Delhi Road Tax 2025: Two-Wheeler & Four-Wheeler Rates, EV Exemptions & Online Payment Guide

Introduction

If you own or plan to buy a bike or car in Delhi in 2025, road tax (motor vehicle tax) is one of the biggest one-time costs you will face. It directly affects your on-road price, and with Delhi pushing hard on electric vehicles and tightening rules for polluting vehicles, road tax slabs, exemptions and updates matter more than ever.

This guide is 100% Delhi-specific and focuses only on private two-wheelers and four-wheelers – the typical bikes, scooters, hatchbacks, sedans and SUVs owned by families and individuals in Delhi (not trucks, buses or heavy commercial vehicles).

1. Delhi road tax 2025 for private vehicles

Based on the latest consolidated information for Delhi:

Who pays road tax in Delhi?

• Every private vehicle registered in Delhi – whether a scooter, bike, car or SUV – must pay road tax at the time of registration.
• The tax is linked to Delhi registration; if you bring a vehicle from another state and keep it in Delhi beyond the usual 90-day limit, you are expected to re-register and pay Delhi road tax.

How is Delhi road tax calculated?

• Primarily on ex-showroom price in Delhi and fuel type (petrol, diesel, battery EV, strong/plug-in hybrid).
• Some older schedules still show fixed-amount annual slabs, but for most new private registrations in 2025, the percentage-of-price slabs are what you actually see on the Vahan/Parivahan screen.

When is it paid?

• For private vehicles, road tax is usually a one-time payment at registration.
• Commercial vehicles (taxis, goods vehicles, buses) are typically taxed annually or periodically on a different schedule.

EV & hybrid benefit in 2025

Under the evolving Delhi EV Policy 2.0 framework, battery EVs and eligible strong/plug-in hybrids up to ₹20 lakh ex-showroom get a 100% road tax waiver and registration fee waiver. This is crucial if you are comparing a top petrol variant versus an EV/hybrid in Delhi – the difference can easily be in tens of thousands of rupees.

2. How Delhi calculates road tax in 2025

For private two-wheelers and four-wheelers, Delhi broadly works with:

• Vehicle type – two-wheeler (bike/scooter) versus four-wheeler (car/SUV).
• Ex-showroom price in Delhi.
• Fuel type – petrol, diesel, battery EV, strong/plug-in hybrid.
• Ownership type – individual versus company; company-registered cars often face higher tax %.

You will still see some older references to fixed rupee amounts per year (for example, ₹650 / ₹1,220 for bikes or ₹3,815 for small cars). These are largely legacy slabs used as reference for older vehicles or internal calculations. For new private registrations in 2025, treat the percentage slabs displayed on Vahan/Parivahan or printed on your Delhi dealer invoice as final.

3. Delhi road tax 2025 for private two-wheelers

Current slabs for new private two-wheelers (Delhi)

For 2025, consolidated data for new private two-wheelers in Delhi looks like:

Ex-showroom price (Delhi)	Road tax rate (petrol / ICE)
Up to ₹0.75 lakh	4% of vehicle cost
₹0.75 lakh – ₹2 lakh	6% of vehicle cost
Above ₹2 lakh	8% of vehicle cost
Electric two-wheelers (up to ₹20 lakh)	0% (100% exempt – subject to EV policy cap)

Example: A petrol scooter costing ₹90,000 ex-showroom in Delhi falls in the ₹0.75–2 lakh slab at 6%. Road tax works out to roughly ₹5,400, plus registration and other charges.

Legacy flat-amount slabs you still see online

Many info portals and some RTO references still show older per-year figures for Delhi private bikes such as:

• Below 50 cc (moped/auto-cycle): around ₹650 per year.
• Above 50 cc (typical scooter/motorcycle): around ₹1,220 per year.

These are mainly relevant for older vehicles and historic calculations. For new 2025 private registrations, expect the percentage-based slabs to be applied. Always cross-check on the Vahan/Parivahan “Pay Tax” page when you actually pay.

If you have brought a two-wheeler registered in another state and now plan to keep it long-term in Delhi, you will usually need ownership transfer + re-registration + Delhi road tax once an NOC is obtained. Fateh Legacy supports this through:

Ownership Transfer in DL08 (Wazirpur, Delhi) – Shift bike/scooter registration properly before paying Delhi road tax

4. Delhi road tax 2025 for private four-wheelers (cars & SUVs)

Individual private car registration slabs

For private cars and SUVs registered in the name of an individual, Delhi’s 2025 slabs can be summarised as:

Ex-showroom price (Delhi)	Petrol cars	Diesel cars
Up to ₹6 lakh	4%	5%
₹6–10 lakh	7%	8.75%
Above ₹10 lakh	10%	12.5%
Battery EVs & eligible strong/plug-in hybrids up to ₹20 lakh	0% road tax (subject to EV policy 2.0 conditions)

Example 1 – Petrol hatchback in Delhi
Ex-showroom price: ₹5.8 lakh, petrol → 4% slab → road tax ≈ ₹23,200.

