MH-46 Panvel RTO: The office at Kalamboli

Read MH 46 AB 1234 left to right and you get Maharashtra (MH), the Panvel office (46), the series (AB) and 1234, which is the four-digit number.

Worth knowing: MH-46 belongs to Panvel alone. A car registered at Pen carries MH-06 even though Pen reports to Panvel, and an MH-46 car keeps its code after a sale or a move within the state; the code changes only if the car is re-registered outside Maharashtra or its registration details are changed.

The High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) came fitted on every MH-46 car registered new from 1 April 2019, and the Maharashtra transport department says those owners need not apply again.

Older Panvel cars need the plate installed through the booking portal that the state transport department website names, and the same site shows the date for each car. Fitment centres charge no extra fitment fee, while home fitment costs more. Our Maharashtra RTO guide explains the HSRP rules in full.

Panvel has one code of its own and oversees three more. The tables show MH-46 first, then the deputy offices under Panvel and the Navi Mumbai code next door.

Panvel has one office for MH-46, and the transport department’s lists describe it in two ways. The MH-46 office’s opening times could not be confirmed from an official source, so confirm them with the office ahead of your visit.

Panvel RTO office at Kalamboli, MH-46

The organisation chart and the 2026 address list name Panvel a Regional Transport Office, while the regional offices list calls it a deputy office. That regional offices list places it on the 2nd floor of the Central Facility Building in Kalamboli, but the 2026 list gives a different address, so confirm where to go before your visit.

Worth knowing: Being at the head of three deputy offices does not make Panvel the office for their cars. A Pen, Sindhudurg or Ratnagiri car is registered at its own deputy office under its own code.

The transport department does not say the areas MH-46 covers. One directory lists the office for Panvel taluka, which is a guide only, so confirm your address with the office before you apply.

Worth knowing: If the RC already says MH-46, the file is with the Panvel office, whichever node or taluka you live in now.

Any other registration number can be looked up with the finder at the top of this page.

A house move inside Maharashtra keeps MH-46 on the car. Change the address on your RC first, then inform your insurer about where you now live.

Worked example: Register a ₹6 lakh petrol car at Panvel and the tax is 11% of its price, ₹66,000. A road safety cess, said to be 2% of the tax, is collected with it, and Vahan shows the exact sum.

The RTO fees at Panvel match those at Pen, Vashi or any other office in India, as they are set nationally. You settle them on the Vahan portal, while for a brand-new car the showroom pays them and includes them in the on-road price.

For example: A loan-financed new car registered at MH-46 pays ₹2,300 in RTO fees before road tax: ₹600 for registration, ₹200 for the smart card RC and ₹1,500 to record the hypothecation.

At 15 years, a Panvel car pays ₹5,000 to renew its registration, and past 20 years the charge is ₹10,000. For every month a renewal is late, a car pays ₹500 and a motorcycle ₹300.

These amounts leave out the HSRP, the Maharashtra road tax and any state service charge, which are paid separately.

When you buy a new car, the dealer applies on the Vahan portal for you. The address on your papers decides which office approves the file, so check with the dealer whether yours counts as a Panvel (MH-46) address before you pay.

An MH-46 car is transferred at the Panvel office or online through Vahan. The seller submits Form 29, buyer and seller both put their names to Form 30, and the fee comes to ₹300 for a car or ₹150 for a motorcycle.

Then, inside 14 days, the buyer should have the policy moved into their name.

Clearing hypothecation from a Panvel RC

With the loan repaid, take the lender’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Form 35 to Vahan. Removing the loan is free, and our Maharashtra RTO guide lists what to attach.

Panvel RTO services start on the Vahan portal for vehicles and on the Sarathi portal for licences, and both send your request to the MH-46 office. A learner licence test in Maharashtra is sat online after Aadhaar authentication.

Duplicate RC and RC status for a Panvel car

Apply to the Panvel office on Form 26 for a duplicate if the RC is lost, stolen or damaged, paying the amount in the fees table. For the status of any MH-46 registration, use the Kiwi Insurance RC status check.

Driving licence services in Panvel

Licence work is booked through Sarathi, and the driving test itself is taken in person. Our Maharashtra RTO guide describes the rest of the online services.

Search an MH-46 number on echallan.parivahan.gov.in or in mParivahan to find and pay any challan against the car, with the amount shown for each offence.

The complete list of fines is in our Maharashtra RTO guide.

A car that moves to Panvel from elsewhere in Maharashtra keeps its number, and only the RC address changes. A car from another state needs re-registration in Maharashtra after more than 12 months here.

If you are leaving Maharashtra with an MH-46 car, apply to the Panvel office on Form 28 for the NOC, which has no fee, and then register the car in your new state.

Worth knowing: Inform your insurer once the RC carries a new number or address. All the forms are in our Maharashtra RTO guide.

Ask the dealer for a Bharat series (BH) number in place of MH-46 if your work could move you out of Maharashtra. With it, a transfer needs no No Objection Certificate (NOC) and no re-registration in the new state.

For a private sector job, the dealer needs Form 60 from your employer, which must have offices in 4 or more states or union territories. 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.

Our Maharashtra RTO guide covers who can apply and the BH tax paid every 2 years.

The Panvel office takes most applications online through the Vahan portal or the Sarathi portal. Use a printed PDF only if the office asks you for one.

Our Maharashtra RTO guide explains when each form is needed, and the Parivahan Sewa website has every other form.

How insurance links to the Panvel RTO

Show a valid policy first, as the Panvel office will not register a new car without one. On a sale, move the RC first and the policy within 14 days, and inform your insurer whenever the RC gets a new number or address.