Calculator · Last checked 12 Nov 2026
When is the next road tax payment due?
Road tax is a state tax, and each state sets its own grace period and penalty. The paid-up date on the VAHAN record is the one to watch.
States set their own grace periods and penalties. Check your state's notification before relying on any grace period.
The rule applied
What this calculator assumes
Road tax for goods vehicles is charged under each state's motor vehicles taxation act, commonly paid quarterly, half-yearly or annually in advance. The next payment falls due when the current paid-up period ends. States set their own grace periods and penalties.
Source: State motor vehicles taxation acts · Last checked 12 Nov 2026
- Periods
- Quarter, half-year, year
- Grace period
- Set by each state
- Where to check
- VAHAN tax-paid-up date
- States covered
- 12 state pages
How it works
The short explainer
How the date is worked out
Enter the date your tax is paid up to, as shown on the last receipt or the VAHAN record. The next payment is due on the day after that date, because that is when the new period starts. The calculator also shows the date the next payment will cover you to, for the period you choose.
States set their own grace periods and penalties. Some allow a few days after the period starts; others charge a penalty from the first day. Check your state's notification on the state rules page for where it is published.
One-time tax and national permit trucks
Some lighter goods vehicles pay a one-time tax at registration and have no periodic due date. National permit trucks pay road tax in their home state; the national permit authorisation fee is separate and does not replace it. See Road tax for national permit trucks.
For a whole fleet
Tax and authorisation kept as two dates
- The tax-paid-up date read from VAHAN for every truck.
- National permit authorisation tracked separately.
- Reminders to the person who pays, 30 days ahead.
- Hand-off to the official portal; PRACHSO does not pay tax on your behalf.
Tata Signa 4825.TK · Tipper, 48 t · Ludhiana branch · Driver Salim Qureshi
- FitnessFC/PB10/2025/88213Valid
- National permitNP/PB/2024/11872Valid
- NP authorisationAUTH/2025/PB/5512021 days left
- InsurancePolicy 3001/7718/2026Valid
- PUCPUC PB-10-883414 days left
- Road taxTax PB 2026-27 Q4Valid
Questions about the road tax due date calculator
Which states does this cover?
The arithmetic works for any state. Our 12 state pages describe how each of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and West Bengal structures goods vehicle tax and where the notification is published.
Does the calculator know the amount?
No. Rates change with state budgets and notifications, so the calculator gives the date only. The amount is shown when you pay through Parivahan vehicle services for your state.
What if the truck was off the road?
Several states allow a tax exemption for a vehicle declared off the road in advance. The declaration has to be made before the period starts, through the RTO. Check your state's rule.
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