Punjab Excise Department is all set to replace registration books with new smart cards.
Previously, it was announced that smart cards for vehicle registration will be issued in November 2017. However, it was delayed due to unknown reasons.
According to latest reports, these smart cards will be issued in March this year.
Smart Cards
Punjab government is aiming to digitize the process of vehicle registration through this move. It will have added benefits over the registration books including its reduced size.
These smart cards will be the size of a normal identity card unlike registration books which are always cumbersome to carry.
Punjab Govt to Replace Vehicle Registration Books With Smart Cards
According to the Director of General Excise Department, all processes required for implementation of this technology have been completed.
Moreover, authorities will not force anyone to replace their registration books with the smart cards. It will be up to the owner to avail the technology or not.
Features
The cost of availing this smart card will be Rs 500.
If an owner wants a smart card they can get it by simply visiting an excise office and paying the fee. Smart card will also feature a chip that will show its previous status.
Rest of the features which are included in the smart card are:
- Vehicle owners name
- CNIC/Passport Details
- Chassis number
- Registration number
- Date of Registration
- Engine Number
- Previous registration
- Token tax expiry date
- Number of Cylinder
- Type of body
- Color of vehicle
- Maker’s Name
- Class of vehicle
- Unladen weight
- Reg. Laden wight
- Tyre size
- Front axle
- Rear axle
- Other axle
- Year of manufacturing
- Seating capacity
- Horse power/CC
- Assessed Annual Tax of RS
The system to replace registration books with smart cards was announced two years back.
In July, 2017, the provincial government invited bids to finally implement the process but it was delayed again. Hopefully this time around, the implementation of these cards will start from Lahore.
meaning no need to handover the smart card to the 2nd owner, if vehicle is sold, just the data will be updated?
I think so as it is computerized now.
What about the so called “SNIC”?? It was supposed to implement the exact thing this “SMART CARD” is going to(Planning to). So why not just give these SNICs this functionality? so that the people who adopted these SNICs instead of old NICs could actually get what they paid for.
Agree!
arn’t they already being issued in Islamabad?
so like a v5c form in UK. Smart card is much more advanced than UK, go for it
this will apply only in islamabad only not in whole punjab wrong news