Paying Vehicle Tax Not in Your Own Name Now Possible Online: Here's How

SEMARANG, KOMPAS.com - Payment of motor vehicle taxes is now increasingly practical thanks to digital services that can be accessed online. Interestingly, taxes for vehicles in someone else’s name can still be paid without having to visit the Samsat office. However, this applies to annual STNK validation, provided that the vehicle owner is still registered in the same Family Card (KK). “Regarding the payment of taxes for other people’s vehicles or annual STNK validation within the same KK, this can be done online through the SIGNAL Application,” he said to Kompas.com recently. He explained that this is in accordance with the Decision of the Head of the Indonesian National Police Traffic Corps Number Kep/1220/VII/2021 dated 29 July 2021 on the Implementation of the Electronic STNK Validation System, as stated in Attachment II letter c. Meanwhile, to make annual tax payments in someone else’s name who is still in the same Family Card (KK), taxpayers need to prepare several important data, including: The following are the steps to register for the SIGNAL application: It should be noted that this online STNK validation service only applies to annual taxes, not for five-yearly number plate replacements.