Paper Work
 
 
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.
 
RTO tax
Check whether the previous owner has paid the one-time RTO tax.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Road tax
Get your name inserted in the road tax papers given to you by the seller.
 
Service book
The entries in this book will provide information on the time intervals the car has undergone servicing.
 
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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