[Aviator_guy]

Originally Posted by 007maverick

Getting BH registration is extremely convenient and certainly worth considering if one is eligible for it (Central Govt employees having transferrable jobs, Private sector employees with offices in 4 or more states/UT). First it provides you the advantage of moving with your car anywhere in the Country WO hassles of re registration and also importantly it saves Cash outflow since you will be paying State Road tax in installments over the next 15 years.

These are good points. Additionally, I wonder about what would happen during resale of BH car? Is the process and documentation well laid out yet? Do I need to find a buyer who is BH eligible and can he be from any state?

Also, what would happen if someone changes job and new company is not eligible for BH? Somewhere I read that even for renewal every 2 years, owner has to prove BH eligibility else have to shift to state registration by paying pro-rata tax. Not sure how far this is true though.

Going by the issues people face during BH registration itself, it makes me little nervous thinking of long term scenarios for BH cars down the line during renewal or resale for people in pvt jobs.

[Polo]

Originally Posted by Aviator_guy

These are good points. Additionally, I wonder about what would happen during resale of BH car? Is the process and documentation well laid out yet? Do I need to find a buyer who is BH eligible and can he be from any state?

Also, what would happen if someone changes job and new company is not eligible for BH? Somewhere I read that even for renewal every 2 years, owner has to prove BH eligibility else have to shift to state registration by paying pro-rata tax. Not sure how far this is true though.

Going by the issues people face during BH registration itself, it makes me little nervous thinking of long term scenarios for BH cars down the line during renewal or resale for people in pvt jobs.

If you want to sell your car registered in BH, you have two options. You can sell it to an eligible BH buyer or to anyone. However, if you sell it to a non-BH buyer, the car will have to be converted to state registration.

In some cases, RTOs may require the owner to prove their eligibility every two years during the tax payment. This requirement has already been enforced in some places.

Regarding long-term scenarios for BH cars during renewal or resale for people in private jobs, there should not be any major issues. Therefore, if you are eligible and interested in obtaining a BH registration for your car, you can go ahead with the process.

[ghodlur]

Originally Posted by sonulives

I am keen to know if there is anyone from Pune who took BH registration and has already been through the process of reregistering in Pune after 2 years .

My BIL took the BH registration for his Safari last year in Pune. There is no need to re-register the car if I understand your query correctly.

Originally Posted by Aviator_guy

These are good points. Additionally, I wonder about what would happen during resale of BH car? Is the process and documentation well laid out yet? Do I need to find a buyer who is BH eligible and can he be from any state?

Also, what would happen if someone changes job and new company is not eligible for BH? Somewhere I read that even for renewal every 2 years, owner has to prove BH eligibility else have to shift to state registration by paying pro-rata tax. Not sure how far this is true though.

Going by the issues people face during BH registration itself, it makes me little nervous thinking of long term scenarios for BH cars down the line during renewal or resale for people in pvt jobs.

During the resale of the BH registered car, you will need to find a buyer whos is eligible for BH Registration (i.e office in more than 4 states) and will need to furnish the Form 60 during the resale. The transfer of ownership can be done on Parivahan website but its not yet clear whether any documents need to be submitted to RTO to effect the transfer (since the RC will be processed by RTO only)

If existing BH registered owner changes job and loses his eligibility of BH, the pro rata basis road tax applicable for the state where the person resides will need to be paid. The exact calculation of the road tax will be spelt out by the RTO only. RTO will no way (as of now) identify the eligibility of the BH registration based on the tax paid. For eg if the BH registered car owner continues to pay the 2 yearly road tax even when he is ineligible for BH registration, RTO would not know of the status. There is no renewal of BH registration every 2 years required anywhere - neither in RTO nor on Parivahan website.

BH registration is far smoother now that it when introduced in 2021. This option is effective for people who move between states purely for employment reasons. BH registration is not for those who keep changing their cars at regular intervals.

[sonulives]

Originally Posted by ghodlur

My BIL took the BH registration for his Safari last year in Pune. There is no need to re-register the car if I understand your query correctly.

Please excuse my knowledge on this topic, by registration I mean-
1. What all has to be done at the end of 2 years, re- registration, any taxes to paid, etc.?
2. After the end of 2 years- what is the cost of renewing BH passing for another 2 years- is it same YOY?
3. After the end of 2 years- what is the cost of changing from BH passing to lets say MH passing? If I have to do MH passing - will the taxes be for only remaining 13 years?
4. And most importantly, how easy is the renewal process after the end of 2 years. (Can this be done online, or through agent etc.)

[fiat_tarun]

Originally Posted by ghodlur

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During the resale of the BH registered car, you will need to find a buyer whos is eligible for BH Registration (i.e office in more than 4 states) and will need to furnish the Form 60 during the resale. The transfer of ownership can be done on Parivahan website but its not yet clear whether any documents need to be submitted to RTO to effect the transfer (since the RC will be processed by RTO only)
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Does one have to come back to the RTO where registration was done to transfer the vehicle or can it be done at any RTO in the country ?

[007maverick]

Originally Posted by Aviator_guy

These are good points. Additionally, I wonder about what would happen during resale of BH car? Is the process and documentation well laid out yet? Do I need to find a buyer who is BH eligible and can he be from any state?

Also, what would happen if someone changes job and new company is not eligible for BH? Somewhere I read that even for renewal every 2 years, owner has to prove BH eligibility else have to shift to state registration by paying pro-rata tax. Not sure how far this is true though.

Going by the issues people face during BH registration itself, it makes me little nervous thinking of long term scenarios for BH cars down the line during renewal or resale for people in pvt jobs.

It's a very valid point that you have raised. Even it came to my mind.