Example 2 – Diesel SUV in Delhi
Ex-showroom price: ₹19 lakh, diesel → 12.5% slab → road tax ≈ ₹2,37,500.

Example 3 – Electric car up to ₹20 lakh
Ex-showroom price: ₹18.5 lakh, battery EV → 0% road tax (plus registration fee waiver, subject to current EV policy cap and notifications).

Company-registered cars

For cars bought in a company’s name, multiple sources indicate higher road tax percentages than for individual registration (for example, patterns like 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 / 15.625% in similar price brackets). Always ask the dealer to specify whether the buyer is Individual or Company in the quote because this directly impacts your tax outgo.

Older weight-based rupee slabs

Some sites still show older, weight-based Delhi slabs such as:

• Cars < 1,000 kg – around ₹3,815.
• 1,000–1,500 kg – around ₹4,880.
• 1,500–2,000 kg – around ₹7,020.

These are largely legacy references. For new private registrations, day-to-day practice is dominated by the price & fuel-type percentage slabs you see in on-road quotes from Delhi dealers and loan portals.

5. EV & hybrid road tax exemptions in Delhi (2025)

Original EV Policy 2020 – full waiver

When Delhi first notified its EV Policy 2020, it offered a full waiver of road tax and registration fee on electric vehicles to rapidly boost EV adoption.

2024–2025 changes: waiver modified, then EV Policy 2.0

In 2024, there were reports that the road tax waiver on EVs was temporarily withdrawn, which caused electric vehicle prices in Delhi to rise and EV sales to slow.

By 2025, Delhi moved towards an updated EV Policy 2.0 framework, where:

• Battery EVs and select strong/plug-in hybrids up to ₹20 lakh ex-showroom again receive a 100% waiver of road tax and registration fees.
• The focus is on two-wheelers and compact EVs and on price-capped models, not ultra-luxury EVs.

What this means for you in 2025

• If you buy a battery EV or eligible strong/plug-in hybrid under ₹20 lakh, you can generally expect 0% road tax and no registration fee in Delhi but always confirm the exact model’s eligibility on the Vahan “Tax” screen and with the dealer.
• If you buy a premium EV above the cap, you may not get the full waiver.
• If your EV was registered earlier under a full-waiver regime, the benefit that was already granted is not reversed later.

In parallel, there have also been policy discussions on extending road tax concessions to strong hybrid cars, and new EV policy focus on bike subsidies and charging infra for gig workers.

6. How to pay Delhi road tax online (Vahan / Parivahan)

For most new bikes and cars sold in Delhi, the dealer collects and pays road tax on your behalf at the time of registration. You usually pay yourself when:

• You are re-registering an outside-state vehicle in Delhi.
• You are paying arrears or differences after a tax change.
• You handle special-category or commercial payments where the dealer is not involved.

Step-by-step – paying road tax online for a Delhi-registered vehicle

1. Go to the official Vahan / Parivahan Citizen Services website.
2. Select Delhi as state and choose your RTO / zonal office (for example, DL01 Mall Road, DL04 Janakpuri, DL06 Sarai Kale Khan).
3. Enter your vehicle registration number and, if asked, the last 5 digits of chassis number.
4. From the list of available services, choose “Pay Tax” / “Tax Payment”.
5. The system will fetch any outstanding tax due. Verify your vehicle details and the tax amount.
6. Confirm payment using net banking, UPI or card.
7. Save and print the e-receipt; you may also receive an SMS confirming successful payment.

If your RC data is outdated (old address, incorrect owner name, missing updates), your tax process may get stuck. In such cases, you often need to regularise the RC first before paying tax. Fateh Legacy helps with this through:

Duplicate RC in DL11 (Rohini, Delhi) – Fix lost/damaged RC issues before online road tax payment

7. Late payment, penalties & enforcement in Delhi

Under the Delhi Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1962, non-payment or delayed payment of road tax can lead to:

• Penalty / surcharge over and above the original tax.
• Possible interest or fines linked to your vehicle’s value and duration of default.
• Issues in fitness, renewal or transfer of ownership until all dues are cleared.
• Risk of enforcement action if you are repeatedly found driving with unpaid or underpaid tax.

If a vehicle from another state stays in Delhi beyond around 90 days, it generally needs to be re-registered in Delhi with applicable road tax. Owners driving such vehicles for long durations without re-registration risk penalties and road checks.

