Vehicles & licences

SINAR in Digital Korlantas supports driving-licence renewal. The SIM must still be valid. Prepare identity, photographs and the required examination results; SATPAS checks the application before issuance. Read the full guide.

SIGNAL supports annual STNK validation with vehicle-tax and SWDKLLJ payments where the service is supported. Register the account and vehicle, review the details and bill, then use the official payment channel. The five-year process involving a physical vehicle check follows a different Samsat route. Read the full guide.

After buying a used motorcycle or car, transfer the STNK and BPKB at Samsat. Since 5 January 2025 used-vehicle transfers no longer attract BBNKB, because Law 1/2022 on central and regional finance (HKPD) charges BBNKB only on a vehicle’s first transfer; the buyer still pays the police fees (PNBP) for the STNK, plates and BPKB, the PKB with its opsen, SWDKLLJ and any arrears. Bring identity, proof of sale, the original STNK and BPKB, and the vehicle for inspection. Read the full guide.

Before financing a motorcycle or car, request the cash price, deposit, all instalments, fees, insurance and late-payment consequences. The lender must explain its contract; vehicle cover differs from personal accident protection and Jasa Raharja. Read the full guide.

Check a suspected electronic traffic fine at konfirmasi-etle.polri.go.id, not a random text-message link. Confirm within 8 days of the offence and pay through BRIVA within 15 days of the offence; after that the STNK is blocked. Police say genuine notices never require installing an APK file. Read the full guide.

Periodic roadworthiness testing (KIR) is compulsory for public passenger cars, buses, goods vehicles (including privately owned pick-ups and trucks), trailers and semi-trailers under Law 22/2009 and Transport Ministerial Regulation 19/2021; private passenger cars are exempt. The registration test is due within 13 working days of the first STNK, the first periodic test a year later, then every 6 months. Proof is the test card (BLUe) and pass sticker; driving a vehicle that must be tested without them carries a fine of up to Rp500,000. Read the full guide.

Police Regulation 5/2021 states that an international driving permit issued by another country is valid in Indonesia under the UN Convention on Road Traffic or other international agreements. Foreigners living in Indonesia can apply for a local licence (SIM) at a Satpas office with a passport and KITAP, or a KITAS if they work as experts or study, plus proof of active JKN membership, health and psychology tests, and theory and practical tests. The government fee is Rp120,000 for a new SIM A and Rp100,000 for a new SIM C; renewals cost Rp80,000 and Rp75,000. Read the full guide.