Navsari is considered the 23rd "cleanest Indian city" according to the Swachh Bharat Urban mission. A city that booms with tourism and trade, the economy of Navsari is based on textile, diamond, sugar and agro industry and several businessmen travel in and around this place for business purposes.

Therefore there is an RTO office here to cater to diverse requirements of vehicle owners, and the RTO code of Navsari is GJ21. This office follows all the regulations as implemented by the Motor Vehicles Act.

An RTO office conducts several functions catering to the diverse requirements of vehicle owners. Some functions of RTO Navsari are listed below:

• Issue International Driving License
• Provide Motor Vehicle Permit
• Ensure NOC for Vehicles to Car or Other Owners
• Run Necessary Vehicle Inspection
• Grant PUC Certificate
• Furnish Vehicle Fitness Certificate
• Register LMVs, HMVs and Other Vehicles
• Collect Road Tax From Vehicle Owners
• Renew Vehicle RCs
• Renew Driving Licence

The following are the types of driving licence that vehicle owners can get:

• Motorcycle Licence (Vehicles Without Gears)
• Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) Licence (Non-Transport and Commercial Purposes)
• Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle Licence 
• Two-Wheeler Licence
• Heavy Goods Motor Vehicle Licence
• Heavy Trailer Licence 
• Duplicate Driving Licence

A vehicle registration certificate is a crucial document that you need to carry while driving/riding on Indian streets. If you reside in Navsari and are willing to learn about the types of vehicle RCs, here they are:

1. Permanent Registration
2. Temporary Registration

However, ensure to embed the vehicle registration number on the number plate of your vehicle as soon as you get the number.

Navsari follows the vehicle registration fee as implemented by Gujarat. Therefore, the vehicle registration charges in Navsari include:

• FasTag Charges: ₹600
• Registration Fee for All Vehicles: ₹600
• Number Plate Charges: ₹230 to ₹400 (similar to HSRP)
• Hypothecation Charges: ₹1500 (for a vehicle purchased on loan)
• Parking Fee/State Development Fees:
  • ₹2000: parking fees for cars under ₹4 lakh
  • ₹4000: MCD parking fees for vehicles above ₹4 Lakh. Eventually, it is applicable in a few states.
• Temporary Registration Charges: ₹1200 to ₹1500 (for up to 1 month)
• Road Tax Charges:
  • For company: 12%
  • For individual purchases: 6%
  • Road Tax for CKD imported cars: 2x the rate for Completely Built-Up cars
  • Additional MT or Municipality Tax
  • Additional 5% VAT Duty when purchasing SUVs and luxury cars under a company name

Navsari implements the Gujarat Road Tax, which are as follows:

Two-wheelers:

• Vehicles Older Than 8 Years: 15% of vehicular cost
• New/Less Than 8 Years Old: 6% of vehicular cost
• Vehicles Older Than 15 Years: ₹100/1% of vehicular cost (whichever is more)

Four-Wheelers:

All new four-wheelers that one buys in Navsari require one to pay 6% of the car cost as a road tax. This is for the below vehicles:

• Road tax for car
• State tax for taxi
• Road tax for tempo traveller

Commercial vehicles:

The road tax for commercial vehicles is evaluated at the rate of 6%.

Navsari follows the traffic fines implemented by Gujarat. So, the traffic fines in Navsari are as follows:

• Riding Without Helmet: ₹500
• Driving Without Seatbelt: ₹500
• Drunk Driving: ₹10000 and/or 6 months in prison, ₹15000 and/or 2 years in jail for continuous violations
• Overloading Two-wheeler: ₹100
• Driving on Wrong Side: ₹1500 (three-wheelers), ₹3000 (LMVs), ₹5000 (heavy vehicles)
• Riding Without Licence: ₹2000 (two-wheeler vehicles), ₹3000 (three or four-wheelers)
• Breaking Pollution Norms: ₹1000 for two-wheeler LMVs and three-wheelers, and an amount of ₹3000 for other vehicles.

Yes, it is mandatory to have motor insurance if you are driving on the streets of Navsari. Without valid car insurance, one has to pay fines such as:

• Other Vehicles: ₹3000
• Two or Three-Wheeler LMV: ₹1000 

As per news from last year Gujarat police seized the movement of vehicles from Maharashtra to Gujarat due to overflowing water from the Purna river. The water flowed over a bridge on the Chikhli-Navsari road which led to the blocking of traffic movement on the streets.

Also, there was a massive accident as per last year's report. Few were dead and several got injured in an SUV-bus collision in Gujarat's Navsari.

For the past few years, the authorities and local administration in Navsari had taken several steps in initiating traffic awareness among the residents. This has created massive awareness amongst the crowd.