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| Legal documents |
| All the required legal documents such as Registration Certificate (RC Book), Insurance Certificate, Pollution Under Control (PUC)
Certificate and Service Book must be in order. |
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| RTO tax |
| Check whether the previous owner has paid the one-time RTO tax. |
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| Registration certificate (RC Book) |
| Ensure that the document is in the name of the state in which you wish to drive the car. In
addition, the name of the state should be mentioned in the registration paper.
This RC book contains information such as the engine number, chassis number,
manufacturing date, etc. You can also know from this document whether the car
is a cancelled taxi or not. |
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| Insurance certificate |
| Check whether the car is covered under third party insurance or
comprehensive insurance. Check whether the premium has been paid at regular intervals. Get the insurance
certificate transferred in your name before the purchase of the car. |
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| Road tax |
| Get your name inserted in the road tax papers given to you by the
seller. |
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| Service book |
| The entries in this book will provide information on the time intervals
the car has undergone servicing. |
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| Informing the authority |
| You should inform the RTO or the insurance company all the details about the car such as its
registration number, engine and chassis numbers as well as the name and address
of its previous owner to ascertain whether the car was stolen or involved in
any illegal activity. |
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