Govt revises vehicle registration, transfer fees

LAHORE: The Excise and Taxation Department Punjab has revised the vehicle registration and transfer fees in line with the budget announced by the caretaker government, ARY News reported on Monday.

According to details, the Excise department reduced the registration fee for 1501-2000cc vehicles by one percent, taking it to 2pc from previous 3pc.

Meanwhile, the government has extended 95pc discount in motor vehicle tax for electric vehicles till June 2025. It has also announced new withholding tax on registration of vehicles above 2001cc.

Private vehicles previously subject to a token tax of Rs 2,500 per seat will now be taxed based on the engine capacity of the vehicles.

Transfer fees

Moreover, the department has also revised the transfer fees for motorcycles, cars, rickshaw and commercial vehicles.

The fee for motorcycle has been increased from Rs150 to Rs500 while it has been jacked up to Rs2,500 from Rs1,200 for vehicles up to 1000cc.

For up to 1800cc vehicles, the fee was increased by Rs3,000 to Rs5,000 while above 1800cc the excise department will collect Rs10,000 as compared to previous Rs3,000.

The transfer fee for commercial vehicles has been increased by Rs1,000 to Rs5,000.