Vehicle Verification Lahore
Check any car or bike with a Lahore number before you buy it, and find the right Excise office if you need one. Vehicle verification in Lahore runs on the provincial MTMIS record, so the number and the registration date are all you need online.
Is MTMIS Lahore a separate system?
No. In fact, MTMIS Lahore is simply what many people call the provincial record when they search from Lahore. The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department keeps one MTMIS record for the whole of Punjab, and a Lahore vehicle sits in it like any other.
So a Lahore number opens through the same form as a number from Multan or Sialkot. Most Lahore numbers begin with the letters LE, as in LEA or LEB, but the series only tells you where the number was first issued. Since September 2025 a number also stays with its first owner after a sale, so a car in Lahore can carry a number from another series.
However, what is different in Lahore is the offices, the home service and the traffic cameras. That is what the rest of this page covers. For the general check, our vehicle verification Punjab guide explains every warning sign, and our how we check page explains where our information comes from.
Online vehicle verification in Lahore, step by step
For most buyers an online check is enough, because it saves a trip across the city. Use the form at the top of this page, which reads the official MTMIS record.
- Type the Lahore number exactly as the papers show it, for example LEB 1234.
- Add the registration date from the smart card or the registration book.
- Type the security code and press Verify vehicle.
Lahore roads are covered by Safe City cameras, and unpaid e challans stay on the vehicle number. So after the MTMIS check, look up the e challans on the Punjab Safe City portal as well. It asks for the number and the owner's CNIC.
Lahore Excise offices for vehicles
You do not need an office to verify a vehicle. However, you may need one for a registration, a duplicate card or a problem with a file. In Lahore, the Excise Department lists one region for motor vehicles only. Call before you go, because timings and counters change.
Excise and Taxation, Region C Lahore
2A Farid Kot Road, Lahore
The Lahore region that deals with motor vehicles only, from registrations to vehicle files.
Directorate General of Excise and Taxation
847A Shadman 1, Lahore
The head office for the whole province. Write here when a regional office cannot solve a problem.
The department's general helpline is 0800 08786. Separately, the e Khidmat Markaz network lists vehicle verification among its services, which helps if you prefer to ask a person.
Excise at your doorstep and appointments in Lahore
In fact, Lahore was the first city to get the Excise at your doorstep service. It launched in January 2024, when Excise staff began visiting homes for vehicle registrations and transfers. The department said it would follow in other districts.
Two newer changes cut the visits further. First, from September 2025 the Lahore office accepted photos of the front, the rear and the chassis of a new vehicle instead of a physical inspection. Second, since February 2026 buyers and sellers give their biometrics in the Pak ID app, so nobody has to queue for fingerprints.
So if you still need a counter, book a slot first. The department runs an appointment portal for its services, and a booked slot usually means a shorter wait.
Excise services by appointment
appointment-excise.punjab.gov.pk
Book a slot at an Excise office before you visit.
Book an appointmentPunjab Safe City e challan portal
echallan.psca.gop.pk
Check unpaid camera tickets on a Lahore number with the owner's CNIC.
Check e challansA Lahore car deal in one afternoon
Lahore has a busy used car and bike market, and good vehicles sell quickly. Still, speed is exactly what a dishonest seller wants. This order keeps you quick and safe at the same time.
Before you meet
Get the number and the date
Ask the seller for a photo of the smart card or the registration book, then run the online check at home.
At the vehicle
Match the metal with the record
Read the chassis and engine numbers from the vehicle, check the owner's CNIC and send the chassis number to 8521 for the theft check.
Before you pay
Start the transfer
The seller starts the transfer in the Pak ID app and shares the tracking ID and PIN with you, so you can give your biometrics.
After you pay
Watch the file and the card
Pay the ePay challan, follow the application until it is delivered, and track the new smart card by post.
For the transfer screens, our vehicle ownership transfer guide walks through the Pak ID app and the ePay challan.
Vehicle smart card status check online in Lahore
After a registration or a transfer, Pakistan Post delivers the smart card to the address on the file. In fact, a Lahore card travels through the same system as any other, and only the delivery office changes. You can follow it on our smart card tracking page with the tracking ID or the vehicle number.
If the card is late, download the e registration card in the meantime. It needs the registration number and the chassis number, and it works for Lahore cars and bikes alike.
Car and bike verification in Lahore: what changes and what does not
A car verification in Lahore and a bike check in Lahore use the same form. The difference, however, is in the result. On most bikes the token tax line reads Life time, while a car shows the date up to which its yearly tax is paid.
Therefore, Lahore buyers should watch that date closely. In June 2026 the Excise Department suspended the registrations of more than 850,000 token tax defaulters across Punjab, and the status stays suspended until the tax is paid. Our bike verification Punjab guide explains the motorcycle result in detail.
Questions about vehicle verification in Lahore
Do I need to visit an Excise office in Lahore to verify a vehicle?
No. The online check reads the same record the office uses, and it takes about a minute. You need an office only for jobs such as a registration, a duplicate card or a problem with a file, and even transfers now start in the Pak ID app.
Which Excise office in Lahore deals with vehicles?
The Excise Department lists Region C Lahore, at 2A Farid Kot Road, as the region for motor vehicles only. Its listed phone number is 042 9921 1400. Call before you go, because counters and timings can change.
Can I get my car registered at home in Lahore?
In fact, Lahore was the first city to get the Excise at your doorstep service in January 2024, for registrations and transfers at home. We could not confirm how it is booked today. So ask the helpline on 0800 08786 before you plan around it.
What is the Excise helpline number?
The department's contact page lists 0800 08786 as its helpline. In August 2025 the department also named 1035 as the number a seller can call to suspend the registration of a vehicle that the buyer never transferred.
Is a Lahore number different from other Punjab numbers?
Only in its letters. A Lahore number sits on the same provincial record and opens through the same check. Since September 2025, however, a number stays with its first owner, so the letters on a car no longer prove where the car is from.
Can I check a Lahore vehicle from abroad?
Yes. The online check works from any country, because it only needs the number and the registration date. Overseas owners can also give their biometrics for a transfer in the Pak ID app, so they no longer need an embassy visit.
Sources
- Contact us: Lahore officesExcise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department, Punjab Official
- MTMIS official portalExcise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department, Punjab Official
- Punjab Excise unveils Dahleez app for digital vehicle registrationCustoms Today, 22 January 2024
- Excise department Lahore simplifies car registration and transfer processProPakistani, 19 September 2025
- Punjab Excise department launches biometric verification of vehiclesDawn, 17 February 2026
- Punjab to link vehicle registration numbers with CNIC from SeptemberProfit, 26 August 2025
- Punjab suspends registrations of 850,000 vehiclesProPakistani, 23 June 2026
- e Khidmat Markaz vehicle verificationPunjab Information Technology Board Official
Check the Lahore vehicle first
Vehicle verification in Lahore takes a minute online, and it tells you whether the trip to see the car is worth making at all.