Requirements And How To Change The Color Of Cars And Their Costs

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YOGYAKARTA - Have you ever thought you wanted to look different from your car? For example, changing the color of the car? But what are the conditions and ways to change the color of the car in Indonesia?

Several car owners have decided to change the color of their vehicle so that the car has a fresher or new look. Replacements in the color of this car are also often tried by modified car lovers who want a special color for their vehicles. This is allowed and legal for trial, as long as the vehicle information contained in the STNK is also updated.

As we all know, Vehicle Registration Certificates (STNK) are vehicle documents that contain proof of ownership of the license plate of the police, name & address of the car owner, and information regarding the identity of the car. Well, the identity of the vehicle includes a lot of data such as vehicle type brands, year of manufacture, frame number, no BPKB, no engine, fuel, TNKB color, location code, vehicle color, etc. Therefore, when you change car paint color, you also need to update the vehicle information contained in the STNK.

Change Car Color

To apply the change of information on the STNK, you need to take care of it at the central Samsat of each city where your vehicle is registered. Next, it is sourced in Police Regulation No. 7 of 2021 Article 54, the provisions you need to prepare are filling out an application form. Not only that, you are also required to prepare a certificate from a workshop that makes car paint changes.

So that you can understand it more easily, here we provide details of the required documents that need to be prepared to update the STNK information because there is a change in car paint color.

It should be noted that the change in car color is not mandatory to be accompanied by the replacement of the Motor Vehicle Ownership Book (BPKB). This was informed by the Head of Sub-Directorate of STNK Ditregident Korlantas Polri Taslim Chairuddin which was reported by several sources.

"However, BPKB does not have to be replaced but it is enough to provide information on the police records based on what color the vehicle has been changed," said Taslim Chairuddin.

Costs Of Changing Car Colors In STNK And BPKB

After You have prepared the necessary documents, you can carry out the process of changing information at the Samsat office. Make payment change the color of the car in the STNK to be equated by creating or issuing a new STNK.

Sourced from Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 76 of 2020 concerning Types and Tariffs on Types of Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP), the cost of issuance and extension of the STNK, namely the following:

A. 2-wheeled or 3-wheeled motorized vehicles

B. 4-wheeled or more Motorized Vehicles

So, pay for changing the color of the car at STNK, which is IDR 200.000, 00. If you also want to make a change to the Motor Vehicle Owner's Book (BPKB), then pay for changing the color of the car at BPKB for 4 or more wheels, which is IDR 375.000.

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