Re-register a deregistered vehicle with NTSA
National Transport and Safety Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Get a DCI motor vehicle examination first, then log in to the NTSA Service Portal and apply for re-registration. The fee depends on the engine capacity and NTSA takes about 3 working days; you get a new eLogbook.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- About 3 working days
- Where
- DCI office for the vehicle examination, then online on the NTSA Service Portal (eCitizen login)
What you need
- For the DCI examination: original and copy of the logbook (or copy of records), ID or passport and copy, an affidavit and a request letter
Steps
- Take the vehicle and your papers for a DCI motor vehicle examination at DCI headquarters or a county or sub-county DCI office with Crime Scene Investigation officers.
- Log in to your account on the NTSA Service Portal and apply for re-registration.
- Pay the fee shown. It depends on the vehicle's engine capacity.
- Download the new eLogbook from your NTSA account once it is done.
Watch out
- Do the DCI examination before you apply. NTSA re-registration needs it.
- There is no single fixed fee: the portal charges by engine capacity.
Official sources (5)
- NTSA Service Charter (English) 2026 ntsa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Motor Vehicle Examination dci.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- FAQs dci.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- eLogbook booklet ntsa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- NTSA Service Portal serviceportal.ntsa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026