How Do I Find Out My Bike Insurance Expiry Date?

In the past few years, India has witnessed a skyrocketing increase in the number of two-wheelers being sold in the market. With the increase in the number of motorbikes being sold in the market, there has been a consequent rise in the demand of two-wheeler insurance policies as well. Additionally, as per Indian Motor Tariff Act due to the mandatory nature of buying a third party liability policy, in order to ride a bike on the public roads in India without attracting a fine upon getting caught by the traffic police has also made the sale of two-wheeler insurance policy proportional to the sale of two wheelers in the market.

However, just purchasing a two-wheeler insurance policy is not enough as every insurance policy comes with an expiry date and in order to continue enjoying the coverage and benefits, it is essential to get it renewed on-time. Therefore, it is extremely important to keep a check on the expiry date of the two-wheeler insurance policy. The expiry date can be checked by you online easily.

Ways to Check Online Bike Insurance Policy Expiry Date

You can check the expiry date for your two-wheeler insurance policy online through three easy ways mentioned below:

• Check Bike Insurance Expiry Date via VAHAN

The record for all the bike insurance policies are maintained on the VAHAN website by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway. To view the expiry date of your bike insurance policy on VAHAN, follow the below mentioned easy steps:

Step 1: Go to VAHAN e-services and select the tab’ know your vehicle details’ on the top.

Step 2: On the web page displayed, enter your bike registration number and verification code.

Step 3: Then, choose the option ‘Search vehicle’. All the bike insurance policy details will appear on the screen. From there under the column ‘Insurance Upto’, you can easily find your bike insurance expiry date.

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• Check Bike Insurance Expiry Date via Insurance Information Bureau (IIB)

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) in the year 2009 introduced a web-portal named Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) in order to facilitate ease in insurance sector functioning in India. You can follow the below mentioned steps in order to check the expiry date of your bike insurance policy online.

Step 1: Go to the Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) online portal.

Step 2: Under the quick links section on the homepage, choose the option ‘V-Seva’.

Step 3: A form will be displayed. Enter all the required information on the form.

Step 4: Then, enter the captcha code and choose the ‘submit’ option. Once you do so, all the required bike insurance details will appear on your displayed screen and from there you can easily find the expiry date of the policy.

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Furthermore, to view all the details related to your bike insurance policy on IIB, you can follow the below mentioned easy steps

Step 1: Visit the Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) online portal.

Step 2: Fill in the query form, thereafter, a customer care executive will call you on the registered contact number and will assist you further.

• Check the Bike Insurance Expiry Date via Insurance Company’s Website

The bike insurance company has records maintained for all their customers and sold insurance policies. You can simply go to the official website of the insurance company and find all the required details for your bike insurance policy such as expiry date, policy status, etc online.  The procedure for finding bike insurance policy details may differ from one insurance company to another. Although, the policy document carries all the details of your bike insurance policy, including insurance policy validity yet it is not necessary to carry your policy documents with you everywhere. To check the details, you can simply do it online within just a few minutes.

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Final Words

To keep on riding your bike on the public roads in India, it is extremely important to get your bike insurance policy renewed on-time. In case, if you fail to renew your two-wheeler insurance policy on-time, the insurance plan would get terminated and you will lose out on all the benefits as well as plan coverage. Then, in order to again enjoy the benefits and coverage, you will have to purchase the two-wheeler insurance plan once again. Therefore, to avoid the whole buying process again and to enjoy the coverage and plan benefits without any break, it is advisable to keep a check on the expiry date of the policy. With the afore-mentioned easy ways you can do so without any hassle and can even renew your plan within the stipulated time.

Disclaimer: This article is issued in the general public interest and meant for general information purposes only. Readers are advised not to rely on the contents of the article as conclusive in nature and should research further or consult an expert in this regard.