KP govt decides to launch smart card for vehicle registration
Last updated on: 15 January,2019 12:06 pm
Smart card will replace traditional vehicle registration books.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – After Punjab Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government on Tuesday has decided to launch smart cards for registration of vehicles.
The smart card will help to discourage fabrication of vehicle’s documents and will make the whole process of registration more efficient.
The new system would help eliminate corruption and use of vehicles with fake number plates in crimes. It will also help to eliminate the tendency of late registration of vehicles and evasion of motor vehicle tax.
On December 18, 2018, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar had inaugurated issuance of vehicle smart cards.
According to earlier details, all the vehicles would now be registered through the smart card that would be available at Rs530 in Punjab.
The car registration card would carry features like vehicle owners’ name, CNIC details, chassis number, registration number, date of registration, engine number, previous registration, token tax expiry date, number of cylinders, type of body, color of vehicle, maker’s name, class of vehicle, unladen weight, reg laden weight, tyre size, front axle, rear axle, other axle, year of manufacturing, seating capacity, horse power/CC and Assessed Annual Tax.
The new automated card features a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip which helps verify the card details and displays expiry date of the token tax.