Punjab - Apply for Driver License (Car, Bike, Motorcycle)

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Permanent 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. The applicant should make sure they are eligible (18 years and above, LLR minimum 30 days and maximum 180 days’ time..)
   
5. Application Forms No4, No1A, No1 is required. Application forms can be obtained from the following link : Application form 4 and Form 1A and Form 1
   
6. The applicant should make sure they are eligible for applying by reading through the eligibility criteria that has been listed out under the “Eligibility” section of this page.
   
7. Please make sure you have all the documents that are listed down the “Required Document” section of this page.
   
8. Application forms can be obtained from the appropriate RTO offices that should be completed and presented with appropriate fees.
   
9. Present the completed application forms in one of the counter and pay the appropriate fee where the officials would start processing your application.
   
10. Applicant has to qualify the drive test. Applicant on successful completion of test drive will be asked to get photographed for the license copy and to imprint finger prints. Applicant will get the License.
    

Note: If the applicant failed in driving test, can reappear for the driving test as per the authorities advice

Apply Online - Punjab Apply for Driver License online witth Images

1. To Apply for Driver License (Car, Bike, Motorcycle), 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 “Apply for Driving License” 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

• Application Forms No4, No 1 A, No 1 is required. Application forms can be obtained from the following link : Application form Form 1A Form 1
  
• Form 15 (those who have undergone training in a Driving School)
  
• Documents of vehicle in which applicant proposes to appear for test of competence to drive (such as Registration Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Tax Card, Pollution under Control Certificate).
  
• Consent letter affixed with 2Rs stamp from vehicle owner to conduct driving test in his vehicle, if the vehicle is not owned by the applicant.
  
• Passport size photographs-4 copies.
  
• Valid Learner's License held by the applicant for the relevant class, which is older than 30 days.
  
• Applicants for Transport Vehicle License should enclose a Training Certificate in Form No. 5 issued by a recognized driving school.
  
• Original Learners License (LLR)
  
• Aadhaar card

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

• For driving motorcycle without gear, a candidate must have completed 16 years.
  
• For other vehicles, they must have completed 18 years.
  
• For Transport vehicles driving they should have completed 20 years.
  
• You should have a valid learner’s license (LLR).
  
• You should apply after 30 days and within 180 days from the date of issuance of learners license (LLR).
  
• A person who is at least 20 years old and possesses a Learners License can obtain a License for driving a commercial vehicle. Also, one has to be conversant with the traffic rules and regulations in all the cases

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

• 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 Time

• After completion of driving test, the Licence will be issued on the same day or within a week’s time.

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Required Information

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Need for the Document

• A driving license is an official document that states, 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

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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