I had bought a bike in Bangalore in 2017. On 2018 June, I had to move to Kolkata and I took an NOC from Bangalore RTO and registered my vehicle in Kolkata RTO (paying the road tax in West Bengal and getting a new RC book). Now I have plans to move back to Bangalore. I have not taken refund of the road tax that I had paid in Bangalore. Can I ride my bike legally in Bangalore now? If not, what are the formalities I need to do now?

You should have applied for the refund from Karnataka RTO as you have paid road tax in Kolkata and re-register your vehicle in West Bengal.

You have to follow the same procedure you applied to re-register your vehicle in Kolkata. To re-register the vehicle in Karnataka, follow the below steps.

1. Get NOC from RTO in Kolkata.
2. Pay Life Time Tax (Road Tax) in Bangalore. Technically, you have not obtained refund from RTO in Karnataka. So, I am not sure whether you need to apply for it again or not.
3. Get Registration Certificate of your Vehicle and New Vehicle Number from RTO in Bangalore

Following steps are discussed in detail here.

1. Get NOC for your Vehicle from where it is registered

Before transferring a vehicle from one state to another , NOC is required from the RTO where vehicle is registered . In case NOC has not been obtained at the time of migration, the registered owner is required to apply in CMV Form 28 to the parent RTO along with documents for issue of NOC. In case, no reply is received from the previous RTO even after 30 days, the registered owner shall submit a copy of applied CMV Form 28, along with the postal acknowledgement for having submitted the required forms to previous RTO, and a declaration stating that the application for “NOC has neither been rejected nor any reply received from the previous registering authority” to whom the application has been made.

2. Pay Life Time Tax (Road Tax) in Bangalore

• Find the correct RTO as per your residential zone. Bangalore is divided into multiple zones and every zone has dedicated RTO. The information is available at RTO website.

• Fill the FORM 14 (KMV- T14). This form is required for Life Time Tax (LTT) calculation. The Original Invoice and NOC should be accompanied with this.

• If tax is less than INR 3000, payment can be made over the counter. If tax is more than INR 3000, a demand draft for the tax amount needs to be paid in favor of RTO.

3. Get Registration Certificate of your Vehicle and New Vehicle Number from RTO in Bangalore

• Fill Form 27. This form is required for obtaining the Karnataka Registration mark.

• Following forms are required for obtaining the registration certificate of your vehicle

• Copy of LTT payment

• FORM-14 which had the Tax calculation on it

• Form KMV 27: This form is required for informing RTO about migration of your vehicle to Karnataka

• Form CMV 33: This form is required for informing RTO about change of address of your vehicle

• Form CMV 27: This form is required for obtaining the Karnataka Registration mark

• Address Proof: If you are new to Bangalore, you can get a notarized affidavit stating your local address as rental agreement is not accepted by RTO

• Attach the HR letter from company

• Insurance Copy

• PUC copy

• ID proof

• Attach the self-addressed envelope with required postal stamps

Time required

It will take around 30–35 working days to get your vehicle re-registered in Bangalore.

Charges

For re-registration of vehicle in Bangalore, you need to pay Life Time Tax (LTT) or Road Tax. LTT is calculated based on the price of vehicle and also on the age of vehicle. Life time of vehicle is assumed to be 15 years, so older your vehicle, lesser LTT you need to pay.If LTT is less than INR 3000, you can pay it directly at the RTO office. Otherwise, a demand draft needs to be drawn in favour of the “Regional Transport Officer”.In addition to it, additional fee needs to be paid for changing the address of your vehicle to new address and renewal of registration certificate (RC). However, these charges are nominal.