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Vehicle verification by SMS: send the registration number to 8785

No internet? Send the registration number to 8785 and get the owner, make, engine and chassis record back by SMS.

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What this guide will cover

This guide covers vehicle verification SMS 8785 in full: the official process step by step, the documents you need before you start, the fees and taxes involved — with a clear note on every figure that must be confirmed on the official Excise portal before paying — and the mistakes that most often delay the job.

It is being published in the current five-day rollout of MTMIS Punjab guides. Until it lands, the complete verification guide below covers the record check that starts almost every vehicle task in Punjab.

Read the complete MTMIS Punjab guide Verify a vehicle

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