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Driving license in Punjab as of October 2026: learner permit Rs 500 online, the 42-day wait, tests, fees by category, renewal fines and how to verify.
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A Punjab driving licence starts with a learner permit applied for online on DLIMS or the Dastak app for Rs 500 per category. After 42 days you take the sign and driving tests at a licensing centre. As of October 2026, a one-year car licence costs Rs 1,830 including Rs 480 courier, plus a Rs 150 test fee; a motorcycle licence is Rs 930 plus Rs 50. Renewal is online, with fines if late. Teenagers aged 16 to 18 can get a juvenile motorcycle permit.
A driving licence in Punjab starts with a learner permit, which you apply for online on DLIMS (the Driving License Information Management System) or the Dastak app for Rs 500 per category. After 42 days you take the sign and driving tests at a licensing centre. As of October 2026, DLIMS lists a one-year car licence at Rs 1,830 including courier, plus a Rs 150 test fee. A motorcycle licence is Rs 930 plus Rs 50.
DLIMS has moved its services to Dastak, the Punjab government’s one-window platform, as the DLIMS site says in October 2026. You can use either website or the Dastak app.
While you learn, PakWheels’s 2023 guide says you must show a red “L” on the front and back of the vehicle and have a licensed driver in the passenger seat. The same guide says a learner permit lasts six months and can be renewed. Dastak lists Renewal of Learners Driving License as an online service.
42 days from the learner permit. Punjab dropped the wait for about three months in 2024, then traffic police brought it back on 16 December 2024, Aaj News reported. In December 2025, Bol News again described the 42-day rule.
You go in person with your learner permit. As Aaj News reported in January 2025, you must pass a road sign test and a practical driving test, and bring a medical certificate from an authorised practitioner. The fee notice it reported applied from 7 January 2025.
In December 2025, Bol News reported that licensing centres in major cities such as Lahore open 24 hours, and those in smaller cities from 8 am to midnight. After you pass, you can download an e-licence while the card is posted to you.
These are the regular licence fees on DLIMS’s fee page, checked on 21 Oct 2026. The fees are for one year:
| Category | Test fee | Licence fee | Courier | Total (without test fee) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycle | Rs 50 | Rs 450 | Rs 480 | Rs 930 |
| Rickshaw | Rs 100 | Rs 400 | Rs 480 | Rs 880 |
| Car/jeep | Rs 150 | Rs 1,350 | Rs 480 | Rs 1,830 |
| Motorcycle + car | Rs 200 | Rs 1,350 | Rs 480 | Rs 1,830 |
| LTV | Rs 150 | Rs 1,850 | Rs 480 | Rs 2,330 |
| Motorcycle + LTV | Rs 200 | Rs 1,850 | Rs 480 | Rs 2,330 |
| Tractor (agricultural) | Rs 50 | Rs 950 | Rs 480 | Rs 1,430 |
| Tractor (commercial) | Rs 100 | Rs 1,400 | Rs 480 | Rs 1,880 |
So a car licence costs Rs 1,980 in all, and a motorcycle licence Rs 980. ARY News gave the same totals on 1 September 2026. When you hold more than one category, the highest category fee applies.
DLIMS says you can take a regular licence for 1 to 5 years. It doesn’t publish a total for more than one year, so check the PSID amount before you pay.
Yes. Dastak lists Renewal of Regular License and Duplicate Driving License as online services, as of October 2026. You can do it yourself and collect from the office, or use the doorstep service in the Dastak app, where a facilitator collects and delivers your documents.
DLIMS’s renewal fees for one year, and the fines for renewing late:
| Category | Renewal fee | Late 1 to 3 months | Late 3 months to 1 year | Late 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motorcycle | Rs 450 | Rs 225 | Rs 450 | Rs 1,125 |
| Car/jeep | Rs 1,350 | Rs 675 | Rs 1,350 | Rs 3,375 |
| LTV or HTV | Rs 1,850 | Rs 925 | Rs 1,850 | Rs 4,625 |
Add Rs 480 courier to each. If you no longer have the original licence, DLIMS adds the duplicate fee: Rs 100 for a motorcycle, Rs 150 for a car and Rs 200 for combined categories, HTV and PSV.
PakWheels’s 2023 guide gives these minimum ages: 18 for a motorcycle or car, 21 for an LTV and 22 for an HTV (or three years holding a car or LTV licence). DLIMS doesn’t list ages on its own pages.
Since June 2026, teenagers aged 16 to 18 can get a juvenile permit for motorcycles and scooters up to 125cc, APP reported. The fee is Rs 1,000 at 16 and Rs 500 at 17 or 18. You need a Smart Card or Form-B, a parent or guardian with their CNIC copy, and a pass in the sign and road tests. Holders may not ride above 60 km/h and must wear a helmet.
DLIMS and Dastak have three tools for regular, international and juvenile licences:
For help, DLIMS lists 042-99202892 and [email protected].
Your vehicle must also be registered (see new vehicle registration in Punjab) and its token tax paid. If you are buying, compare bikes on installment and car financing. Travelling abroad? You need an international driving licence, issued by the same offices.
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Rs 500 for each category, such as motorcycle or car, as DLIMS lists in October 2026. The learner licence appears in your DLIMS or Dastak account as soon as you pay.
Yes. Dastak lists renewal of regular, learner and international licences. A one-year car renewal is Rs 1,350 plus Rs 480 courier, with a fine if you are late.
PakWheels's 2023 guide gives 18 for a motorcycle or car, 21 for an LTV and 22 for an HTV. Since June 2026, 16 to 18 year olds can get a juvenile permit for motorcycles up to 125cc.
Use Verify License on DLIMS or Dastak with your CNIC and licence number. Track Application shows where your card is, and e-License lets you download a digital copy with your CNIC and date of birth.
42 days. Punjab briefly dropped the wait in 2024 but brought it back in December 2024, and reports in 2025 still describe the 42-day rule.
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