How to check vehicle owner details, name by number plate or registration number throughs SMS and VAHAN website?

How to check vehicle owner details by registration number online?

The two methods listed below are the primary ways to check a vehicle registration certificate’s (RC) details.

1. Through the Parivahan Website
2. Through Using SMS

Steps to check vehicle owner details by number plate or registration number through the VAHAN website?

VAHAN is a portal launched by the ministry of Road Transport and Highways with a database of vehicles. The central government initiated this portal to make the process of finding vehicle details by number. Being a centralized database, anyone can access registration related details of as many as 28 crore vehicles in the country with the help of Vahan.  With details of such a vast number of vehicles at one place, VAHAN serves as an extremely useful portal for people. Not only two wheeler details, here you can find all other vehicle owner details by number plate online or registration number, such as cars, buses, trucks and so on.

Here are the steps to follow:

• Step 1: As a first step, you must go to the official website of PARIVAHAN – https://parivahan.gov.in/parivahan/
• Step 2: Now, at the top of the website on the navigation menu, click on “Know Your Vehicle Details”.
• Step 3: Here, you must submit the Registration Number of the vehicle. If you don’t remember the registration no., you can even submit the number available on the number plate of the vehicle to get the other details.
• Step 4: Now, the website will ask for a captcha code, which you must submit and click on the ‘search vehicle’ option.
• Step 5: A page will appear in front of you with details of the vehicle owner and with details of the vehicle.

What details of the vehicle owner can be obtained using VAHAN website?

By following the above mention directions, you can access different details of the vehicle, such as:

• Name of owner
• Date of registration
• Registration number
• Type/class of vehicle
• Fuel type
• Details of road tax
• Details of motor insurance expiry date
• Details of emission norms
• Registration certificate status
• Model no. of vehicle and its manufacturer’s name
• Expiry date of Registration
• Partial details of chassis and engine number
• PUC certificate expiry date.

Steps to find vehicle registration details through SMS

Besides checking the registration details of the vehicle owner on the VAHAN website online, you also have the provision to do the same via SMS. Here’s how in 2 easy steps:

1. Go to Compose in your messaging app on the phone.
2. Type VAHAN <space> enter the registration number of the vehicle
3. Send this message to the number 7738299899

Tracing vehicle owner details by number plate: In what case do you need to find vehicle details by registration number?

There are innumerable reasons where you might require to find vehicle insurance details by registration number in India. Being a huge country with a large population, thousands of vehicles are bought by people on an everyday basis, including the used vehicles. This makes it difficult to track their details.  Thus, in case of any emergency, registration number comes handy for searching vehicle details of any vehicle including two-wheeler and four-wheeler.

Here are the common reasons to find details of a vehicle using its number plate or registration number:

• In case of an accident – In many accidents or mishaps, it might happen that two bikes collide with one another causing damage. In such a case, disagreement might arise between the two vehicle owners. Here, it becomes easy to trace the details of a vehicle owner with the help of the registration number of the vehicle.
• In case of Hit and Run accidents – There are many hit and run cases taking place across the country which we read in the news every day. In such hit and run cases, it becomes difficult to get the name and address of the vehicle owner. So, here the address and other details of the vehicle owner can be traced with the help of the VAHAN database.
• In case of purchasing a second-hand vehicle – If you plan to buy a second-hand bike from a vehicle dealer or directly from the owner of the bike, you can use the number plate or registration number of the vehicle to find its details such as bike insurance via the VAHAN database. This way you can confirm the reliability of the vehicle as well as the credibility of the bike owner.
• No Objection Certificate – While moving from one state to another, it is important to present a NOC or No Objection Certificate for your two-wheeler. However, with the help of the VAHAN database, Regional Transport Offices across the country can centrally access the vehicle details or check the bike numbers of each and every vehicle with ease. So, it gives you time to produce the NOC within a year rather than producing it immediately.