One of the largest cities in Haryana, Sonipat acts as a natural boundary between the states of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. This allows a lot of commuting between these two states and hence the need for an RTO office. 

The RTO code of Sonipat is HR-69 and there are 3 RTO offices here, which are HR-10, HR-69, and HR-79. Sonipat RTO works under the Government of Haryana Ministry of Road Transport.

Below is a comprehensive list of services offered by the RTO office in Sonipat:

• Register New Motor Vehicles

• Collect Road Tax From Vehicle Owners

• Renew and Issue Vehicle Registration Certificate

• Furnish and Renew a Driving Licence

• Run Vehicle Inspection

• Provide PUC Certificate

• Provide Vehicle Fitness Certificate

• Issue International Driving Licence

• Allow Motor Vehicle Permits in India

• Provide NOC for Vehicles to Car or Other Owners

RTO offices in Sonipat provide the below types of driving licence:

• Two Wheeler Licence

• Light Motor Vehicle Licence 

• Heavy Goods Motor Vehicle Licence

• Heavy Trailer Licence 

• Motorcycle Licence (Vehicles Without Gears)

• Light Motor Vehicle Licence (Non-Transport Purpose)

• Light Motor Vehicle (Commercial Purpose)

• Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle Licence 

However, in case you lose your original driving licence, the RTO office in Sonipat also provides duplicate driving licence.

A vehicle registration certificate is an essential document that every vehicle owner residing in Sonipat must carry.

RTO Sonipat offers 2 types of vehicle registration, which include:

• Permanent Registration

• Temporary Registration

However, every vehicle owner must embed the vehicle registration number on the number plate of their vehicle as soon as they receive the number.

The vehicle registration charges in Sonipat include:

• Parking Fee/State Development Fee: 

  • ₹2000 (parking fees for cars below ₹4 lakh)

  • ₹4000 (MCD parking fees for vehicles above ₹4 lakh)

• Registration Fees: ₹600 for every vehicle 

• Number Plate Charges: ₹230 to ₹400, this is similar to high-security registration plates

• Hypothecation Charges: ₹1500 (if a vehicle owner purchases a vehicle on loan)

• Temporary Registration Fee: ₹1200 to ₹1500 (for up to 1 month)

• Road Tax Charges: 5% to 10% (vehicles up to ₹6 lakh till vehicles above ₹20 lakh)

• FasTag Charges: ₹600 (as a vehicle owner purchases a vehicle)

Sonipat is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state and follows the Haryana Road Tax, which are as follows:

Two-Wheelers (depending on price range):

• Anything Above ₹2 lakh: 8%

• Between ₹75000 & ₹2 lakh: 6%

• Up to Rs.75000: 4%

Four-Wheelers (depending on price range):

• Anything Above ₹20 lakh: 10%

• Between ₹6 lakh & ₹20 lakh: 8%

• Up to ₹6 lakh: 5%

Commercial Vehicles:

The Haryana state tax for a vehicle is evaluated at 2% of the vehicle cost. However, the road tax for Sonipat is:

• Between Seven and Twelve Seats: ₹1450 quarterly

• Between Four and Six Seats: ₹625 quarterly

• Till Four Seats: ₹600 quarterly

However, if any of these vehicles mentioned in the list above has a sidecar, it is not considered eligible for road tax. 

The traffic fines in Sonipat are as follows:

• Driving/Riding Without Registration: ₹5000 for a first-time offence and ₹10,000 for a subsequent offence

• Riding Without Licence: ₹5000 and/or community service

• Driving/Riding Using Mobile Phones: ₹5000

• Riding Without Wearing Helmet: ₹1000 and/or licence cancellation, community service for 3 months

• Rash Driving: ₹1000 to ₹5000 for first time offence, ₹10000 for second time offence

• Overboarding Passengers: ₹200 for every extra passenger and/or community service

• Using Horns in a Silent Zone: ₹2000 to ₹4000

• Jumping a Red Light: ₹1000 to ₹5000 and/or 6 months to 1 year in imprisonment, and seizure of your licence

Yes, it is mandatory to have a motor insurance while driving on the streets of Sonipat. In case you fail to have one, the fines include - ₹2000 and/or 3 months in imprisonment, community service, for a first-time offence and ₹4000 for continuous violation.

As per recent news, a bus and a container collided in Sonipat causing extensive jams on the Delhi-Panipat road. However, there were no casualties during the accident.

Another news from last year, it now became easy to identify the repeat traffic offenders in Sonipat. The officials will download the record of every challan deducted from the Driving License (DL). Additionally, they will know about the driver's whereabouts by just scanning the DL by putting it in the swap machine.