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Online Appointment for Renewal of Driving Licence

Online Appointment for Renewal of Driving Licence

Driving Licence

Service type:

Renewal

Processing time:

7-10 days

Visit required:

No (online renewal possible)

Are you looking for steps for online appointment for renewal of driving licence? You can book appointment for the DL renewal at RTO through parivahan website. It needs to renew your driving license after the expiry of it. Thus it is necessary to know how to book slot for driving license renewal at RTO.

 Appointment for renewal of driving licence

A driving test is not required for the renewal of the same category of vehicle license. But if you are changing the category, then you need to go through the driving license renewal slot booking for the driving test.

Online appointment for renewal of driving licence

After filling out the online application form and uploading the documents for DL renewal, you need to book an appointment for an RTO visit where it is required. To get the online appointment for renewal of driving licence follow the given steps.

  1. Visit the Parivahan website .
  2. Click on the online services.
  3. Go to the driving license-related services tab
  4. Choose state
  5. Click on the menu slot and on DL services test slot booking.
  6. Enter application number (obtained from online form application) and date of birth
  7. And then select the date and time for the slot.
  8. OTP will send to you your registered number.
  9. Verify the OTP and click on confirm.
  10. You will get Online Appointment for Renewal of Driving Licence

Check availability of driving licence renewal slot booking

You can check slot availability online for respective RTO for driving licence renewal. The steps to check availability of driving licence renewal slot booking are as:

  1. Visit to Parivahan
  2. Click on the online services.
  3. Go to the driving license-related services tab.
  4. Choose state and hover on to the appointments in Menu
  5. Select enquire DL service slot
  6. Enter state and RTO
  7. View available slot for DL services

Validity of the renewed driving license

  1. Driving licence is valid for 20 years from date of issue or till the person turns 40 whichever is earlier
  2. After 40 years of age, it will be issued after renewal for 10 years and then 5 years subsequently.

But as per age category, the validity varies as per given below table:

Applicant age(On renewal date) DL Validity
<30 years till attain 40 years
>=30 and <50 10 years
>=50 and <55 till attain 60 years
>=55 5 years

Checking status of driving licence reewnal

You can check the status of a driving license renewal application. Follow the given steps:

  1. Go to the official portal of the parivahan seva.
  2. Click on the online services.
  3. Then click on the driving license-related services.
  4. Select you to state which you have applied for.
  5. Click on application status and fill in the required information. Such as date of birth, and application number.
  6. Enter the captcha and view the status of your application.

Importance of renewal of driving licence

Section 177 under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 stipulates that no one can be a driver within India with no valid license and that doing so is a crime punishable by law which could result in an amount of 500 rupees. 500 or a prison sentence of as long as 3 months.

The expired license for driving can only be used for one month i.e. 30 days after which you are able to renew it for a fee of the penalty. If your expired license was not renewed within 5 years of the date of expiration then you must apply for a new driver’s license. 

 

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Is driving test required for renewal of Licence?

Medical certificate for renewal of driving license

Documents required for renewal of driving licence

 

FAQs

Can I renew my driving license online in India?

You can apply online for driving license renewal in India. But the requirement of an RTO visit depends on the state and the respective RTO. Otherwise, in cities like Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Bangalore, driving License renewal is completely online.

Can I renew my driving license after expiry?

Yes, there is 30 days grace period to renew driving license after expiry.

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