Punjab - How to Obtain a Duplicate Driving Licence

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Procedure

• 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

1. To apply for a Duplicate Driver License in Punjab 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 (Suwidha Centre) contacts: Contacts link
   
3. Application form can be downloaded using the following link: Link for Forms And Parivahan Forms Link
   
4. Application and Intimation of loss or destruction of driving license in Form LLD : (can be obtained from RTO)
   
5. Also make sure you have all the necessary documents to process the application
   
6. The applicant should make sure they are eligible for applying duplicate driver license
   
7. 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(Through Parivahan Portal) - Punjab Apply for Duplicate Driving Licence online with Images

1. To Obtain a Duplicate Driving Licence, the applicant can make the application online via the following link link
2. The applicant has to click “Drivers/ Learners License” and select the respective state from the drop-down menu.
3. On the next tab, the applicant has to click “Duplicate Licence” and read the instructions and click “Continue”
4. Next the applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
5. Make sure that the applicant has to upload all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
6. Review the application and click “Submit”
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. An acknowledgment receipt will be displayed. Please save it for future reference, it contains the application summary and contact details of the person to be contacted.
9. Next the applicant should book the slot and visit the office on the respective date.
10. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.

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Required Documents

1. Police Certificate (in case of theft)
   
2. Application and Intimation of loss or destruction of driving license in Form LLD : (can be obtained from RTO)
   
3. Details of Driving License
   
4. Aadhaar card
   
5. Passport size photos-2 copies
   
6. The original license is to be surrendered in case of driving license mutilated, torn or damaged.
   
7. 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 & Contacts

List of RTO offices in Punjab
State Transport Commissioner
SCO 177-78, 1st , 2nd, 3rd Floor,
17G, 17C, Sector 17,
Chandigarh 160017, Punjab.
Mobile : 096468 61487
Phone : 0172 2702575/2771183
Fax : 0172 2706943
More contact information :Contacts Link

Eligibility

Those who

• lost their valid driving license
  
• Got their driving license either Destructed or damaged
  
• Got their Driving license stolen
  

Are eligible to apply

Fees

• Fee related details are provided under the following link: Parivahan Fees details And Link for fees
  
• RTO officials would provide more information on fees
  

Validity

Validity of the license remains same. Usually…

1. Driving licence issued is valid throughout India.
   
2. Driving licence is issued for 20 years or 50 years of age whichever is earlier.
   
3. Driving licence issued for transport vehicle will be valid for three years.
   

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Processing Time

• 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.
  

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Instructions

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Required Information

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Need for the Document

• 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 help

• 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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