Affidavit for transfer of a vehicle after the owner's death
An heir moving a deceased owner's vehicle to their name at the RTO.
Opens Dastavo with this paper ready to fill, on this computer or in the app. No account needed.
iPhone and iPad: coming to the App Store · Android: coming to Google Play
Not yet reviewed by a lawyer. Check every line before it is signed.
How the paper begins
With Dastavo's sample details; the people and places are fictional. The words in blue are the ones you fill in.
AFFIDAVIT
(Transfer of vehicle on death of owner)
I, Gurdev Singh son of Shri Karnail Singh, aged about 48 years, resident of House No. 88, Model Town, Amarnagar, Tehsil and District Amarnagar, Punjab, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:
1.That Tractor No. PB-00-A-0000 was registered in the name of Jagir Singh, who died on 19-06-2021.
2.That I am the son of the deceased and one of his or her legal heirs, and the vehicle is in my possession.
3.That the other legal heirs have no objection to the vehicle being transferred to my name under Section 50 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, and the rules made under it.
4.That the vehicle is not involved in any accident case or offence, there is no loan or hypothecation on it except as stated in the registration certificate, and I shall be responsible for any dues.
DEPONENT
VERIFICATION: Verified at Amarnagar on this 12th day of October 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 4 of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, and nothing material has been concealed therein.
DEPONENT
What to bring
Papers to bring
- The original registration certificate (RC), the insurance policy and the pollution (PUC) certificate
- The owner's death certificate (photocopy; the original to show)
- Your identity and address proof (Aadhaar, for the online application)
- Proof that you are an heir, as the transport office asks: a legal heir (surviving member) certificate, or the other heirs' no-objection affidavits
- If there was a loan on the vehicle: the financier's no-objection certificate
- A pencil print of the chassis number, if the transport office asks for it
Where to go
Sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary, then filed with the transfer application on the Vahan portal (parivahan.gov.in) and at the registering authority that holds the vehicle's record (the RTA, or the SDM's registration office).
Fee
The transfer fee and any tax due are paid online on Vahan; the e-Stamp paper and the attestation fee are paid at the counter. Ask for today's amounts.
Good to know
- Inform the registering authority of the death within 30 days, and apply for the transfer within three months (Central Motor Vehicles Rules).
- Move the insurance policy to your name too: send the insurer a copy of the new RC.
Papers and fees can change. Check with the office before you go. Guidance only, not yet reviewed by a lawyer.
Stamp paper
Punjab: affidavits are usually typed on e-stamp paper (buy it at an authorised e-stamp centre; check the current duty there) and sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary. Many state services now accept a self-declaration instead.
Haryana: use e-stamp paper (egrashry / authorised vendors; check the current duty) and swear before an Oath Commissioner or Notary.
Chandigarh: e-stamp paper from an authorised centre (check the current duty); sworn before an Oath Commissioner or Notary.