Vehicle Road Tax and Charges in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh is the most advanced states in the nation in terms of expressways and industrial development. This indicates the necessity of maintaining excellent road conditions. This is when the road tax in Uttar Pradesh becomes operational.

The Indian government imposes a road tax to accumulate the roads’ maintenance and construction costs. It is applicable on each vehicle purchase under section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh motor vehicle taxation Act 1962.

Government charges the Uttar Pradesh road tax to raise the cost of infrastructural maintenance in roadways. Road tax is a percentage of the price of your vehicle, considering various factors.

Every vehicle owner needs to pay this tax with a vehicle’s ex-showroom price to contribute their share. They need to pay this tax to the respective Regional Transport Office their car is registered with. In cases, the local government can also charge road taxes.

The Uttar Pradesh road tax depends on the following factors -

• Type of your vehicle- both four-wheelers and two-wheelers.
• Purpose of usage- personal or transporting goods.
• Engine capacity.
• Type of the model of your vehicle.
• Fuel capacity.
• The ex-showroom price of your vehicle.
• Seating capacity.

The key factors to charge road tax in Uttar Pradesh are the 3 different types of vehicles. The types are -

• Two-wheeler
• Four-wheeler (personal usage)
• Four-wheeler (commercial usage)

Refer to the tables further to get a clear understanding of road tax rates in Uttar Pradesh.

If you fail or default to pay Uttar Pradesh road tax, you need to pay a specific penalty. The amount is 4% of the unpaid tax for each month. However, this amount shall not go beyond twice the actual due amount.

In case you do not pay your road tax for life long, your penalty will be 1/10th of the lifetime tax for each year. The penalty is always payable with the payment of your due tax.

Paying your road tax online is a wise choice to avoid the long and frustrating queues. You can follow the steps for online road tax payment in Uttar Pradesh -

• Visit the official website of e-Vahan, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and select the tax payment option.
• Then, select your state and type of service.
  • In case you do not have an NCR permit, select ‘Vehicle Tax Collection (Other State)’.
  • If you have an NCR permit, select ‘Vehicle Tax Collection (NCR)’.
• You will be re-directed to a new page. Put ‘Vehicle No.’ and click on 'Get Details' to fill in the rest of the form.
• Click on 'Calculate Tax' to find out the tax bracket your vehicle falls in. Click 'Pay Tax' to initiate the payment.
• Choose a payment method and follow the steps ahead. After a successful payment, the bank will redirect you to the Checkpost application.
• Take a printout of the receipt that the Checkpost generates after successful payment.

Commercial vehicles from other states need to pay other state vehicle taxes while entering Uttar Pradesh. Vehicle owners must pay this tax at the toll check posts situated on the state border.