Driving Licence Form

A driving licence is a compulsory requirement for all those who wish to drive a motorized vehicle under the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988; no individual is entitled to drive a motorized vehicle in a public space without carrying a valid driving licence. Currently, there's a process which is involved if you want to get a driving licence made for yourself. Mymoneykarma can provide you with information regarding acquiring a driving licence.

Where Can You Acquire a Driving Licence Form?

Driving licence is a document that is issued by the RTO/RTA of the city. If you wish to apply for a driving licence at your nearby RTO/RTA. Alternately, many states have made it easier for the citizens to apply for driver's licence online through the RTO/RTA website. For the states which allow the online application, you can directly download the application form from the website. This saves a trip to the RTO in your state. After you have downloaded the form, you can quickly fill it at your convenience and submit it at the nearest RTO, along with the requisite documents.

How to Print Form for Driving Licence or Learner's Licence

• To print the form, you must enter the following details and then click on ‘Submit.’

  1. Date of Birth
  2. Application Number

• Applicants for a licence can download any one of the forms mentioned below to acquire the Learner's Licence:

  1. Form 2 or Form 4 for new learner's Driving Licence
  2. Form 4 for new driving licence
  3. Form 8 for the addition of a new class of vehicle to the already existing DL
  4. Form 9 for the renewal of driving licence

Documents That Are Required for the RTO Form

After procuring the application from RTO, the following step is to submit the required documents. A list of specific documents is required which you'll be required to furnish for the authorities in RTO to obtain your licence. Here is the list of required documents:

• Registration Certificate and Insurance Documents

• Consent Letter from the owner of the vehicle which was used for the driving test

• Passport-sized photographs

• Fees applicable for obtaining the DL

Step by Step Method for Getting a Driving Licence

You can follow the steps described below to apply for a Driving Licence:

• Visit  Sarathi website.

• Click on the Online Slot Booking on the homepage option under the Sarathi Services column.

• Click on 'LLR Slot Booking' and select Test for Online Applications.'

• Enter the Application Number generated online and the date of birth (in dd/mm/yyyy).

• The calendar with all the available slots will open in a fresh tab. Select the date and check the availability before validating the appointment.

• Click on 'Confirm,' after which acknowledgment will be illustrated on the screen.

• The applicant must be physically present at the test center in the appointed time with the original version of documents and the acknowledgment papers.

Drivers Licence Related Application Forms

Form 4: Used for Applying for a Licence to Drive a Vehicle

Driving Licence contains many fields which are linked to the particulars of an applicant, the type of vehicle for which the individual wishes to obtain a licence for and the details of the driving test. The categories included in the DL Application Form include:

• Type of Vehicle

• Particulars of the name of the applicant

• Whether or not the applicant has held a DL in the past

• Whether the applicant has been convicted while holding the current DL

• Whether the applicant has been disqualified for acquiring a licence to drive

• If the driver was subjected to a fitness test for checking his/her ability to drive a vehicle concerning the licence for which the individual has applied for. In such cases, the details linked with the date of test, testing authority and the result of the test must be provided.

• The required documents like learner's licence, photographs, fitness certificate and payment of fees must be provided.

• The next section is concerned with the Certificate of Test of Competence To Drive where the information linked to your driving test results are needed to be provided.

Form 2: Application Form for Grant or Renewal of Learner's Licence

If you want to acquire a new learners licence or renew your existing learner's licence, then you will be required to submit Form 2. The form requires you to give your personal details like age, name, date of birth, educational qualifications, blood group, identification marks, etc. Further, the application form needs you to furnish all the information linked with the issue of previously existing learners licence or whether the applicant has earlier been disqualified from having or obtaining a licence or learner's licence. The next section of the application form involves the details concerning the fitness certificate which needs to be submitted along with this application form. The applicant should also indicate that if he/she has been spared from the medical test or the primary test for this purpose. The last section in this form requires the parent/guardian (when a minor applies for the licence) to grant consent to the applicant for securing the licence. It also incorporates the results of the applicant's previous driving test, which indicates whether they have successfully passed the test or not. The form will need the signature of the applicant, parent/guardian and also the authorization of the licensing authority, wherever it is required.

