Delhi RTO Learner's Licence (LLR) Test Study Guide

Delhi runs its own air-quality and registration controls on top of the national Motor Vehicles framework. These appear in the Delhi state question pool and are the items most likely to trip up candidates who only studied the national content.[3]

• Odd-even scheme: when invoked under severe air-quality alerts, private cars with odd-ending registration numbers may run on odd dates and even-ending numbers on even dates. CNG vehicles and certain categories such as two-wheelers and emergency vehicles have historically been exempt.
• Vehicle age ban: diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years are barred from plying in Delhi-NCR. The ruling originated with the National Green Tribunal and was upheld by the Supreme Court; the Delhi Transport Department impounds non-compliant vehicles.[3]
• Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate: a current PUC is mandatory to drive a petrol or diesel vehicle in Delhi and is enforced strictly. Digital copies in DigiLocker or mParivahan are accepted under MoRTH guidelines.
• Multilingual signage: the NCT of Delhi recognises Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Urdu as its official languages, so large directional and informatory signs in Delhi often carry all four scripts. The symbols themselves still follow IRC 67 nationally.[5]
• Delhi DL plate series: Delhi RTOs use the state code DL (for example DL-01 to DL-13 cover the Delhi RTO zones), and plates follow the format DL-XX-LL-NNNN.

You apply for the Delhi learner licence through the Delhi Transport Department on the Parivahan Sarathi portal at sarathi.parivahan.gov.in, with Aadhaar-based identity verification, online payment, and online testing handled end to end.[3]

Delhi signage follows the national IRC 67 system. Learn the three families by shape and colour; the symbols are identical to the rest of India even where Delhi adds Hindi, English, Punjabi, and Urdu text.[5]

• A red triangle with a black symbol of two children warns of a school zone or children crossing. Reduce speed and yield to children, particularly at the start and end of school hours.
• Stop sign is a red octagon, the only octagonal sign, and always means a full stop.
• Give Way is an inverted red triangle; yield to other traffic before proceeding.

1. At an uncontrolled intersection in Delhi, give way to traffic approaching from your right. This follows Section 119 of the MV Act and the Rules of the Road Regulations under left-hand traffic.
2. At a T-intersection, vehicles on the terminating road give way to vehicles on the through road.
3. Give way to emergency vehicles (ambulance, fire, police with siren) by moving left and stopping if necessary.

Delhi Traffic Police set most arterial roads at 50 to 60 km/h for cars, with lower posted limits of 30 to 40 km/h near schools, markets, and residential areas. Ring Road and outer expressways carry higher posted limits. Always follow the posted sign over the table below.

• Always overtake from the right. Overtaking from the left is allowed only when the vehicle ahead is signalling a right turn.
• Never overtake near a hill, blind curve, unmarked intersection, or where a continuous centre line is marked.

• BAC limit: 30 mg per 100 ml of blood (0.03%) under Section 185 of the MV Act 1988. Delhi Traffic Police enforce it through regular city checkpoints, with imprisonment possible for repeat offences.
• Helmets are mandatory for the rider and pillion on a two-wheeler. Riding without one carries a fine and a licence suspension.
• Seat belts: Section 138(3) of the CMVR mandates seatbelt use. After the September 2022 tightening, Delhi Traffic Police expanded rear-seatbelt enforcement, with fines for non-compliance.

While driving a private car in Delhi you must carry a valid Driving Licence, the vehicle Registration Certificate (RC), a valid Insurance Certificate, and a current Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate. Sections 130 to 131 of the MV Act and the CMVR require these documents.