Nadiad is a city known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir and the historic Swaminarayan temple, which the main reason behind people travelling to this place from around the country. The city is always brimming with tourists and is also known for its food processing units, educational institutions, etc., making it necessary for setting up of an RTO.

The RTO office in Nadiad monitor and maintain traffic rules and regulations and also ensure necessary services to vehicle owners.

Nadiad RTO keeps a complete database of every vehicle with the vehicle owners under the instruction of the Transport Commissioner. The functions of Nadiad RTO are:

• Issue and carry vehicle RC renewal
• Collect motor vehicle taxes
• Issue tourist and motor vehicle permit
• Issue vehicle fitness certificate
• Undertake measures for pollution control
• Issue and renew a driving licence
• Provide NOC for vehicle transfer

Nadiad RTO provides multiple types of driving licence to its residents. These include:

• Heavy goods motor vehicle licence
• Motorcycles with an engine capacity of 50 ccs or less
• Motorcycles licence (without gears)
• Heavy transport vehicle licence
• Light motor vehicles licence (non-transport)
• Motorcycles licence (with gear and engine capacity of 50CC or above)
• Medium goods vehicle licence
• Light motor vehicles licence (motorcars, jeeps, taxis, delivery vans)
• Heavy motor vehicles licence
• Personal heavy vehicle driving licence
• Light motor vehicles licence (LMVs and cars)

Nadiad RTO serves 2 types of vehicle registration certificates to its vehicle owners. These include:

1. Permanent Registration
2. Temporary Registration

After the completion of all the steps for registration, individuals can avail their distinct registration number once the officials verify the documents. Make sure to do all the steps carefully to avoid unnecessary delay.

Nadiad RTO officials impose charges on its citizens for their registration processes. These charges are:

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

Nadiad RTO follows the Gujarat road tax which depend on the type, capacity and age of a vehicle. These taxes are as follows:

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

Nadiad RTO maintains the rules of traffic fines in Gujarat. These fines include:

• Driving Without Wearing a Helmet: ₹500
• Driving Without Wearing a Seatbelt: ₹500
• Overloaded Two-Wheelers: ₹100
• Driving/Riding Without a Licence: ₹2000 to ₹3000
• Obstructing Emergency Vehicles: ₹1000
• Driving on Wrong Sides: ₹1500 to ₹5000
• Violation of pollution terms: ₹1000 for lightweight two-wheelers and three-wheelers and ₹3000 for other vehicles
• Driving unregistered vehicles: ₹1000 for bikes or scooter, ₹2000 for three-wheelers, ₹3000 for four-wheelers and ₹5000 for bigger vehicles such as buses, trucks and others
• Using mobiles during driving: ₹500 for first-time offenders and ₹1000 for subsequent offenders
• Drunk driving: ₹10000 and/or 6 months of imprisonment for driving and ₹15000 and/or 2 years of imprisonment for subsequent violations

Yes, it is mandatory to have motor insurance. If not, Nadiad RTO will penalise ₹2000 for the first offence for not carrying third-party insurance and ₹4000 for the subsequent offence according to the Road Rules of India. Hence, one must acquire third-party insurance in Nadiad to avoid unnecessary legal obligations.

According to a recent report, there is a permanent problem of traffic jams on station road in the midst of Nadiad city. The public is suffering the most during the peak hours due to indiscriminate parking that the traffic police have come down in a matter of handling traffic regulations.

Another report says about a horrific death of a youth in Nadiad due to an injury from a Chinese kite string. This incident of throat injury occurred in the Sardarnagar area of Nadiad when the victim was passing on his two-wheeler.

A report from last year states a horrifying accident between two cars and a truck near Modasa-Nadiad Highway that took 6 people's lives. After that, it caused a huge traffic jam of 10 km on the highway.

A recent report on road safety awareness campaign confirms an occurrence of a road safety week celebration in Kheda in Nadiad in the state of Gujarat.