What are the legal procedures required when I sell my bike in India ?

To Sell Old Bike, the seller shall follow the below Procedure & have documents

v Two wheeler Transfer Deed Form for old bike sell

Ø Take the printout of the Two wheeler / Bike Transfer Deed Form. Fill it and sign before submitting it to RTO for a change of Ownership of the Bike/Scooter. Please note for sale/purchase the Form 29 & Form 30 is mandatory while selling your old bike. However, Form 28 and Transfer Deed Form is not mandatory to sell used bikes or " sell scooter".

Ø Bike Seller shall have two original copies of Transfer Deed (not photocopy) for legal purpose in future for the sell bike. Transfer Deed will have Two wheeler (bike/scooter) Engine Number, Chassis/Frame Number and Registration Plate Number written. The Form shall have Revenue Stamps pasted and signed by the bike buyer. Transfer Deed Forms shall be processed by both bike buyer and bike seller.

v Two wheeler RC Book [Registration Certificate Book] of the Sell bike

Ø Bike buyer shall get that the original RC Book from bike seller Bike buyer must check that the engine & chassis/frame number printed in the two wheeler RC book is matching with actual printed on the two wheeler(bike/scooty).

Other important point is that the name of the owner should be correct and you are dealing with owner/seller. Check the Aadhar Card /driving license etc. After, the sales process is complete, the RTO office will change the ownership of two wheeler to the new owner’s name.

v Two wheeler Insurance Certificate of the Sell motorcycle

Ø Please check if the two wheeler insurance is valid or expired. After the sale and change of bike ownership by RTO, buyer shall proceed for change in name of owner in the two wheeler insurance certificate also.

For this, make a written request to the two wheeler insurance company for change of name with valid documents. In case, the insurance is already lapsed/expired, the new buyer/owner has to pay the fine for the time without the insurance to get the new insurance cover for the two wheeler.

v Road Tax Receipt of the Sell bike

Please check the Original & Valid Road tax paid receipt. These days the most of two wheelers have the Life time Road Tax paid normally for duration of 15 years. The Road tax fee varies from state to state.

v Pollution Under Control Certificate(PUC) for two wheeler of the Sell bike

Ø PUC is mandatory for all two wheelers that are more than six months old. In case the seller does not have the PUC for two wheeler, then the bike buyer can get the new PUC without paying any penalty or extra fee after buying the two wheeler.

v Two wheeler Invoice & Payment receipt of the Sell bike

Ø The bike buyer shall get the original two wheeler invoice & payment receipt from the two wheeler seller.

v Bank Loan NOC( No Objection Certificate) for the Sell old bike

Ø In case the seller has taken loan for the two wheeler, then he shall clear the Loan first and get No Objection Certificate from the Bank or financing company.

The Second hand Bike Buyer shall have following documents for Sell bike

i. Form 28 – No objection Certificate for the old bike. Though it is not mandatory, but Buyer shall have three original copies.

ii. Form29- This is notice of Transfer of Ownership, the buyer shall have two copies of this Form of the second hand bike.

iii. Form30- One copy of the report of transfer of ownership of used bike as valid proof.

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