Tumakuru (Tumkur): KA-06 RTO code and offices

KA-06 is the code of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in Tumakuru, still often written Tumkur. It is one of three codes in Tumakuru district: Tiptur has KA-44 and Madhugiri has KA-64. So a car from the district does not always say KA-06.

Picture a Tumakuru plate reading KA 06 AB 1234. KA stands for Karnataka and 06 for the Tumakuru office, while AB is the series and 1234 is the four-digit number of that one car.

Worth knowing: Read 44 or 64 in place of 06 and the car was registered at Tiptur or Madhugiri, in the same district. Taking a Tumakuru car to Bengaluru, Hassan or any other part of Karnataka does not change its code. That only happens when the car is re-registered outside Karnataka, or when its registration details are changed.

New cars registered at KA-06 come with a High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) that the dealer fits. Since 1 April 2019, Rule 50 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 has required one on every new vehicle sold.

Worth knowing: Use the booking portal named on the Karnataka Transport Department website to book the installation on an older KA-06 car, and to see the date set for it. Our Karnataka RTO guide has the plate rules for the state.

The Karnataka code list gives Tumakuru district three offices: KA-06 in Tumakuru, KA-44 in Tiptur and KA-64 in Madhugiri. Towards Bengaluru, the nearest code on the list is KA-52 for Nelamangala, which belongs to Bengaluru Rural district.

The KA-06 office is listed on B.H. Road in Tumakuru by directories that copy the Transport Department’s contact list. The address and the hours could not be confirmed from an official source, so treat both as a guide and check them before going.

Tumakuru RTO office, KA-06

Directories give the address simply as the Regional Transport Office on B.H. Road, with the pincode 572101.

What about the Tiptur and Madhugiri offices?

Both are separate offices with their own codes, KA-44 at Tiptur and KA-64 at Madhugiri. Their addresses and the taluks each one serves could not be confirmed, so check the office named on Vahan when you apply.

Your address sets the office. The district’s three offices are in Tumakuru, Tiptur and Madhugiri, and no official list says which taluk goes where, so let Vahan show the office before the dealer files.

The code on any existing RC tells you where that car was registered, and the finder at the top of this page reads a full number too.

Worth knowing: A used car bought in Tiptur with a KA-44 plate keeps that number when you bring it to Tumakuru town. Only the RC address and the owner’s name change.

Tumakuru, Tiptur and Madhugiri all charge the national RTO fees, so the office your address goes to makes no difference to the bill. Payment is on Vahan, and for a new car the dealer pays it along with the registration.

A Tumakuru example: For a new car on finance registered at KA-06, the RTO collects ₹2,300. Registration is ₹600, the smart card RC ₹200 and the hypothecation entry ₹1,500, and road tax with cess is separate.

A car that reaches 15 years pays ₹5,000 to renew its registration, and one past 20 years pays ₹10,000. Overdue renewals are charged by the month, ₹500 on a car and ₹300 on a motorcycle.

The dealer applies on Vahan, and one of the district’s three offices allots the number

When you buy a car in Tumakuru, the dealer registers it for you. The Vahan application carries your address, and the office for that address, KA-06, KA-44 or KA-64, approves it and gives the number.

Selling a KA-06 car to a buyer in Karnataka leaves the number alone. The seller files Form 29, both parties sign Form 30, and ₹300 is paid on Vahan for a car.

A buyer from outside Karnataka needs the Tumakuru office to issue a No Objection Certificate (NOC) first. In each case the buyer gets 14 days to put the policy in their name.

Clearing a loan (hypothecation) from a Tumakuru RC

The lender issues an NOC and Form 35 once you have paid the last instalment. Upload them on Vahan and the RC comes back without the loan, free. Our Karnataka RTO guide has the document list.

You can begin most KA-06 work without going to B.H. Road. Vehicle tasks start on the Vahan portal and licence tasks on the Sarathi portal, and from November 2021 Karnataka has offered some services with no office visit at all.

Duplicate RC and RC status check in Tumakuru

For a duplicate RC on a KA-06 car, apply on Form 26 through Vahan and pay ₹300. Use Kiwi Insurance to check your RC status as it moves.

Driving licence services in Tumakuru

Learner’s licence, test slot and renewal applications are made on Sarathi. Our Karnataka RTO guide covers each one.

Section 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, amended in 2019, sets one fine across India for an uninsured car, and Tumakuru follows it. A first offence costs ₹2,000 and any repeat ₹4,000.

Karnataka can compound some offences, so the challan amount is what counts. Tumakuru challans are paid on echallan.parivahan.gov.in or in the mParivahan app. Our Karnataka RTO guide has more fines.

A car arriving from Bengaluru or anywhere else in Karnataka keeps its KA number, and the owner changes only the RC address. A car from another state is liable for Karnataka tax after more than 30 days in the state, and once kept here for more than 12 months it has to be registered in Tumakuru district.

If you are leaving Karnataka with a KA-06 car, work through the steps backwards. Tumakuru issues the NOC on Form 28, the other state registers the car, and a refund of part of the Karnataka tax can be claimed.

Worth knowing: Inform your insurer of the Tumakuru address first and of the new number when it comes. For the refund itself, ask the KA-06 office.

On a posting that could take you out of Karnataka? A Bharat series (BH) number has no state code, so that later move needs no No Objection Certificate (NOC) and no new registration. Government, defence and public sector staff are eligible, and private employees whose firm has offices in 4 or more states or union territories apply with Form 60.

The format is YY BH #### XX, where YY is the year of first registration, the four digits are allotted at random, and XX represents the alphabetic series, which can be a single letter or two letters. It is black on a white plate, like any other private car. BH tax is due every 2 years, 8% on a car under ₹10 lakhs. Our Karnataka RTO guide goes further into BH rules.

All three Tumakuru district offices use the national RTO forms. Most go in online through Vahan or Sarathi, and the PDF is useful if an office still needs paper.

A form goes to the office whose code is printed on your RC. The rest are listed on the Parivahan Sewa website.