Meghalaya - Temporary Vehicle Registration

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To make temporary registration of a vehicle in Meghalaya 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 form can be downloaded using the following link: Application forms and Parivahan Forms Link
   
4. Make sure you have completed application form Form-20. Application form can be obtained from the following link : Form 20
   
5. Sales certificate in Form 21.: Form 21
   
6. Road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers.: Form 22
   
7. Pollution under control and road worthiness certificate in Form-22 A, where body is fabricated: Form 22 A
   
8. Also make sure you have all the necessary documents to process the application
   
9. Application forms can also be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices that should be completed and presented with appropriate fees.
   
10. Present the completed application forms along with documents in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application.
    
11. Pencil tracing of engine chassis number is the activity to record the chassis number in the RTO register and further processing will complete temporary registration process
    
    

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Required Documents

1. Application Form-20. Application form can be obtained from the following link : Form 20
   
2. Sales certificate in Form 21.: Form 21
   
3. Road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers.: Form 22
   
4. Pollution under control and road worthiness certificate in Form-22 A, where body is fabricated: Form 22 AValid Insurance Certificate.
   
5. Proof of address (any one of the following): Ration Card / Electoral Roll / LIC Policy / Affidavit sworn by the applicant before an Executive or First Class Judicial
   
6. Design approval copy as applicable
   
7. Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex_Army Vehicle.
   
8. Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles.
   
9. Bonafide agriculture certificate issued by the Thaasildhaar in case of registration of Tractor-Trailer unit used for agriculture. In case of trailer or a semi-trailer, design approval proceedings issued by Commissioner for Transport to be produced.
   
10. Chassis Number is the primary detail for applying
    
11. Pan card
    
12. Aadhaar card
    
13. Passport size photos 3 copies.
    
14. Life Time Tax for Non Transport Vehicle.
    
15. Unloaded Weight Certificate for Transport Vehicle.
16. Permit sanctioned proceedings for Transport Vehicle.
    
    

Office Locations & Contacts

Commissioner Transport– Government of Meghalaya,

Sawlad, Law-U-Sib, Shillong – 793021
Phone (O):0364 2534617
Mobile:9863062959
Email : [email protected], [email protected]
Following link will get RTO Contact details: RTO Contact Info

Following listed are RTO address that can be contacted.

RTO Office Location Information

RTO CODE ML-01 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Shillong, Meghalaya	RTO CODE ML-02 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Shillong, Meghalaya	RTO CODE ML-03 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Shillong, Meghalaya	RTO CODE ML-04 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Jowai, Jaintia Hills District - 793150
RTO CODE ML-05 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Shillong, East Khasi Hills - 793001	RTO CODE ML-06 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Nongstoin, West Khasi Hills - 793119	RTO CODE ML-07 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Williamnagar, East Garo Hills - 794111	RTO CODE ML-08 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Dura, west Garo Hills - 794001
RTO CODE ML-09 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Baghmara, South Garo Hills - 794102	RTO CODE ML-10 : ADDRESS: The Regional Transport Officer (RTO), Nongpoh, Ri Bhoi – 793102	Null	Null

Eligibility

• Owner of vehicle.
  
• Dealer can apply on behalf of the owner of the vehicle.
  

NOTE: If already registered temporarily, the owner should apply for permanent registration.

Fees

• Fee related details are provided under the following link: Fees details
  
  

Validity

• Temporary registration is valid for one month
  
  

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Processing Time

• Maximum of 3 days
  
  

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Instructions

No person shall drive any Motor Vehicle and no owner of Motor Vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be driven in any public place or any other place, unless the vehicle is Registered in accordance with Chapter 4 of IMV Act 1988.

Required Information

To register a new, private, non-commercial vehicle, you need to apply in the prescribed form (either available online or with the concerned local authorities) to the RTO (Regional Transport Officer)/Transport Department of the area of your residence. You will be required to produce the sale certificate issued by the vehicle dealer, the road-worthiness certificate issued by the manufacturer, an attested copy of a valid vehicle insurance policy, documents as proof of address, a print of the chassis number and such other papers as may be needed. In addition, you will be asked to submit one-time road tax and the required registration fee. The vehicle will be physically inspected by the Inspecting Authority and a unique Registration Mark assigned to the vehicle for display thereon.

Need for the Document

• All the vehicles need to be registered as per the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. The vehicles are provided with unique registration number. Once the vehicle is registered, a certificate is issued to the owner. The registration certificate is used as a proof for authorized owner of the vehicle.
  
• Vehicle registration's purpose is to establish clear ownership and to tax motorist or vehicle owners. It is a requirement by the state.
  
• Since the registration process is long therefore on buying the new vehicle the owner is provided with temporary registration number due to his expectations (Auspicious day, festival, Body fabrication etc…) which is valid for one month from date of sale and during the said period the owner himself should get his vehicle permanently registered with RTO concerned
  
• When a bike owned by an individual sold to another person – the name transfer has to be made with the authorities concerned
  
  

Information which might help

• One who wishes to sell his or her vehicle should make sure that the proper name transfer in RC is carried out
  
• Temporary registration shall be valid only for a month and it shall not be renewable.
  
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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