Documents for Revenue License

  1. Registration Certificate of Vehicle or The Extract Containing Particulars of the Vehicle Issued by the Commissioner of Motor Traffic (CMT-76 or MTA-11 ) or Certified Photo Copy of C.R. Approved by Finance Organization.
  2. Revenue License of the Previous Year.
  3. Valid Vehicle Insurance Policy Certificates.
  4. Fitness Certificates for Commercial Vehicles.
  5. Passenger Service permits for Omni Bus.
  6. Valid Emission certificate

Commercial Vehicles

  • Motor Lorry
  • Private Couches
  • Omni Bus
  • Motor tricycle van
  • Ambulance
  • Hearse


Penalties

  1. As the licensing year of a motor vehicle commence from the day and the month on the date of the first registration of that motor vehicle, be made within three working days of the corresponding day of the corresponding month (hereinafter called “the due date for the payment of license fee”) of the year in respect of which the license is applied for When a period is not exceeding 6 months has elapsed after the due date of payment of license fees-10% of the prescribed annual fee.
  2. License for a newly registered vehicle shall be taken within 7 days, and if the said period is exceed 10% of the prescribed annual fee.
  3. When a period of over 6 month s but less than 12 months has elapsed after the due date for payment of license fees 20% of the prescribed annual fee.
  4. When a period is over 12 months has elapsed after the due date for payment of license fees 30% of the prescribed annual fee.

Re-issuance of a vehicle revenue licence in case of misplacement of  annual valid vehicle revenue licence

If the re-issuance is requested by the registered owner of the vehicle:

  • Vehicle Registration Certificate and two photocopies of it
  • Vehicle owner’s National Identity Card or an acceptable identity card and 2 copies of it
  • Original document of complaint made to the police and a photocopy of it

The above documents should be submitted to a Divisional Secretariat or to the Head Office of the Department of Motor Traffic (WP) at Maligawatta. The fee for the period starting from the date of submission of the above documents  to the date of expiry of the licence should be paid to obtain a re-issuance.

If the re-issuance is requested by the transferee of the vehicle:

  • Vehicle Registration Certificate and two photocopies of it
  • Vehicle owner’s National Identity Card or an acceptable identity card and 2 copies of it
  • Original document of complaint made to the police and a photocopy of it
  • National Identity Card of transferee and 2 photocopies of it
  • Form CMT 52 issued by the Department of Motor Traffic (Narahenpita) and 2 photocopies of it

The above documents should be submitted to a Divisional Secretariat or to the Head Office of the Department of Motor Traffic (WP) at Maligawatta. The fee for the period starting from the date of submission of the above documents  to the date of expiry of the licence should be paid to obtain a re-issuance.

 

Rates 2022