No extension of driving licence validity, vehicle papers after October 31

The road transport ministry on Thursday informed that there won’t be any further extension on the validity of expired vehicle and driver-related documents such as driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC), permits and fitness certificates beyond October 31.

The extension of validity is currently applicable for those documents which had their expiry date from February 1 last year. “It’s clarified that this is the last such extension and no further extension in this regard will be given by the central government," the ministry said.

Regardless of states or UTs notifying such extensions for another period, those with expired documents may face action in case they are caught outside that particular state/UT since there is no central notification applicable across the country.