Ownership Transfer of Vehicle Hyderabad

Yes, PAN card is mandatory for both the buyer and seller for car RC transfer process. It is to comply with the financial tracking regulations. If either of seller or buyer doesnt have PAN card, they can fill up the form 60 in lieu of PAN card. 

• Original RC
• Two nos. of  Form 29
• Two nos. of  Form 30
• Copy of insurance policy that is valid
• Address proof copy of the buyer
• Copy of valid pollution control certificate
• Copy of G.I.R./Pan number. and Form No. 60/Form no. 60/Form no. (in the case of cars only)
• NOC from the bank if the vehicle is on loan or subject to hypothecation
• Clearance certificate from parent RTO if it is car and buyer's address is in different RTO jurisdiction
• Traffic challan clearance certificate if there is traffic fine is there  
• Company NOC if seller is a company

Original RC is required for RC transfer in Hyderabad. Digilocker RC is not valid for vehicle ownership transfer. If you have lost original RC , then you should apply for duplicate RC first.

Yes, its necessary to do complete re-payment of loan on the vehicle before selling it .  The transfer of vehicle ownership can not be done if there is Hypothecation on the vehicle in the RTO records . 

If vehicle is registered in other state such as Maharasthra , Delhi etc., first you need to get vehicle NOC from the parent state.

Following would be the steps to transfer vehicle from another state to Hyderabad :

• NOC from parent state
• Re-registration of vehicle in Bangalore & payment of Telangana Road tax
• RC transfer in Hyderabad 

Local address proof is mandatory for RC transfer in Hyderabad.

The documents which are acceptable as address proof for RC transfer are :

• Aadhar card
• Voter Id card
• Passport
• Electricity bill
• Telephone bill
• Water bill
• Bank passbook
• Gas connection

Normal practice is that buyer pays for cost of RC transfer process. If there are any liabilities such as pending traffic Challan, outstanding road tax , it should be paid by the seller. Since selling or buying vehicle is a commercial transaction , it depends on the mutual understaning while negotiating the price.   It is in the interest of seller to make sure that buyer completes ownership transfer process at the earliest as any untoward incident can cause trouble for the seller. 

Vehicle inspection at RTO is not required, if its Intra-state  vehicle ownership transfer. However, if its inter-state ownership transfer then inspection of vehicle at RTO is mandatory during re-registration process. 

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made a few changes to the central motor vehicle rules of 1989 to make it easier for people who want to nominate a person in their vehicle registration certificate.

When the owner of a motor vehicle dies, the person nominated on the registration certificate by the deceased or the person who succeeds to the ownership of the car can use the vehicle as his or her own for three months after the owner's death. For this, the individual must notify the registering authorities of the owner's death within 30 days of the death's occurrence.

In case where the owner wants to change the nominee of the motor vehicle in case of contingencies like divorce or division of property, she/he may change the nomination.

Documents required for vehicle ownership transfer in case of death is :

• The succession certificate is required for transfer of ownership, if applying other than surviving member. 
• The surviving member certificate is required if nominee is applying for transfer of vehicle.
• The member of family may also submit the NO Objection Certificate in the name of nominee as names are mention in surviving certificate. The members may appear in person before the registering authority as name mention in the surviving certificate.  
• Death certificate and Form 30 duly fill up by nominee and signed. 
• Self attested copy of valid vehicle insurance. 
• Self attested copy of valid address proof.
• Original vehicle registration certificate.
• NOC and Form 35 from financer / Bank, if the vehicle under Hypothecation agreement.
• Appropriate requisite fee specified in Rule 81 and composite fee if applicable.

For RC transfer valid insurance is required. It can be either in the name of seller or buyer , doesn't matter. However if you buy it in the name of seller later you will have to apply for insurance transfer in your name . Also if insurance is in the name of seller, you will not get claim for insurance in case of accident. So to avoid these complications its advisable to buy insurance in the name of new owner.

In Hyderabad , presence of buyer is mandatory at the RTO office in all ownership transfer cases.  Hyderabad RTO issues an RC which consists of photograph of the registered owner . For this photograph purpose buyer presence is required at RTO.

Unfortunately there is no procedure defined for RC transfer of BH registration number plate vehicles in the RTO. So its advisable not to buy a car which is having BH registration number plate.

A vehicle in India can be transferred any number of times, as long as each ownership transfer is properly done at the Regional Transport Office (RTO). As per motor vehicle act, there is no legal limit to how many times a vehicle can change hands.

As per Motor Vehicles Act, a vehicle RC transfer within the same state must be reported to the RTO within 14 days of the sale. If you have brought a vehicle to Hyderabad from another state, you should submit documents to the RTO within 45 days from the issue date of vehicle NOC form the parent RTO. There is penalty for late submission of the papers to the RTO.