Amreli is located in the Indian State of Gujarat and famous for its Kathiawadi culture. Moreover, it is a great tourist attraction and hence attracts tourists from around the country making it quite a busy place.

Amreli is a city and municipality in the Amreli district that operates the RTO services of this locality. The GJ-14 Amreli RTO measures all the registered vehicles under the instructions of the Transport Department.

In Amreli RTO, the officials keep a complete database of every vehicle with the vehicle owners. These include:

• Undertaking measures for pollution control
• Generating and vehicle RC renewal.
• Collecting motor vehicle taxes
• Providing tourist and motor vehicle permit
• Providing NOC for vehicle ownership
• Issuing vehicle fitness certificate
• Issuing and renewing a driving licence

Amreli RTO serves several types of driving licences for its residents. These are:

• New Driving Licence
• Learner's Driving Licence
• Heavy Vehicle Driving Licence
• Heavy Passenger Vehicle Licence
• International Driving licence

Amreli RTO provides 2 types of vehicle registration certificates to its vehicle owners to drive or ride under the jurisdiction of the Transport Department of the State. These are:

1. Permanent Registration

2. Temporary Registration

After the completion of all the steps for registration, you can get a distinct registration number after the officials verify the documents. Make sure to do all the steps carefully to avoid unnecessary delay from the RTO.

Amreli RTO imposes charges on the citizens for several registration processes. These charges include:

• Vehicle Registration Fees: ₹600
• Number Plate Fees: ₹230 to ₹400
• Hypothecation Fees: ₹1500
• Temporary Registration Fees: ₹1200 to ₹1500 (up to 1 month)
• Parking Fee/State Development Fees: ₹2000 (cars under ₹4 lakhs), 4000 (above ₹4 lakhs)

Amreli RTO follows the same Gujarat road taxes which depend on the vehicle type, capacity and age. These taxes are as follows:

• Two-Wheelers (new or up to 8 years old): 6% of vehicle’s value
• Two-Wheelers (older than 8 years): 15% of vehicle’s value
• Motor Vehicles (older than 15 years): 1% of vehicle’s value
• New Four-Wheelers: 6% of vehicle’s value
• Commercial Vehicles: 6% of vehicle’s value

Amreli RTO follows the same rate as the traffic fines in Gujarat. These fines include:

• Driving With No Helmet: ₹500
• Driving With No Seatbelt: ₹500
• Overloading Two-Wheelers: ₹100
• Blocking Emergency Vehicles: ₹1000
• Driving on Wrong Sides: ₹1500 to ₹5000
• Driving/Riding Without a Licence: ₹2000 to ₹3000
• Violating pollution norms: ₹1000 to ₹3000
• Drunk driving: ₹10000 and/or 6 months of imprisonment and ₹15000 and/or 2 years of imprisonment for subsequent violations
• Using mobiles while driving: ₹500 for first-time offenders and ₹1000 for subsequent offenders
• Disregarding traffic lights: ₹1000 to ₹5000 and/or 6 months to 1 year's imprisonment along with licence cancellation

Yes, it is mandatory to have motor insurance. If not, Amreli RTO will penalise ₹2000 for the first time for not having third-party insurance while and ₹4000 for the repetition of this same offence according to the Indian Road Rules. Thus, one must acquire third-party insurance in Amreli to avoid legal obligations.

According to a recent report, 4 wagons of a double-deck loading train were thrown off the rail in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district affecting traffic in the system. Due to this derailment, one train was cancelled between Bhavnagar and Mahuva causing several passengers trapped at Liliya Mota station, Amreli.

Another report from last year confirms 3 fatalities including a retired Army jawan going for further treatment and the ambulance driver when an ambulance hits a luxury bus in Amreli between Dhari and Chalala town.

Police Inspector of Amreli City Police Station D.V. Prasad and Probationary DySP C.B. Solanki administered a campaign by foot patrolling in several areas of Amreli and penalised people for violating traffic rules to raise awareness of road safety.

Another Amreli report on road safety awareness campaign states that Jafrabad Ultratech Narmada Cement Works CSR and students conducted a rally with the police. In addition, the students of ABPS School organised another road safety awareness program at the township by making posters, banners and slogans.