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The Regional Transport Office issues a fitness certificate to commercial vehicles and privately owned cars or bikes. Driving without such a certificate can lead to hefty fines or other penalties for owners.
Thus, if you own a vehicle, periodic renewal of fitness certificate is mandatory. Without intricate knowledge of this process, initiating such renewal on time can be tricky.
Read on to learn how to renew the fitness certificate of a vehicle!
Vehicle FC renewal was earlier restricted to the offline process. However, with the advent of the internet, the authorities allow partial completion of the method online. Here is a look at both the online and offline procedures for vehicle fitness certificate renewal.
If you want to undertake car fitness renewal online, here are the steps to follow –
After finishing these steps, head to your nearest RTO with the necessary documents to complete the four-wheeler fitness renewal process.
As you can see, it isn’t possible to complete the entire renewal through the VAHAN portal. Submission of documents and the inspection process will take place offline.
Now that you know about the online car FC renewal process, here is an offline alternative.
Whether you require a car or two-wheeler fitness certificate renewal, you can still choose the offline routine for application. Here’s how –
The authorities will check your documents and assign a date for vehicle inspection. Car and bike owners must reach the allocated inspection centre on time. After a successful inspection, the fitness certificate of that particular vehicle is renewed.
Also, owners must understand that the procedure for renewal remains the same regardless of whether it is a four-wheeler or a two-wheeler. Nevertheless, the car FC renewal price will differ when compared to the two-wheeler fitness certificate renewal charges.
When undertaking renewal of a fitness certificate, owners must submit a few documents. The list of documents tends to differ slightly depending on whether the concerned vehicle is private or commercial.
You must provide the following documents for a private vehicle –
Carrying these documents should suffice for a privately owned car or bike.
While initiating a two-wheeler FC renewal online, make sure you submit the following forms and documents –
Make sure to have these documents handy when applying for four-wheeler or two-wheeler FC renewal
The validity of a fitness certificate varies depending on whether it is a private or commercial bike or car. For privately owned and operated vehicles, the validity period of FC is 15 years from the time of registration. After this, owners must ensure renewal of fitness certificates after every 5 years.
Commercial vehicles, on the other hand, only have 2 years of fitness certificate validity initially. After completing 8 years, such vehicles must apply for a vehicle fitness certificate extension every year.
Remember that you need to initiate the renewal a few days before expiry to avoid last-minute hassles.
Refer to the following table to know more about the car and bike FC renewal price -
|
Category of Vehicle |
Fitness Certificate Renewal Charge |
|
Two-wheelers |
₹200 (Manual), ₹500 (Automatic) |
|
Light motor vehicles or four-wheelers |
₹800 (Manual), ₹1000 (Automatic) |
|
Medium goods and passenger vehicles |
₹800 (Manual), ₹1300 (Automatic) |
The processing period for such an application can vary on several factors. However, since the application can start only 30 days prior to the expiry date, it does not take over a month to complete the entire process. In most cases, the renewal of a fitness certificate takes around a week to complete.
After completing this application, owners can use the Parivahan portal to check the status of their car or bike’s fitness certificate. To do this, visit the portal, enter your vehicle’s chassis number, registration number and engine number. This will display the complete details regarding your car, including its fitness certificate validity or status.
If your car or bike has an expired fitness certificate, you are liable to be penalised. Here is what you need to know when it comes to fines –
As you can see, holding a valid FC is crucial at all times. Repeated offences can open you up to litigation and hefty fines. This piece should help you undertake the renewal of a fitness certificate without any confusion.
All the best!
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