How a VIN and license plate scanner make RTO vehicle information apps better
The Regional Transport Office, or RTO, oversees all transport-related operations in India. This government organization is present in each state and Union Territory in India. Since 1988, the law mandates that each vehicle owner has to register its VIN and license plate number in order to drive legally on public roads. It is common to do this through the vehicle dealer, but it is also possible to do it on your own.
The RTO of each administrative region keeps the information stored, and makes it available freely to the public. In this blog, we will see how a VIN and license plate scanner helps get the best out of this database.
What is the purpose of RTO vehicle information?
The RTO database holds all of the necessary registration details for any vehicle operating in India. As mentioned, this information is freely available and anyone can find the RTO vehicle information, simply by entering the vehicle identification number, or VIN. Details for each registered vehicle India can be found:
- Owner name, age and address
- Engine and chassis numbers
- Time and place of vehicle registration
- Type and model of vehicle
- Insurance details
The RTO vehicle information is essential to the Indian vehicle aftermarket. When searching this database for the VIN or the license plate number, it provides all of the important information about the vehicle’s history, and therefore helps consumers make decisions about whether or not the used vehicle is a good purchase.
RTO vehicle information apps make the information available right away
Within recent years, a number of private and state-owned mobile applications have been developed that allow people to access publicly available RTO vehicle information from their mobile phones and from any time and place.
Most of these apps ask users to manually enter the VIN of the vehicle they want information on in order to work. That can be a trying situation for several reasons:
- The VIN is a long series of numbers that is hard to type without making a mistake.
- Entering the wrong VIN could present the wrong information, providing inaccurate data that can mislead users, and might not always be detected.
VIN and license plate scanning technology can eliminate these risks.
What’s a VIN and license plate scanner and how it works
AI-based Optical Character Recognition, or OCR is a technology that teaches mobile devices equipped with a camera to read printed, hand-written, molded or engraved texts. OCR can help with reducing errors both when the vehicle is registered by the RTO as well as when searching for information. Using this technology, RTO information apps allow users to simply scan the VIN or license plates and, within seconds, gain access to all of the key information needed. This is done with smartphones or a tablet, as long as it has a camera.
The benefits of having a VIN and license plate scanner on an RTO vehicle information app include:
- Accuracy. Anyline’s OCR technology is 99% accurate, and that’s guaranteed. It’s nearly impossible for anyone to make a mistake when registering a VIN, a license plate, or when looking for it for vehicle information.
- Time-saving. The process is not only easier but faster. Anyline’s OCR technology scans 20 times faster than a human could collect the same data. In situations where the dealership is handling the RTO registration, this can save minutes every time a transaction is completed.
- No mistake means no fraud. If the vehicle information is not registered correctly, or if the app user is not typing the right VIN, they can miss out on important details and information. This could lead to engaging in a fraudulent transaction without even knowing it.
Integration made easy
Integrating a VIN and license plate scanning solution to your existing processes is easy with Anyline’s software development kit (SDK). The technology can be integrated into your existing app or software, and works on any standard smartphone running on Android, iOS, and UWP and it is supported on Xamarin, Flutter, Cordova, React-Native and even JavaScript for browser applications.
The software can record all the information you need, such as VIN and license plate, but also driver’s license and ID. Request a 30-day free trial of our software development kit (SDK). With this, you will be able to quickly test out the technical capabilities of OCR for your needs!