Form 9: Used for the Application for Renewal of Driving Licence

All the driving licence that is issued has validity. After the licence expires, it must be renewed. If you wish to renew your driving licence, then you will be required to fill up Form 9 which is required to be submitted for the renewal of expired driving licence. The applicant is required to submit a passport-sized photograph along with the application form. The form requires the applicant to provide personal details, information linked with the expired driving licence and the date in which the licence was issued for the first time. The class of vehicle must be checked as well to renew an expired DL. In the last field, the applicant is required to provide the permanent address and a declaration that the authorities have not refused the renewal and the applicant hasn't been disqualified from holding or acquiring a DL. The applicant will also be required to attach the expired licence along with the form.

Form L.L.D: Application for Duplicate Driving Licence

The LLD form can be used to obtain a duplicate driving licence in case the DL holder loses his/her DL. You will be required to fill up the LLD and inform the authority whether the DL was lost or destructed. You need to provide the details linked with the lost/deformed DL and personal details like the driving licence number, name, guardian name, mother/father, permanent and temporary address. In the end, the applicant is needed to provide the signature or thumb impression.

Form 1: Application and Declaration Form of Physical Fitness

To obtain a driving licence, applicants must fill in Form 1 declaring his/her physical fitness for driving. This form is divided into sections where the first section requires the personal details like the name of the applicant, name of the immediate family members, date of birth, permanent address and specific identification marks. The second section entails the applicant to make declaration linked to an aspect of the physical fitness. The applicant must declare honestly if he/she suffers from any medical conditions like loss of muscular activity, epilepsy, night blindness, color blindness, disability in hearing or any other disease which could hinder the applicant in operating the vehicle. You must note that the applicants will be required to submit this form along with a Medical Certificate in Form 1A.

Form 1A: Medical Certificate

It is compulsory for all drivers licence applicants to present the Medical Certificate or Form 1A with a certificate of physical fitness to the authorities. This form is split into three sections. Applicants will be required to provide the name and identification marks that are present on his/her body such as a mole or scar. The next section requires the applicant to make a statement regarding medical ailments/any medical condition which they may be suffering from such as defects of vision, deafness or any deformation or loss of memory that might impede the driving of a motor vehicle. Under the elective section, the applicant may give the blood group or Rh factor. The certificate is required to be confirmed and signed by an authorized medical practitioner, certifying that they have examined the applicant.

Form 8: Application for Adding a New Class of Vehicle to Driving Licence

If you want to add a different class of vehicle to your current driving licence, you will be required to fill out Form 8. Additionally, you will be obliged to furnish personal details. In the next section, you should select the additional class of vehicle which you wish to apply for. After this, applicants must tick the documents which they are inserting with the fee that has been paid towards the submission of the form. The next section of the form for the Certificate of Test of Competence to Drive that should be filled in by the authorized officer of the driving testing authority.

Application Form For Intimating the Temporary/Permanent/Change of Address For the Authorized Licence Holder (Form LCA)

If you want to change your permanent or temporary address like it is given on your driver's licence, you'll be required to submit this form. You will be required to put in required personal details like name and address and also the fees that are paid towards changing the address. The applicant is also required to sign/put the thumbprint while submitting the form.

Common Fields Covered in a Driving Licence Form

The DL contains many fields which are linked with the specifications of the applicant, type of vehicle that you wish to obtain the licence for any other information concerning the driving test. Here are the sections in the form:

• You must tick the class of vehicle that you are getting the licence for.

• Particulars of the applicant like name, address, date of birth, educational qualifications, declaration, etc.

• Whether the applicant had held a DL in the past.

• Whether the applicant was convicted while holding the previous DL. If yes, then the details and nature of the convictions on.

• Whether the applicant has been disqualified for obtaining the licence to drive. If yes, then why?

• If an applicant has been subjected to a driving test for the fitness or the ability to ride a vehicle.

• After the section asking for confirmation regarding the required documents like photographs, payment of fees, medical fitness certificate and learner's licence.

• The next section is linked to the Certificate of Test for checking the competence of an individual to drive on public roads where the details of the driving test will be provided.