How To Get A Duplicate Driving Licence?

A driving license not only gives you the freedom to legally drive your vehicle from place to place but sometimes it acts as identity proof. Many times people lose these licenses. Either it gets stolen or damaged, or they lose it because of being absent-minded. In any case, you can contact RTO to get a duplicate driving license. RTOs also offer an online facility that you can use to apply for a duplicate license.

Do you remember the time and all the troubles you had to go through to get your permanent driving license? Taking all the early morning driving classes and all those tough test drives and written tests, it was quite a hectic time. But, no matter how much you keep all of your documents in order and safe, you lose them at some point. Therefore, what should you do if you lose that important license? You can apply for a duplicate driving license at the Transport Offices across India if you lost the original one or it has been stolen.

RTO offers both online and offline facilities where you can get your job done without any hassle. You can get a duplicate one once you apply in the RTO that issued your driving license earlier in any of those above cases. Read on to know more about applying and getting a duplicate driving license in India.

Documents to present while applying

When you are going to apply for a driving license at the office, you need to submit some documents for the authentication of your identity. All these documents are required to obtain a duplicate license. However, the list of documents can be different from one state to another.

1. Application form of LLD
2. A copy of FIR or NCR in case you lost the license, or it is stolen
3. Original license ( in case it is torn or mutilated)
4. Photocopies of the driving License
5. Passport size photograph
6. Address proof and age proof documents for authentication
7. Details of the Driving License

Online procedure to follow for a duplicate driving license

As we have come across a time when online service is most desirable, RTOs managed to offer a hassle-free service through online procedure. One can search on the internet to know more about the facility offered by the states.

The online procedure is as follows –

• First, you need to fill the LLD form carefully and submit it where the upload option is available on the website.
• Once you submit the form, you need to print out the filled LLD form, attach the photograph, and sign it.
• Handover the LLD form at the nearest RTO office, where you got your original driving license from.
• Submit all the required documents; however, you need not to take the driving test again like before.
• Once you are done with everything, hold your patience because your duplicate driving license will be delivered as the time comes via post.
• Before you get the duplicate driving license, you will be provided with a receipt that will work in lieu until you receive the duplicate one.

Offline procedure to follow

If you by any mean stay near any RTO office, offline application for the duplicate driving license gets easier than online standpoint. Follow the given steps to get your job done offline-

• First, you need to visit the RTO office that previously issued you a driving license. Ask for the LLD form to fill for the driving license.
• Once you fill the form, submit it with the required documents that are already mentioned above.
• You may need to pay a nominal fee to receive the duplicate driving license. Once this is done, the office will send your license to your registered home address via post.

In Conclusion

The motor vehicle act 1988 made it mandatory for car owners to have a driving license in their possession. A driving license has another purpose to serve other than being mere identity proof. Therefore, your first step should be applying for the duplicate one once you lose the original one to avoid legal complications.