Vehicle RCs will be sent home via speed post

NEW DELHI: Tired of doing the rounds of the dealer’s store or the licensing office to get your new car registered? You can just sit back and relax no was the registration certificate( RC) for your car will soon be delivered right at your doorstep.

The Delhi government is going to put in place a new system in which RCs will be delivered at the vehicle owners’ residence via speed post. This will not only be applicable on RCs for new vehicles, but also on transfer of ownership and duplicates.

At present, people have to visit either the dealers’ showrooms or the Motor Licensing Offices (MLOs) to get the manda- tory document that establishes the ownership of a vehicle and ensures that it is part of the count kept by the transport department of a state.

With the new system in place, once the dealers or buyers deposit documents with the MLOs, the RCs will be directly sent by post to car owners. “The service will be made just like we get our passports at home. People won’t have to visit the licens- ing offices multiple times for their RCs,” said transport minister Kailash Gahlot.

The Delhi government had planned to inaugurate the service coming week. But, after the announcement that by-elections in Bawana assembly constituency would be held on August 23, it will be launched only after the bypolls.

The move assumes significance as over 10 lakh RCs are issued in the national capital annually. Of this, nearly seven lakh are issued against new cars and 2.1 lakh are those under ‘transfer of ownership’ or on resale of used cars. Besides, approximately 55,000 additional RCs are issued under the‘ duplicate’ category for those who have lost the document.

According to Gahlot, the new system will not only make things easier for the vehicle owner, but is aimed at eliminating corruption as well. “We were getting feedback that some licensing officers have been engaging in corrupt practices with the car or bike dealers. This system would remove the contact between the dealers and the licensing officers as all documents will collectively reach for dispatch and there shall be no preference given to anybody,” the minister said.

Vehicle owners will also get alerts through SMS about the status of their RC. Apart from this, the process of transfer of ownership of vehicles is also going to be simplified with the government’s plan to introduce an online portal for the same.

Many people liked the idea and told the Hindustan Times that it would be much easier for them to receive the RC at home. However, some had doubts about how much time the delivery would take. “What if the parcel gets lost in transit? Anyway, it takes several days now to get an RC. Introduction of the postal system might delay it further by a week or 15 days,” said Kritika Manchanda, a Delhi resident.

The service will be made just like we get our passports at home. People won’t have to visit the licensing offices multiple times for their registration certificates (RCs). KAILASH GAHLOT, Delhi transport minister