Trade certificate

Trade certificates are issued to dealers of motor vehicles, for the purpose of bringing the vehicle for registration.

Central motor vehicles Rules 1989 from 34 to 43 deals with trade certificate . Application for the issue of The trade certificate shall be made for each class of vehicle separately. Suppose if a dealer sells LMV and motor cycle, he has to make separate application for each class of vehicle.

Conditions for the issue of trade certificate:
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The company which applies for the certificate shall be the bonafide dealers of the vehicle.They should have the necessary infrastructure to sell the vehicle like a showroom, mechanics, office etc.

How to allot Trade certificate Mark numbers.
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A trade certificate shall have a Reg.Mark and number. Rule 35 and circular No.2/94 contemplates how a trade certificate mark should be exhibited.

Like Reg.No. it should have first State Code followed by District Code/Trade certificate number. for eg.TN-90/TC-001.The number should be in three digits. If three digits is over then we have to switch over to next serial. for eg. TN-90 A/TC-001

The trade certificate should not be renewed in old numbers.

Uses of Trade certificate:
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Bring the vehicle for Reg. For demo purposes. For repair works etc.If the dealer registers ten vehicles a day,he should have ten trade certificates. with one certificate he can bring only one vehicle.