Name of the organisation : Department Of Transport,Assam
Type Of Facility : Application for addition of new class of vehicle to driving licence
Home Page :https://transport.assam.gov.in/
Download here :Application : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/452-Form-8.pdf
MC : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/452-mcForm-1A.pdf
Application for addition of new class of vehicle to driving licence :
If you are a holder of a valid driving licence for Motor Cycle/Scooter you may apply for an addition of light Motor Vehicle (LMV). For a addition of another class of vehicle you have to apply to the District Transport Office where you resides with the following documents :
Related : Assam Transport Application for License to drive a Motor Vehicle : www.statusin.in/436.html
** Your valid driving licence
** Valid learner’s licence for the category
** Application in Form – 8
** In case of an application for addition of a transport vehicle the driving certificate in Form – 5
** Medical Certificate in Form – 1A in case of Transport Vehicles
** Prescribed Fees
Necessity of a driving licence :
In order to drive a motor car / vehicle in a public place one must possess a valid driving licence issued by the Licencing Authority. It is illegal to drive a motor car without having an effective driving licence and similarly no person shall drive a Transport Vehicle in a public place unless his driving licence specifically entitles him so to do.
Licencing Authority :
The District Transport Officer’s of various districts is the competent authority to issue driving licence in Assam.
Age Limit
For applying for a licence one must be 18 (eighteen) years of age and for driving a transport vehicle one must be 21 (twenty one) years of age. But a person attaining the age of 16 (sixteen) years can drive a motor cycle with engine capacity not exceeding 50CC in a public place.
Documents required for application :
The documents required along with the learner’s licence application Form No. 2 are mentioned as follows :
** Ration Card
** Electoral Roll
** Life Insurance Policy
** Pay Slip issued by any State or Central Govt. body
** Self swearing affidavit by an applicant before an Executive Magistrate or a 1st Class Judicial Magistrate or a Notary Public as evidence of address.
For proof of age :
** Birth Certificate
** School Certificate
** Certificate granted by a registered Medical practitioner not below the rank of a Civil Surgeon, as to the age of the applicant.
** Pay Slip issued by any State or Central Govt. body
Procedure of issuing a driving licence :
After the scrutiny of your documents you have to appear a test of competence to drive a vehicle as per the procedures laid down under Rule – 15 of Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. For this driving test you have to bring your vehicle along with you to the District Transport Office and here the M.V.I.’s will test your driving skills, knowledge of traffic rules and regulations and familiarization with the vehicle. The candidate who passes the test of competence successfully will be issued with a driving licence.