Loans for purchase of heavy commercial vehicles in India are granted to transport operators. The vehicles purchased are hypothecated to the bank. The bank finances up to 75% of the cost of the vehicle. The customer has to bring in the margin amount from his own sources. This loan is then repaid on EMI basis. The Transport Operator in India should have been in business for the last 3 years.
In certain cases the lending institution may sanction 100% loan to buy the chassis. The funding for body building can also be availed but solely at the discretion of lending institutions. The facilities like balance transfer or top up financing can equally be availed.
Any individual or firm or a company from Transport or Industrial segment can avail Heavy Vehicle Loan subject to having minimum 3 years exposure to business.
Heavy Vehicle Loan : Documents
The borrower and/or the guarantors have to provide the following documents to the banks or the lending institutions while submitting the Heavy Vehicle Loan Application. Certain documents may be demanded by the bank or the lending institutions in post sanction phase or on periodical basis.
Address Proof : Latest Electricity/Telephone Bill or Receipt of Maintenance Charges or Valid Passport or Voter’s Identity Card or Purchase/Lease Deed/ Leave & License Agreement of Residence or Office Premises.
Identity Proof : Valid Passport, PAN Card, Voter’s Card, Any other photo identification issued by Government Agencies.
Business Proof : VAT/CST Registration No. or MIDC Agreement or SSI Permanent Registration Certificate or Warehouse Receipts or Shop & Establishment Act Certificate or Copy of Lease Agreement along with the latest Rent paid Receipt.
Business Profile on Company’s Letterhead.
Partnership deed in case of partnership firms.
Certificate of incorporation, Date of Commencement of Business and Memorandum of Title Deeds, Form 32 in for Addition or Deletion of Directors in case of companies.
Last three years Trading, Profit & Loss A/c. and Balance Sheets (duly signed by a Chartered Accountant wherever applicable).
Last one years’ Bank statement of the Firm.
If existing loan, then sanctioning letter and repayment schedule of the same.
Firm/Company’s PAN Cards.
Individual Income Tax Returns of the Individual/Partners/Directors for last three years.
Last one years’ Bank statement of Individuals, Partners, Directors.
SEBI formalities in case of listed companies.
Share Holding pattern of Directors duly certified by a Chartered Accountant.
List of the Existing Directors of the company from the Registrar of the Companies.
Heavy Vehicle Loan : Process
The following are the sequence of steps taken by the banks on receipt of completed application forms.
Application form is accepted and acknowledged.
Personal interview /discussions is held with the customers by the bank’s officials.
Bank's Field Investigation team visits the business place/work place of the applicant.
(All the documents submitted are verified by the bank with the originals so as to ensure the authenticity of the same.)
Bank verifies the track record of the applicant with the common information sharing bureau (CIBIL).
SANCTION AND DISBURSEMENT :
On approval/sanction, the sanction letter is issued specifying the terms and conditions for the disbursement of the loan. The acceptance to the terms of sanction is taken From the Applicant.
The processing charges as specified by the bank have to be paid to proceed further with the disbursement procedure.
The documentation procedure takes place viz.Legal opinion of various property documents and also the valuation reports.(Original Documents to title of the immovable assets are to be submitted).
All the necessary documents as specified by the legal dept., according to the terms of sanction of the loan of the bank are executed.
Disbursement of the loan takes place after the Legal Dept. Certifies the Correctness of execution documents.
