Vehicle owners and Driving Licence holders should pay attention to their registered mobile number. Keeping an active phone number linked to your Driving Licence and vehicle Registration Certificate (RC) can help you receive important transport-related notifications and reminders.
According to the information in this update, vehicle owners have time until September 25, 2026, to update their mobile number. The process can be completed online through the Parivahan/Sarathi portal, meaning applicants may not need to visit an RTO office.
To update a mobile number on a Driving Licence, users generally need to select their state, choose the relevant mobile-number update service and provide details such as their DL number and date of birth. After entering the new number, OTP verification is required.
For RC-related updates, vehicle owners may need to provide their registration number along with engine and chassis details.
Keeping an old or inactive number in transport records could result in missing important alerts, including certain licence, registration or traffic-related notifications.
Therefore, vehicle owners should check their existing records and, where the online facility is available, update their current mobile number through the official Parivahan service before the stated deadline.