Carrying passengers for a fare is commercial use. That is a rule about the road, not about the app — and in Punjab it is the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar) that sets it.
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Every app-cab platform — GediGoo included — verifies your licence, RC and insurance. None of them can grant you the legal right to carry passengers for a fare. That comes from the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar), and it is entirely separate from being approved on an app.
This matters because the order people do it in costs them money. Buying or renting a vehicle first and discovering the permit position afterwards is the single most expensive mistake a new driver makes.
Your basic authority to drive the class of vehicle. Necessary but, on its own, not sufficient for commercial passenger work.
The endorsement on the licence that covers driving a transport vehicle. Applied for through the licensing authority.
A Public Service Vehicle badge — the specific authorisation for carrying passengers for hire. Whether you need one depends on the vehicle class and the state.
Attaches to the vehicle rather than the driver, and governs where and how it may be used commercially.
A private policy may not respond to a claim arising on a commercial trip. This is the piece drivers most often get wrong.
the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar). Requirements and fees change, so confirm the current position with them rather than with a middleman.
Check with the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar) what endorsement your licence needs for commercial passenger work in Punjab. Do this before anything else — it is free to ask.
Knowing the permit and insurance position tells you what a given car will actually cost to run commercially. See the own-car page for Mohali.
Tell your insurer the vehicle carries passengers for a fare. A cheaper private policy that does not respond to a claim is not cheaper.
GediGoo verification is free and takes minutes once the rest is in place.
Because they change, they differ between Punjab and its neighbours, and a page that quoted them would be wrong within a year — and a driver acting on a stale figure is the one who pays for it. the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar) is the authority on its own rules. What we can tell you accurately is our side: GediGoo charges nothing to register, nothing to verify and 5% of each fare plus GST on that commission.
The Chandigarh Tricity spans three jurisdictions — Chandigarh (a Union Territory), Punjab and Haryana. Mohali falls under Punjab. Drivers routinely cross all three in a single day, which is exactly why the permit and insurance position is worth confirming rather than assuming. Guides for the other two:
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Carrying passengers for hire is commercial use, and whether a PSV badge specifically is required depends on the vehicle class and on Punjab's current rules. the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar) is the authority to confirm it with — no app can grant or substitute for it.
the Punjab State Transport Department (RTA SAS Nagar). Fees, forms and processing times are set by them and do change, so confirm the current position directly rather than through an agent.
For private driving, yes. For carrying passengers for a fare, a transport endorsement and, depending on the vehicle class, a PSV badge are what the law looks for.
No. GediGoo verifies the documents you upload; it cannot issue or expedite anything from the transport authority, and nobody claiming to do so for a fee should be trusted.
Very likely. A private policy may not respond to a claim arising while carrying passengers for a fare. Tell your insurer how the vehicle will actually be used.
The Tricity spans three jurisdictions, which is precisely why the permit and insurance position is worth confirming rather than assuming. Start with the authority for the state your vehicle is registered in.