Delhi Road Tax & RTO Charges — 2026 Rates

Delhi bands road tax by price, so a petrol car pays 4–10% of the ex-showroom price under the DL RTO. At ₹12,00,000 the rate is 10%, which is ₹1,20,000. On top of that you pay a ₹600 registration fee and ₹900 for the HSRP plate — ₹1,500 in fixed charges — plus ₹1500 for hypothecation if the vehicle is financed.

Yes. Delhi exempts electric vehicles from road tax entirely, so an EV registered under the DL RTO pays ₹0 in road tax against 10% for an equivalent petrol car. You still pay the ₹600 registration fee and ₹900 HSRP charge.

Delhi charges 10% on a ₹12,00,000 petrol car and 12.5% on the diesel equivalent — a difference of about ₹30,000. Diesel is taxed higher in most states as an emissions measure.

Yes. Road tax is a state levy, so re-registering a vehicle in Delhi means paying Delhi road tax on the vehicle's depreciated value, and claiming a refund of the unused portion from the state you left. Apply through the DL RTO with Form 28 (NOC), Form 27 and the original registration certificate. Budget several weeks — the refund from the origin state is usually the slow half.

Yes, through the central Vahan portal (vahan.parivahan.gov.in), which handles DL RTO payments. For a new vehicle the dealer normally pays road tax on your behalf and builds it into the on-road price — worth checking the breakup line by line, because it is the single largest addition over ex-showroom.