Can I buy a used car by doing biometric and transferring ownership without the smart card? Basically the seller has given his smart card to excise office for a change in spelling mistake but it is taking too long as the Excise office are updating their system. It has been more than a month and we can't wait any further as we need the car for use. We have checked that he's the actual owner so is it safe to buy without the smart card for now?