Vehicle Registration Details

Knowing a vehicle registration number is essential, as it leads to various benefits and allows you to prove your car ownership. Proper registration details that can be verified online prove the car's ownership and ensure genuine sales transactions.

Registration details are essential and one must have updated registration details handy. The government has made it easy and simple to access vehicle registration details by Number Plate.

Details of Vehicle Registration

There are different details that you can review and check for corrections, verification, or various other purposes. You can get detailed vehicle details such as its manufacturing date, fuel type, model, and more. RTO details such as RC creation, car purchase date, owner’s name, address, vehicle registration number, insurance details, PUC certificate, MV Tax, and other information.     

Why do We Need to Check Registration Details?

Various scenarios make the vehicle registration details important and handy.

• Hit and Run Scenario

If you are the victim of any such accidents or crimes involving your car, you can use the registration number to know its owner details to support the investigation.  

• Accidents

In case of normal accidents or damage to your car by the other party, you can seek their vehicle number and identify the person to claim your repairs, legally. It helps you to trace the defendant to the court.

• Second-hand Vehicle Purchase

If you purchase a used vehicle, then you must be sure that you are purchasing from the real owner, and that the car is not a stolen one. You can verify registration details online.

• Vehicle Inspection

Authorities and RTO can verify your car from your registration number and you need to carry the physical proof of the car.    

Vehicle Registration Search Using the VAHAN Website

There are various ways by which you can have access to your registration details. You can have access to the owner’s partial name, car details and other registration details, RC details and more.  

Step 1: Visit the Parivahan portal.

Step 2: Search for the ‘information services’ tab, and then for ‘know your vehicle details’, from the list of options.   

Step 3: Enter your mobile number and CAPTCHA, and log in to proceed further.

Step 4: Enter your vehicle number and CAPTCHA for which you want registration details.

Step 5: Click on ‘VAHAN Search’.

You’ll get a list of details about the owner and other registration details.

SMS Services to Check for RC Details via the Registration Number

If you don’t want to check online, then you can go for SMS services to check your registration details. Complete the below steps.

Step 1: Go to your texting service. 

Step 2: Dial ‘7738299899’ in the send to tab.

Step 3: Create a message in the below format. Example: “VAHAN RJ27CA3399”

Step 4: You will get a message with all your vehicle registration details. 

Conclusion

Knowing how to access, and the details under vehicle registration can help you to track people in case of accidents and support police for investigation. Verify the owner before the purchase of a used car. 

You can check your registration details from the Parivahan app in a few simple steps or send a text message to a number to get your details. It is important to learn the process to have details handy for various uses.