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Road Tax / RTO Calculator

Road tax and on-road price. Road tax is a state levy with rates rising by price slab, and most states waive it entirely for electric vehicles, which is often the largest single incentive.

Also called: on road price calculator, rto tax calculator.

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Road tax
₹1,20,000

₹1,20,000 of road tax on an ex-showroom price of 12,00,000. On-road price comes to ₹13,81,500, which is 15.13% above ex-showroom. No electric vehicle concession applies to this fuel type.

On-road price
₹13,81,500
Everything beyond ex-showroom
₹1,81,500
On-road above ex-showroom
15.13%
Insurance
₹45,000
Registration and handling
₹15,000
Road tax saved against a petrol equivalent
₹0
On electric vehicles
No electric vehicle concession applies to this fuel type.

Computed from the published rates for the tax year you selected, which is not necessarily the current year. A calculation, not tax advice, and it does not know anything about your circumstances beyond the figures entered.

Method and background

This is what the calculation gives for the numbers you entered. It is an estimate, not advice, and it knows nothing about your situation beyond those numbers. Rules for India change on a published schedule; the effective date is shown on every rule-based tool.

How this is calculated

Road tax is charged by the state on the ex-showroom price, at rates that step up through price slabs and differ between petrol, diesel and electric. Most states currently waive it in full for electric vehicles, which on an expensive car is a larger saving than the running-cost difference for several years. The on-road price adds insurance, registration, handling and sundry charges, and typically lands ten to fifteen percent above ex-showroom.

road tax is a state levy on the ex-showroom price, and states set both the slabs and the concessions
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Ex-showroom price

Worked examples

Each of these is asserted on every build. If a change to the engine ever moved one of these answers, the build would fail before the page could print it.

a petrol car

Ex-showroom price
₹12,00,000
Fuel
Petrol
Road tax rate for your state and slab
10%
Electric vehicle concession
100%
Insurance
₹45,000
Registration and handling
₹15,000
FASTag and other charges
₹1,500

Road tax₹1,20,000

10% of 12 lakh plus the other charges

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an electric car with a full waiver

Ex-showroom price
₹12,00,000
Fuel
Electric
Road tax rate for your state and slab
10%
Electric vehicle concession
100%
Insurance
₹45,000
Registration and handling
₹15,000
FASTag and other charges
₹1,500

Road tax₹0

boundary: the full concession

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Method and limits

What it assumes

  • A private, individually registered vehicle.

What it deliberately does not model

  • Rates and slabs are set by each state and change frequently.
  • Commercial registration, second registrations and other-state transfers follow different rules.
  • Some states levy an additional cess on diesel vehicles.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does road tax differ so much between states?
Because it is a state levy. Each state sets its own slabs and rates, which is why the same car can cost noticeably more to register across a border.
Is road tax waived on electric vehicles?
In most states currently, yes, in full. On an expensive vehicle that waiver is frequently worth more than several years of fuel savings.