Soon, get your RC in minutes

Jan 20 2015 : The Times of India (Chennai)

Soon, get your RC in minutes

Dipak Dash@ timesgroup com

New Delhi:





And Error Free Too As Tech Will Track Vehicle Right From Factory

Soon you will be able to get the registration certificate (RC) of your car or any other vehicle within minutes and there will be no scope for anyone to enter wrong data and details, including the chassis or engine number. The transport ministry has come up with an IT-based mechanism which enables tracking and recording of all details including the model, colour and chassis number etc right from the manufacturing level.Sources said this system, which will be launched soon, will ensure that no wrong data is recorded against any vehicle and there will be no scope for any dealer to shortchange the buyer besides leaving no room for malpractices. The customer is also assured that all details entered about parts of the vehicle are genuine and nothing has been tweaked at any level.

“As soon as the manufac turer submits a model for type approval, one set of details will be entered. Subsequently, the approved test agencies will enter details at their level while clearing the models. Thereafter, the manufacturer will have to enter all necessary details such as chassis and engine number. When it reaches the dealer’s place, he has to fill a few specific records before processing an RC,” said a transport ministry official. He added at present, the dealer has to key in all details at the end before an RC is issued. “Now they don’t need to do this as data will be entered at each level,” the official said.

While in big cities the registration certificates of cars and bikes are issued at dealers point, RCs of heavy vehicles are issued by motor vehicle inspectors at RTOs. Usually registration of such vehicles takes hours, but the new system will significantly reduce the time taken.