When you formally bring a vehicle from another state into Delhi, you normally need a proper NOC from the previous RTO before paying Delhi tax and re-registering. Fateh Legacy assists with this through:

NOC in DL09 (Palam, Delhi) – Get clean NOC before paying Delhi road tax on outside-state vehicles

8. Delhi road tax news & policy direction

Delhi’s road tax and EV policy have gone through several phases in the last few years. These real news articles from Indian outlets help you understand the broader direction (you can also cite them inside your own reports or client notes):

• Proposed road tax hike for commercial vehicles in Delhi – discussion on how prices of commercial vehicles may rise if road tax is increased, covered by HT Auto .
• Impact on car & SUV prices in Delhi due to possible road tax hike – analysis of how a hike could affect private car/SUV owners in Delhi, reported by Mint .
• Original EV policy waiving road tax & registration on EVs – Delhi’s first big EV push, with full tax waiver on EVs, as noted by Hindustan Times .
• 2025 waiver for EVs & hybrids under ₹20 lakh – confirmation that Delhi is waiving road tax and fees for EVs and selected strong/plug-in hybrids up to ₹20 lakh, as covered by News9Live .
• Hybrid cars & road tax concessions – policy discussions on waiving road and registration taxes on strong hybrids in Delhi, reported by Autocar India .
• New EV policy for e-bikes & gig workers – focus on two-wheelers, bike subsidies and charging infra under the new policy, highlighted by The Times of India .

Together, these show that Delhi is likely to remain aggressive on EV incentives while keeping polluting vehicles and older technologies under pressure through road tax and complementary policies.

9. Practical tips for Delhi vehicle owners (2025)

• Ask for a clear breakup – Always demand a printed or emailed on-road price breakup from your Delhi dealer, showing road tax vs registration vs handling vs insurance.
• Cross-check online calculators – Many web calculators lag behind policy changes. Use them only as a rough guide and always cross-verify with the Vahan/Parivahan tax screen for your RTO.
• Compare petrol vs EV/hybrid with tax included – When choosing between a top petrol variant and an EV/hybrid, factor in the 0% road tax benefit up to ₹20 lakh for eligible clean vehicles. The gap can be very large in higher slabs.
• Track your 90-day limit – If you shifted to Delhi with an outside-state car or bike, track how long the vehicle stays here. Beyond roughly 90 days, plan for NOC, re-registration and Delhi road tax to avoid enforcement issues.
• Keep your documents aligned – Road tax, insurance, fitness (for older/converted vehicles) and pollution certificates should support each other. Misalignment causes problems at resale, NOC or re-registration.

Many owners discover during checks that their driving licence category, address or validity is not aligned with their current vehicle usage. Before investing in a new high-value car or EV, it is wise to have your DL upgraded and updated. Fateh Legacy can support you via:

Driving License in DL04 (Janakpuri, Delhi) – New DL, renewals & category upgrades

Similarly, if your vehicle is under loan or lease, make sure you have a plan for hypothecation removal on the RC at the end of tenure before you sell, move states or scrap the vehicle. For this, Fateh Legacy offers:

Hypothecation Removal in DL13 (Surajmal Vihar, Delhi) – Clear bank loan entries before transfer or scrapping

Conclusion

By 2025, Delhi road tax is not just a one-time number on your dealer invoice. It now sits at the intersection of price, fuel type, EV policy and documentation discipline. The same ex-showroom value can attract very different tax outgo depending on whether you choose petrol, diesel, EV or a strong hybrid – and whether you buy as an individual or a company.

• Use Vahan/Parivahan as your final reference for tax amounts, not outdated calculators.
• Factor 0% road tax for eligible EVs and strong hybrids up to ₹20 lakh directly into your vehicle comparison.
• Plan ahead if you are moving a vehicle into or out of Delhi; NOC, ownership transfer and hypothecation removal should be timed alongside tax payments.
• Keep your DL, RC, insurance, pollution and address details aligned to avoid friction at resale or during re-registration.

If the rules, slabs and processes feel overwhelming, a structured partner like Fateh Legacy can help you translate Delhi’s road tax and EV policy into clear, step-wise actions so that your bike or car stays legally and financially sorted in Delhi.

How Fateh Legacy helps with Delhi road tax & documentation

In real life, road tax and registration work in Delhi rarely ends at a single online payment. Vehicle owners often face linked issues like ownership transfer, NOC, hypothecation on RC, missing documents and driving licence updates before their tax or re-registration is accepted smoothly.

This is where Fateh Legacy acts as a structured RTO partner for Delhi vehicle owners:

• End-to-end re-registration workflows when you shift a vehicle into Delhi and need ownership transfer + NOC + road tax to line up properly.
• NOC and out-of-Delhi movement support when road tax, age limits or local restrictions make it better to shift your vehicle to another state.
• RC clean-up and documentation help – Duplicate RC, hypothecation removal, address corrections and other updates that often block online tax payments.
• Driving licence assistance so that both vehicle and driver documentation match Delhi’s enforcement expectations.