Yamuna Nagar is one of the progressive cities in Haryana with an RTO code HR-02. If you are a resident of Yamuna Nagar wanting to register your new vehicle, turn to the RTO office here. 

However, Yamuna Nagar has one RTO and it functions under the Government of Haryana Ministry of Road Transport. The primary responsibility of this RTO is to ensure that the state motor guidelines are properly enforced.

Yamuna Nagar RTO ensures several functions such as:

• Accumulating Road Tax

• Furnishing and Renewing a Driving Licence

• Issuing and Renewing a Vehicle Registration Certificate

• Providing Vehicle Inspection and PUC Certificate

• Granting Vehicle Fitness Certificate

• Registering New Motor Vehicles

• Ensuring International Driving Licence

• Granting Tourist and Motor Vehicle Permit

• Providing NOC for Vehicles for Ownership Transfer

RTO offices in Yamuna Nagar ensure the below types of driving licence for vehicle owners:

• Motorcycle Licence (Vehicles Without Gears)

• Light Motor Vehicle Licence (Non-Transport Purpose)

• Light Motor Vehicle (Commercial Purpose)

• Heavy Trailer Licence 

• Two Wheeler Licence

• Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle Licence 

• Heavy Goods Motor Vehicle Licence

• Light Motor Vehicle Licence 

However, the RTO office in Yamuna Nagar also provides duplicate driving licence.

RTO Yamuna Nagar offers 2 types of vehicle registration to vehicle owners:

• Permanent Registration

• Temporary Registration

Furthermore, after getting your vehicle registration certificate, a vehicle owner will find a registration number mentioned on it. It is mandatory to embed the vehicle registration number on the vehicle’s number plate.

The vehicle registration charges in Yamuna Nagar include:

• FasTag Fees: ₹600 (as you purchase a car)

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

• Parking Fee/State Development Fee: ₹2000 to ₹4000 (for vehicle below ₹4 lakh till above ₹4 lakh)

• Registration Fees for all Vehicles: ₹600 

• Number Plate Charges: ₹230 to ₹400, this is similar to HSRP

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

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

States charge road tax for maintenance of the quality of roads and to ensure the security of the commuters. Yamuna Nagar follows the Haryana Road Tax, which are as follows:

Commercial Vehicles (quarterly):

• Between Seven & Twelve Seats: ₹1450 

• Between Four & Six seats: ₹625 

• Till Four Seats: ₹600 

Two-Wheelers:

• Value Exceeding ₹2 lakh: 8%

• Between ₹75000 & ₹2 lakh: 6%

• Up to Rs.75000: 4%

Four-Wheelers:

• Value Exceeding ₹20 lakh: 10%

• Between ₹6 lakh & ₹20 lakh: 8%

• Up to ₹6 lakh: 5%

The traffic fines in Yamuna Nagar include:

• Driving/Riding without Registration: ₹5000 for a first-time offence and ₹10000 for a subsequent offence

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

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

• Driving/Riding Using Mobile Phones: ₹5000

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

• Juvenile Offences: ₹25000 with 3 years imprisonment. Additionally, it includes cancellation of registration for 1 year and the juvenile becomes ineligible for a licence until 25 years of age

It is mandatory to have a motor insurance as per the Transport Department. The fines for not carrying valid car insurance include - ₹2000 and/or 3 months in imprisonment, community service, for a first-time offence and ₹4000 for continuous violation. Therefore, all vehicle owners must have at least third-party insurance.

As per recent news, most of the traffic lights are not completely functional due to the negligence of the Municipal Corporation of Yamuna Nagar. This has enhanced the traffic jams in most of the places in the district.

Another news said that individuals were forced to park their vehicles on roads as parking arrangements were missing in Yamuna Nagar. Vehicle owners parked their vehicles haphazardly on congested roads, causing traffic jams and inconvenience to commuters.

Last year news confirmed the traffic police in Yamuna Nagar district issued 3795 challans to vehicle owners for violating traffic rules.

To curb all these traffic issues and decongest roads and reduce accidents, Yamuna Nagar police have taken strict measures. Like they restricted the entry of vehicles loaded with mining material and sugarcane into these places.

Moreover, there is a traffic park in the Yamuna Nagar area to educate individuals on traffic rules and create awareness as well.