Kerala - Obtain a Duplicate Driving License

ProcedureEdit

If your driver license is valid and it’s stolen or lost, then you would have to file a FIR with the local police station and the report is the vital document to apply for the duplicate driving license. If it is torn / stolen / mutilated then then remains can be attached for applying

Apply In-Person :

To apply for a Duplicate Driver License in Kerala the applicant has to approach the RTO office to which his area belongs to.
Please follow our “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page to get details of the RTO offices. Link for RTO contacts: Link for contact
Application form can be downloaded using the following link: Form
Also make sure you have all the necessary documents to process the application
The applicant should make sure they are eligible for applying duplicate driver license
Present the completed application forms in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application and issue the duplicate driver license and the satisfactory result of verifications

Apply Online : - Kerala Apply for duplicate driving license online with Images

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

Required DocumentsEdit

Police Certificate (in case of theft)
Details of Driving License
Aadhaar card
Passport size photos-2 copies
The original license is to be surrendered in case of driving license mutilated, torn or damaged.
An ID Proof with your photo and a residential proof is required. (Voter's card, Aadhaar Card, passport etc. can be used for this purpose.)

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

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

EligibilityEdit

Those who
- lost their valid driving license
- Got their driving license either Destructed or damaged
- Got their Driving license stolen
Are eligible to apply

FeesEdit

Fee related details are provided under the following link : Fees

ValidityEdit

Validity of the license remains same.
Usually…
- Driving licence issued is valid throughout India.
- Driving licence is issued for 20 years or 50 years of age whichever is earlier.
- Driving licence issued for transport vehicle will be valid for three years.

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Processing TimeEdit

The licence will be issued on the same day or within a week’s time or within the time mentioned by the assistant road transport officer.

InstructionsEdit

Contact Office

The application with above documents has to be submitted to Asst. R.T.O. (Driving Licence Branch).
The duplicate driving licence will be delivered as per the time prescribed by the Asst. R.T.O

Required InformationEdit

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

A driving license is an official document that states that a person may operate one or more types of motorized vehicles, such as a motorcycle, car, truck, or a bus, on a public roadway.
Under the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988 in India, no person can drive a motor vehicle in any public place unless he holds a valid Driving License issued to him, authorizing him to drive a vehicle of that particular category.
Driving without Driving license is an offense. Incumbent has to pay penalty
In order to avoid unnecessary penalty and enquiry one has to get the duplicate driving license for the one they lost or damaged.

Information which might helpEdit

It is a punishable offense to drive the vehicle without a valid license
Those who are under 18 Years are not supposed to drive
RTO officials has the right to decide upon the issue of license

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