What is the Full Form of RC?

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1. RC Full Form
   1. Documents Required for Registration Certificate (RC)
2. Other full forms of RC

RC Full Form

The full form of RC is Registration Certificate. The Motor Vehicles Act clearly prohibits anyone from driving a vehicle in a public place without a valid vehicle registration certificate. Therefore, it is mandatory for a vehicle owner to get their vehicle registered in order to freely use their mode of transport throughout India .The Vehicle Registration Certificate (VRC) or Registration Certificate (RC) is the official document which states that your vehicle is registered with the Indian Government.

Applicant has to visit nearest RTO with following documents to get his RC.

• Valid Identity Proof.
• Purchase Invoice of the Vehicle.
• Copy of Vehicle Insurance
• PAN Card copy.
• Temporary registration issued by the dealer.
• Registration fees receipt.
• Form 20.
• Form 22, Form 22- A i.e. roadworthiness certificate issued by the manufacturer
• Form 21 – sales certificate issued by a vehicle dealer

RC mentions the territorial boundary in which the vehicle can be used, engine and chassis number, fuel used, cubic capacity, and specifies the category of the vehicle. In olden days, registration certificate was hand written and contained a number of pages and was called RC book but nowadays, one can avail Registration Certificate copy in the form of a Smart card. To get the RC online, you will have to visit the integrated portal of Parivahan Sewa.

Other full forms of RC