Driving Licence Renewal after 60 years of age

Looking for driving licence renewal after 60 years of age? you can apply for DL renewal at  RTO. If your driving licence has expired or is due to expire, you can apply for renewal of driving license at RTO as per you present address.If you do not renew driving licence, you will have to pay a fine for driving a vehicle with an expired licence. Thus, it is necessary to know procedure for driving licence renewal after 60 years of age, fees and documents required for driving licence renewal

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Driving licence renewal 

The renewal of driving licence can be done prior its expiry or after expiry. You can apply for driving licence renewal after 60 years of age through Parivahan official portal of government. The process for renewal is not completely online for all states. The states which provide contactless services for driving licence renewal have online process throughout. Otherwise you have to visit RTO after online form submission. After completing the process, you will receive you driving licence.

Steps for driving licence renewal

1. Visit to the parivahan website
2. Fill applicant details
3. Upload documents, photograph and signature
4. Payment of fees
5. Verify payment status and print receipt
6. Driving licence appointment for RTO (where needs to visit RTO)
7. Visit RTO with all documents and online filled application form
8. Get your renewed driving license at your present address by post or you may have to collect it from respective RTO depending upon service available

Every driving licence has a validity period. If an individual drive without a valid driving licence, then a traffic inspector can issue a challan and can also seize the vehicle.

Address change while driving licence renewal

If your address has been changed, you can change it on your driving licence while renewal. While applying online for the renewal of driving licence, you can choose the change address in DL option and pay the respective fees to get a new driving licence with an updated address. There are few cases related to address, which you can choose while applying:

1. Address is same: if your existing licence address is same as present address, apply at same RTO.
2. Change in address
   1. Within city: Apply at same RTO and add present address
   2. Different city: if the different city comes under different RTO, you have to apply at respective RTO with changed present address.
   3. To other state: You have to apply respective state and the RTO with existing driving license details and change address to the new present address.

Backlog process for driving licence renewal

You can renew driving licence online through parivahan website. For applying  online for DL renewal, you need to have your licence details in the digitalized data of parivahan .

As you have already reached 60 years of age, you might have an old or paper driving license, and so you may not find your details in digital data.You can still check your existing licence details on the parivahan website. You have to enter your current driving licence number and date of birth to check it. After entering all details,if you do not find your data in the central repository system of parivahan , you should apply for backlog entry.

For the backlog entry process, you need to visit the parent RTO for which you hold an existing driving licence. After this backlog entry process, you can apply online for a renewal of driving licence.

Time for driving licence renewal after 60 years of age

1. You can renew driving license within one year before its validity expires.
2. After expiry, there is a 30-day grace period for renewal, for which you don’t have to pay a late fine.
3. If you renew after the grace period, there will be a late fine of 1000 Rs per annum for the renewal of driving licence
4. After one year of expiry, you need to take a driving re-test for renewal.
5. You can not apply for renewal after 5 years of license expiry. It needs to apply for new driving licence after 5 years.

Documents required for the renewal of driving licence

The documents for renewal of a driving license after the age of 60 years are the same in both offline and online modes. The list of documents is as follows:

• Expired driving licence
• Present address proof
• Medical certificate- Form 1A filled signed by a certified medical practitioner MBBS
• Passport size photograph and signature in digital form

List of acceptable documents for proof of address 

1. Passport
2. Voter Id
3. Aadhar card with DOB
4. Employment certificate

Specifications for uploading photographs and signature

1. Photo should be minimum 35 mm×45 mm  i.e 420×525 pixels
2. Signature should be minimum 35 mm×11mm  i.e 256×64 pixels
3. File size should be between 10-20 Kb in jpg/jpeg format

Fees for driving licence renewal after 60 years of age

The fee structure for driving licence renewal depends on how long you take to apply for one. The driving licence renewal charge increases if you don’t complete the renewal process within the grace period.

1. If you renew after one year, late fine per year of Rs. 1000 (as a penalty) + applicable charges
2. RTO may charge you service/postal charges, SMS charges

You can also obtain additional services by paying additional amount along with thee regular cost of driving licence renewal.

Online steps for Driving Licence Renewal after 60 years of age 

Here is the procedure for online driving licence renewal after 60 years of age. Follow the simple steps to renew your driving license after the age of 60 years.

1. Visit the Parivahan portal and click on the tab called “Online Services”
2. Select “Driving Licence Related Services” from the drop- down menu.
3. Choose the state where you need your licence renewed.
4. Once redirected to a new page, click on “Apply for DL renewal” from the listed Driving Licence related services.
5.  On the new screen, read all the instructions carefully about the Driving licence renewal application submission online.
6. Enter all the required details.
7. Upload all the required documents, digital signatures and your passport- size photograph.
8. Finish the payment procedure through a preferred gateway.

When you successfully complete these steps, you will get an application ID. The details of the application will be sent to your registered mobile contact via SMS. Or, you can locate the details via the acknowledgement page, which will appear on the screen after submitting the application. That’s all you have to do for the renewal of your driving license after the age of 60 years.

Offline steps in renewal of driving licence 

You may need to visit RTO for renewal after online application in few states or cities. After online submission of form and uploading documents through parivahan as above mentioned, you will have to follow the given steps:

• After online payment of fees, book appointment for RTO visit
• Visit to the selected RTO and submit the online filled application form and other documents.
• RTO will verify your application form and documents.
• After verification, you will receive your renewed driving license at your address.

Book appointment for the renewal of driving licence

If you want to do online appointment for the renewal of driving licence, then you can follow these steps:

1. Visit the Parivahan Sarathi Portal.
2. Select the state where you need the procedure done.
3. Choose the Driving Licence renewal service under the “Appointments” section.
4. Schedule an appointment based on the available slots.
5. On the day of the appointment, visit your local RTO with the acknowledgement receipt, application ID and other documents.

Validity of driving licence after renewal