Excavator - Registration

Whether excavators, or other construction equipment can be registered, whether to register as a transport vehicle or a non transport vehicle?

The Government of India in notification GSR 642(E) dated 28.7.2000 describes the excavator as a non transport vehicle. Hence the excavator needs to be registered as a motor vehicle.

Though construction equipment vehicle is intended for use generally in off the road conditions such as a plot, building space etc, when the public road is used regularly for carrying on commercial activities then such vehicles as dumpers, excavators shall be deemed as a transport vehicles.

Refer Govt of India notification in SO 1248 (E) dated 5.11.2004.

Also refer circular No.43/2004.