How to Transfer a Motorcycle in Punjab

Step-by-step

1. 1
   Verify the bike

   Enter the registration number on MTMIS and match the owner, chassis and engine numbers.

2. 2
   Collect the documents

   T.O form, CNIC copies of the seller, buyer and witnesses, and the original registration certificate with token tax paid.

3. 3
   Complete biometric verification

   Excise Punjab uses biometric verification of owners for transfers. Check the current method on its website.

4. 4
   Submit and pay the official fee

   Pay only through official Excise channels, and keep the receipt.

5. 5
   Collect the new registration

   Check that your name and the bike's details are correct before you leave.

Documents Excise Punjab lists for a transfer

Source: Excise Punjab, Transfer of Ownership (checked October 2026).

What is the transfer fee for a 70cc bike in Punjab?

One fee covers every motorcycle and scooter on the Excise page. A 70cc CD70 and a 125cc pay exactly the same. You'll see Facebook posts about "free transfer weeks" or special rates now and then; unless the Excise website says so, treat them as rumours.

Can I transfer a bike online in Punjab?

The Excise Punjab site has pages on online transfer of ownership and on biometric verification of owners, plus an announcement about doing that verification through the PAK IDENTITY app (announcement (checked October 2026)). These steps get revised. Go by whatever excise.punjab.gov.pk (checked October 2026) says on the day, not a YouTube video from last year.

Buying a used bike? Protect yourself

• Never take a bike on an "open letter" without transferring it. If that bike turns up in a snatching case, the record still shows the old owner, and the police will come knocking on your door.
• Match the chassis number on the frame against the record.
• Hand over the money only once the transfer papers are signed.

Worked example: buying a used 125 in Faisalabad

Say you spot a Honda 125 in an ad. Before you even meet, get the registration number from the seller and put it into MTMIS Punjab (checked October 2026). You'll see the owner's name, plus the chassis and engine numbers. At the meeting his CNIC matches the owner. Good. The chassis number is stamped on the frame near the steering head, and that matches as well.

Then the paperwork. He has the original registration and the token tax is paid. You both fill in the T.O form, bring CNIC copies for two witnesses, and do the transfer at Excise. For a motorcycle Excise lists PKR 550, whether it's a 70cc or a 125. Money changes hands after the papers are signed, not before.

What if the seller isn't the registered owner?

It happens all the time. A bike goes through two or three owners on open letters and nobody bothers with a transfer. What now? Either the registered owner turns up for biometric verification, or you walk. Pay for a bike you can't transfer, and you're riding something that legally belongs to a stranger.

Bike registration check in other provinces

Bike registered in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? Use KP Excise motor vehicle records (checked October 2026). For Sindh, ICT and Balochistan we couldn't confirm an official online lookup in October 2026, so check those at the Excise office in person.

After the transfer

• Put the new registration and the fee receipt somewhere you'll find them.
• Stay current on token tax. The next buyer will ask.
• Selling instead? Same steps, other side of the table. And don't sign anything until the money shows up in your account.

Related: the vehicle registration check works for bikes as well, and our safety guide covers payment scams. Browse motorcycles on QuickSell, or post a free ad to sell yours.

Selling your bike in Punjab: the seller's side

A lot of sellers assume the transfer is the buyer's headache. It's not. As long as the bike's in your name, every Safe City e-challan from a Lahore camera lands on you, and so does any police case. Push for the transfer, even when the buyer says he'll "get it done next week".

Before meeting anyone, look up your own record on MTMIS, clear any token tax and dig out the original registration. Under the File Return Scheme? Find the file too. If you can, meet near the Excise office so the transfer and the payment happen the same day.

Smart card or registration book?

Older bikes often still have the paper registration book; newer Punjab registrations come as a smart card. Excise wants the original either way. A crisp photocopy won't cut it. If the seller says the original is "with my cousin" or "at the showroom", wait till he actually has it.

A quick pre-purchase check on the bike itself

• Start it cold. A healthy 70cc or 125cc fires up in one or two kicks.
• Look for oil seeping around the engine head and drips underneath.
• Check the chain and sprockets for wear and the tyres for cracks.
• Brake hard once at low speed. It should stop in a straight line.
• Match the engine number on the crankcase with the record.

None of this replaces a mechanic. It just weeds out the worst bikes before you lose an afternoon at Excise. Twenty minutes of poking around can save you a lot more than that.