Vehicle life tax
The life tax paid when a new vehicle is registered, or when a vehicle registered elsewhere comes into the state: a percentage of its cost, by cost band and age, from the government's order.
Andhra Pradesh's current rates are being entered from the official order.
Vehicle life tax, Telangana, from 2025-08-13
Not yet confirmed In force from 13 August 2025 · G.O.Ms.No.53: amendment to the Third, Sixth and Seventh Schedules of the Telangana Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1963 (life tax), published on the Transport Department's Life Time Tax page
Official source still to compare with: The owner's check of each figure against G.O.Ms.No.53 (data.opentelugu.org specs/005-vehicle-tax/verify.md)
Two-wheelers
Motor cycles, motor scooters and tri-cycles, with or without attachment; invalid carriages exempted · Third Schedule, images 2 and 3
| Vehicle | Below ₹50,000 | ₹50,000 to below ₹1,00,000 | ₹1,00,000 to below ₹2,00,000 | ₹2,00,000 and above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | 9% | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Not more than 2 years | 8% | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 2–3 years | 7% | 10% | 13% | 16% |
| 3–4 years | 6% | 9% | 12% | 15% |
| 4–5 years | 5% | 8% | 11% | 14% |
| 5–6 years | 4% | 7% | 10% | 13% |
| 6–7 years | 3.5% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 12.5% |
| 7–8 years | 3% | 6% | 9% | 12% |
| 8–9 years | 2.5% | 5.5% | 8.5% | 11.5% |
| 9–10 years | 2% | 5% | 8% | 11% |
| 10–11 years | 1.5% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 10.5% |
| More than 11 years | 1% | 4% | 7% | 10% |
Cars and jeeps (non-transport, up to 10 seats)
Non-transport three- and four-wheelers: motor cars, jeeps, omnibuses up to 10 seats, new motor cabs, and motor cabs of other states entering the state's rolls · Sixth Schedule, images 4 and 5
| Vehicle | Below ₹5,00,000 | ₹5,00,000 to below ₹10,00,000 | ₹10,00,000 to below ₹20,00,000 | ₹20,00,000 to below ₹50,00,000 | ₹50,00,000 and above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New | 13% | 14% | 18% | 20% | 21% |
| Not more than 2 years | 12% | 13% | 17% | 19% | 20% |
| 2–3 years | 11.5% | 12.5% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 19.5% |
| 3–4 years | 11% | 12% | 16% | 18% | 19% |
| 4–5 years | 10.5% | 11.5% | 15.5% | 17.5% | 18.5% |
| 5–6 years | 10% | 11% | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 6–7 years | 9.5% | 10.5% | 14.5% | 16.5% | 17.5% |
| 7–8 years | 9% | 10% | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 8–9 years | 8.5% | 9.5% | 13.5% | 15.5% | 16.5% |
| 9–10 years | 8% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 10–11 years | 7.5% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 14.5% | 15.5% |
| 11–12 years | 7% | 8% | 12% | 14% | 15% |
| More than 12 years | 6.5% | 7.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 14.5% |
A second or later personal vehicle, registered new: 2% more.
- Revision 1 · 29 October 2026 · Not yet confirmed
Licence
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