My new car purchase on BH registration is fairly recent, I am not expecting RTO to ask for any other document while paying for next tax installment. I have visited Vaahan website and could see the exact tax amount that I need to pay in April 2025 !!

[jinojohnt]

I saw a video where a Toyota employee claims that he got the top spec Innova Hycross for 32 Lakhs vs 39.5 Lakhs (on road) when he opted for BH.
Can there be such a huge difference?

[Stoic Surgeon]

Originally Posted by jinojohnt

Can there be such a huge difference?

The Ex Showroom price of Toyota Hycross highest variant is 3068000 in Telangana
There the Life tax is 18% of Ex Showroom price

So for Telangana State registration the life tax will be 18% of The x Showroom Price = 552000 plus

But if one opts for BH Series the calculation is done on Invoice price. Invoice price = Ex Showroom price (Div by) 1.45. If the invoice price is more than 20 lacs then the calculation is

(12% of Inv Price x 1.25 x 2) Div by 15= 42317

So the difference is about 5,10,000

It’s possible that my calculations are slightly wrong, but the BH series will be atleast 5 lacs cheaper that the state series in states like Telangana.


The total payment for a BH series over the 15 years will also be less than the total payment paid for State Registration since one is based on invoice price and the other is on Ex showroom price.

Thanks

[santosh.s]

To give you another example for a top spec hycross, the road tax amount in Karnataka is whopping 6 lakh. With BH, the total road tax for entire 15 year period (assuming you remain eligible) turns out to be a little over 3L, or in other words roughly half of KA tax. It is quite significant both in relative and absolute terms. I have paid a little more for additional processing, cess in MH etc. which will change the calculation a bit. But I have not even considered the fact that you will be paying BH tax over 15 long years, which in itself has monetary value of its own.

I, too, was a bit concerned about having to prove eligibility every 2 years or having to change it to normal registration by paying state tax on pro-rata basis (which, by the way, is not simple pro-rata, you will end up paying more in most states, based on what I remember/understood), either due to ineligibility or to sell it to a non-BH buyer. But overall I guess it should still be beneficial. I plan to use it at least for 6-8 years and I am likely to remain eligible for most part. So I took a bit of risk and thought I will face it as and when the need arises. As of now, paying installments is as simple as making a payment online, no complications at all. It is already showing me the next installment on parivahan portal and an option to pay it! I think even in case you are about to turn ineligible, we can always choose to pay the next installment (while you are still eligible) and extend the validity of BH number for another couple years even if they enforce eligibility validation during renewals in future. Apart from money part, it is definitely good to have a BH number that won't attract undue attention of cops when you travel to other states, and have an option to change states permanently without any hassle of re-registration (which I believe is much worse that getting a BH registration).

[Axe77]

Originally Posted by sonulives

Please excuse my knowledge on this topic,

Hi Sonu, I’d encourage you to read through this thread in detail and also use the search function (within a thread) for some of these questions. There has been extensive discussion on most if not all of these aspects.

Just as a starting point, I’m quote-tagging a very helpful post by dZired on the renewal related aspects which you can review (see some discussion immediately before / after this post also for related back and forth). There will be other sections of this thread too that discuss experiences related to your questions.

Originally Posted by dZired

Tax renewal and payment link has already come up on the Parivahan portal. I have successfully paid for the next 2 years for my 22BH Nexon without any issues. Tax on my vehicle is now valid till 2026.

Following are the steps for making the payment:
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The process is quite seamless to be honest.

[superutp]

Originally Posted by superutp

Hi are salary slips required for BH registration in MH (Thane) ?
Context is private employee, ID, form 60 as well as gst certificates are provided but the dealer is also asking for salary slips

After pushing back on the salary slips, finally only the ID card copy,form 60 colour print out and gst certificate printouts were submitted.

Additionally was required to sign on form 20. Plus the standard Id, address proof.

Took 2 working days from document submission to getting the message from vahaan on the new 24bh number

[darklitex]

Hey folks, renewed my BH series registration for Delhi this week. For Delhi portal use this link https://vahan.parivahan.gov.in/vahan...ce/?stateCd=DL

1. After reaching there, you need to either create a new account using your email id or login using your existing one. This login/account creation is not Aadhar based.
2. A new menu option “online services” should appear on home page after login. Inside it select pay vehicle tax
3. In the page that opens up, enter the last 5 “characters” of your chassis number not digits as the page says. E.g. my chassis number has a special character and 2 letters in the end which are usually not accepted as input anywhere, however here they are used.
4. Select tax mode as lump sum two year, pay, and you’re done!

Note: do not use your iPad or phone browser for this. For some reason it kept on redirecting me to homepage when I selected tax mode on my iPad and phone, but the same browser worked on my laptop.


Unrelated, but I might as well ask. My tax is calculated on ex showroom price, has anyone gotten that corrected in Delhi?

[superutp]

Originally Posted by superutp

After pushing back on the salary slips, finally only the ID card copy,form 60 colour print out and gst certificate printouts were submitted.

Additionally was required to sign on form 20. Plus the standard Id, address proof.

Took 2 working days from document submission to getting the message from vahaan on the new 24bh number

Got the RC card exactly 10 days after the BH registeration. This was RTO Thane

[oakajale]

Is there anyone who has renewed their BH registration and had to furnish Form 60 again? Whatever I could gather from most of this thread was that it was a simple online payment and no document submission was needed.

[pgginish]

Has anyone tried selling their BH registration car?

I was in a casual chat with a used car seller and he was saying no market for BH-registered cars, as the re-registration cost is high. He showed me an XUV7OO with BH registration in his yard, no one has been taking it for the last few months.*