RAWALPINDI – The Excise and Taxation Department has announced to replace traditional vehicle registration books with new digital smart cards from 15th October in Punjab.
The new digitalization in Excise and Taxation will include new universal number plates along with smart cards.
The Excise and Taxation Department and Punjab Safe City Project (PSCA) had proposed to introduce new vehicle number plates design for the province, said the Director Excise and Taxation.
The reason behind new number plate design is that CCTV cameras were not able to detect and read the current number plates and the modified size and font size of the universal number plates would make them camera-readable, he added.
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The Punjab government is going to introduce the new system of vehicles registration which will not only discourage fabrication, forged documents but streamline the whole process of registration.
No one can get registered, a vehicle already registered with same chassis number in any other district of the province, he added.
The main goal behind the launch of the smart card is to digitize the vehicle registration process in Punjab. The smart card provides several benefits over the vehicle registration book.
- The smart card will be easy to carry due to its compact size as compared to the registration book.
- The smart card will have the information about the vehicle’s owner and the vehicle’s body.
- Unlike the registration book that has a disadvantage of wearing out after a certain amount of time, the smart card will be replaced after its expiry every 5 years.
- The smart card will expire after the transfer of the vehicle to a new owner and will require a new card to be issued.
- The cost of the smart card is expected to be around Rs.500
- The smart card is an automated card that features a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip technology.
- The NFC chip will assist in the verification of card details and information related to the expiry of the token tax.
- The smart card has physical anti-forgery security feature that protects the owner’s information.
What info will be carried by the smart card?
The smart card will hold the basic information of the vehicle and its owner as follows:
- Vehicle owner’s name
- CNIC/Passport details
- Vehicle’s chassis number
- Engine number
- Registration number
- Date of registration
- Previous registration (if any)
- The expiry date of the token tax
- Number of cylinders
- Type of vehicle’s body
- Vehicle’s color
- Maker’s name
- Class of vehicle
- Tyre size
- Year of Manufacturing
- Seating capacity
- Horsepower/CC
- Assessed annual tax
Any owner of a vehicle can get the smart card by paying the card fee of Rs.500 at the excise office. The delivery of smart cards is expected to be made with jackets and verification process will take place before the issuance. The launch of the smart card would facilitate the citizens to a great extent. It will also let the authorities keep a check on any alterations made to the vehicle.
