Vehicle Verification Punjab Online: Check Registration & Token Tax

Before you buy any used car, spend two minutes on vehicle verification in Punjab online. It tells you whether the registration details the seller gave you are real, whether the engine and chassis numbers match, and whether the token tax is paid. It is free, fast, and one of the best ways to avoid buying a car with fake papers.

What online verification tells you

The Punjab Excise department's Motor Transport Management Information System (MTMIS) shows the official record for a registration number, usually including:

• Make, model and year of manufacture
• Engine number and chassis number
• Registration date and vehicle colour
• Token tax paid up to (date)
• Owner's name (often partly hidden for privacy)

The exact information shown can change as the department updates its system.

How to verify a vehicle in Punjab: step by step

1. Open the official Punjab Excise MTMIS vehicle verification page (link in the sources below).
2. Type the registration number exactly as it appears on the number plate and registration card, for example LEA-19-1234 or ABC-123, including any year code.
3. Complete the security check if asked and submit.
4. Compare every detail with the car in front of you: make, model, colour, engine number and chassis number.
5. Check the token tax paid up to date. If it is in the past, the tax is pending.

If the online record shows a different model, colour or engine number than the car you are looking at, do not buy the car until the difference is explained and fixed officially.

Where to find engine and chassis numbers on the car

The chassis (VIN) number is usually stamped on the body under the bonnet, near the windscreen, or on a plate on the driver's door pillar. The engine number is stamped on the engine block. Numbers that look scratched, re-stamped or painted over are a serious warning sign.

Check and pay token tax online

Punjab's token tax can usually be paid online through the government's e-Pay Punjab service (website and mobile app) using mobile banking, internet banking or other supported methods. You generate a payment ID (PSID) for the vehicle and pay it through your bank. Keep the receipt — you may need it at transfer time.

Cars registered in other provinces

Links to the official websites are listed at the end of this article. Always use the official government website — avoid third-party apps that ask for payments or personal details.

Common problems verification helps you catch

None of these problems is automatically a deal-breaker, but each must be solved on paper before money changes hands. A seller who refuses to fix them is telling you something important.

Other checks that online verification cannot do

• Stolen or snatched vehicles: ask the local police or the relevant citizen-police liaison service to check the car if you have any doubt.
• Bank lease: if the car was leased, the bank must issue a clearance letter before transfer.
• Physical condition: use our used car inspection checklist to check accident damage, engine and meter tampering.

After verification: transfer the car

Once the record is clean and you are happy with the car, complete the ownership transfer without delay. Our guide to the car transfer process in Punjab explains the documents and biometric verification. Every car in the Prime Motors inventory is verified before sale, and our team is happy to show you the records.