the drop down menu.
5. The applicant will be taken to a new PDF page where the process for applying will be explained clearly.
6. Please follow the steps to complete the application.

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Required Documents

1. Registration Certificate of the vehicle.
   
2. Fitness Certificate.
   
3. Proof of payment of tax for the current quarter.
   
4. Insurance Certificate.
   
5. No object certificate from the financier if the vehicle concerned is covered by HPA / Lease / Hypothecation.
   
6. Pollution Under Control Certificate
   
7. Payment of green tax wherever applicable.
   
8. Aadhar card
9. PROOF OF ADDRESS (any one of the following to be produced)
   1. Ration Card
   2. Aadhaar Card
   3. Electoral Roll
   4. LIC Policy
   5. Passport
   6. Pay slip issued - Govt. Office (or) a Local Body
10. Age Proof (any one of the following)
    1. School Certificate
    2. Birth Certificate

Office Locations & Contacts

List of all RTO Office Locations in Kerala

Transport Commissionerate, Motor Vehicles Department, Kerala
2nd Floor, Trans Tower, CV Raman Pillai Rd,
DPI, Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram,
Kerala 695014
Phone: 0471 233 3317
Location in Map

Following link will get RTO Contact details: Link for RTO Contact Info

Eligibility

• You should be the owner of the vehicle.
• Age of the vehicle is also considered

Fees

• Fee related details are provided under the following link : Fees
  
• RTO authorities may provide more information on fees

Validity

• Contract Carriage Permit is valid for 5 years and issued for whole State
  
• Usually the renewal of permit can be obtained with Vehicle fitness certificate and FC as per authorities of concerned RTO

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Processing Time

5 working days to get permit

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

• Motor Cab Permit is needed for an tourist vehicle operator to carry passengers on a hire / rental basis from one place to another
  
• Motor cab means any motor vehicle constructed or adapted to carry not more than six passengers, excluding the driver for hire.
  
• Motor cab are actually taxi services that carry people from pickup point to drop point
  

Information which might help

• An operator with Motor Cab Permit should permit not more than 6 passengers in his vehicle
  
• Proper payment of fees is required to travel in other states other than the permitted state
  
• FC (for clearance) is a process meant for reviewing the condition of the vehicle by the RTO authorities
  

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