Uganda - Validate a Motor Vehicle Details

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Procedure

Online application:

1. Before validating vehicle details, please note the following;
   • The old registration book (logbook) must be in your names.
   • You need to have the serial numbers of both plates.
2. Then Visit the URA web portal link and Login to your TIN account using TIN and password
3. Under e-services, click on Motor vehicle registration, select Add vehicle details from the extended menu. You can also use the instructions provided in the following link which can help you in completing the process : Instructions to Follow
4. Fill in the required details in all the provided pages and submit application.
5. Upon submission, you will get an e-acknowledgment receipt, scroll down the page, click print to get the receipt for tracking status of your application. And wait for the response from the Processing office.
6. Upon approval, you will get feedback both on your registered email and received messages on your portal account for either approval or rejection notice within 2 working days

In person application:

1. You can visit any of the URA branch office with all the required documents, approach the service desk and request for assistance on how to validate a motor vehicle details
2. The attending official will then do a search on the URA computer system if all the information are in order you will be issued with the details on the particular motor vehicle immediately

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Required Documents

• Copy of the old registration book (logbook)
• National identification card (ID card)

Office Locations & Contacts

Uganda Revenue Authority - Head Office,
Physical address: Plot M193/M194,
Nakawa Industrial Area
Kampala, Uganda
P.O. Box 7279,
Kampala, Uganda
Toll Free Number: (256) 800117000
Email:info@ura.go.ug
Website: Link

Eligibility

Person who want to know details concerning a particular motor vehicle which was registered by the URA and he/she wants to buy or has already bought it already

Fees

• The process is free of charge

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• URA will acknowledge receipt of your validation application ’Instantly’ upon submission of your validation application and will notify you about your application status within 2 working days after applying on the web portal.

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Instructions

Before validating vehicle details, please note the following;

• The old registration book (logbook) must be in your names.
• You need to have the serial numbers of both plates.

Required Information

• Full name/age/gender of the owner of the vehicle
• TIN number of the applicant
• Detail pertaining the motor vehicle (mode, make, origin, colour, etc.)
• Motor vehicle registration number

Need for the Document

• Validating a motor vehicle is the process of Knowing details concerning a particular motor vehicle which was registered by the Uganda revenue authority (URA ) through the URA

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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