List of RTO Offices in Kolkata: RTO Kolkata Website, Functions, Services & More

1. List of RTO offices in Kolkata & locations

Under the Transport Department of the Government of West Bengal, the Regional Transport Offices in Kolkata were established to keep track of the enforcement of the Motor Vehicle Act 1998 within the city.

At present, there are seven RTO offices in Kolkata. Here comes a complete RTO office in Bangalore list with RTO Bangalore address, online website, RTO code, office timings, and other contact details.

2. Functions of RTO office in Kolkata

Like any other RTO offices, RTO Kolkata takes the responsibility of monitoring the transport-related operations as well as maintain the database of vehicles and drivers of the city. Here we list out some of the major functions of the RTO offices in Kolkata:

• Issuing Temporary and Permanent registration of vehicles

• Issuing learner’s license and driver’s license

• Transferring the vehicle’s ownership

• Issuing NOC for the inter-state transfer

• Issuing fitness certificate for CV (commercial vehicles)

• Issuing permits for goods carriage and state vehicles, national permits as well as tourist permits

• Issuing duplicate certification of registration

• Issuing duplication driver’s license

• Collecting of taxes for new vehicles and other transport-related taxes

3. RTO Kolkata driving license issuance

The driving license is one of the mandatory documents that every driver must carry once they drive a vehicle on the public roads. The Kolkata RTO takes care of the issuance of a new driver’s license in the city. Here are the different types of vehicles categorized for the issuance of new driving licenses by RTO Kolkata:

• Two-wheeler without gear: the license is issued to the applicants who are above 18 to drive a two-wheeled vehicle without gear.

• Two-wheeler vehicles with gear: the M license is issued to the drivers of motorcycles with gear, who are at the age of 18 or above.

• Light motor vehicles (LMV): LMV license is issued to the applicants who are above 18 and drive any kind of vehicles such as cars, vans, jeeps, and autorickshaws. LMV drivers don’t need a separate license to use their vehicles for commercial purposes.

• Commercial vehicles: the license types of commercial vehicles include MGV, HMV, HGMV, and HPMV/HTV. These licenses are mainly for medium and heavy goods carriage.

4. RTO Kolkata vehicle registration

Having your vehicle registered at RTO offices in Kolkata is a process mandated for any new car purchase in the city. Basically, there are two types of vehicle registrations as follow:

• Temporary Vehicle Registration: a short-term vehicle registration that can be used in the initial 7 days after the date of purchasing. The registration can be extended up to 10 months as well but after this period, it is compulsory to get a permanent vehicle registration so that it can be legally driven on the public roads.

• Permanent Vehicle Registration: The permanent vehicle registration will be issued to the new vehicle’s owner and is mandatory for every vehicle in India. Driving a vehicle without a permanent vehicle registration (if the temporary registration has expired) will be subjected to a penalty or even imprisonment.

Required documents for vehicle registration at RTO office in Kolkata:

• ID proof

• Address proof

• Form 20

•  Sale Certificate Form 21

• Roadworthiness Certificate Form 22

• Form 34

• Vehicle insurance

You can find all details of road tax payment and application fee and vehicle registration related forms on the RTO Kolkata online website. Should you have any questions, please contact the number of each RTO office in Kolkata given in the list above during the working hours (from 10 AM to 5 PM).

That concludes our article on RTO offices in Kolkata where we list out all information about RTO Kolkata code, address, website, office timings along with RTO Kolkata driving license, and vehicle registration.

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