Aurangabad is located in Maharashtra and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. The hilly upland terrain makes it visually beautiful, while urbanisation has made it a popular residential area. There is one RTO office in Aurangabad responsible for handling all the traffic and vehicle-related activities in this area.

Aurangabad RTO has multiple roles and responsibilities, ensuring smooth traffic and road safety. Here are some of the basic functions that this RTO is responsible for performing. 

• Registering old and new vehicles 
• Conducting driving tests
• Providing driving licences
• Issuing original and duplicate Registration Certificates (RCs)
• Renewing licences and RCs
• Conducting vehicle inspections
• Providing different types of vehicle permits
• Collecting road tax
• Designing road safety campaigns

It is mandatory to have a driving licence to drive in Aurangabad. Here are the different types of driving licences that the Aurangabad RTO issues.

• Learner’s Driving Licence
• Temporary Driving Licence 
• Permanent Driving Licence 
• International Driving Licence

Registration is again mandatory when you get a new vehicle. The RTO offers a Registration Certificate (RC) after this. Here are the two types of registration valid in Aurangabad.

• Temporary registration 
• Permanent registration

You need to pay a certain charge when registering your vehicle from Aurangabad RTO. Here are the charges for different kinds of vehicles that Aurangabad RTO charges. 

• For Two-wheelers: 10%-12% 

• For CPG or LNG Four-wheelers: 7%-9%

• For petrol Four-wheelers: 11%-13%

• For diesel Four-wheelers: 13%-15%

The flat registration is about ₹600 for all four-wheeler cars, while it is about ₹300 for two-wheelers. The charge can be about ₹1000 for medium goods vehicles and about ₹1500 for heavy goods vehicles.

Every driver needs to pay road taxes in Aurangabad. Currently, Aurangabad RTO follows the same standards of the Maharashtra road tax. The taxes are separate for two-wheelers and four-wheelers. Here is the tax rate you need to know. 

• 32.7%-95.8% for old two-wheelers (Starting from the first year of registration)
• 27.7%-97.2% for old four-wheelers (Starting from the first year of registration)

Violating the traffic rules can be a serious offence in Aurangabad. The traffic authorities of this area can charge monetary fines to the residents or lead them to other penalties for not following traffic rules. The RTO follows the Maharashtra traffic fines. Here are the common penalties you can face in Aurangabad.

• Driving Without a Licence: ₹5000
• Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs: ₹10000 and/or six months of imprisonment (for the first time), ₹15000 and/or two years of imprisonment (repeat offenders)
• Rash Driving: ₹3000 (for the first time), ₹10000 (repeat offenders)
• Allowing Minors to Drive: ₹25000, three years of imprisonment, cancellation of RC for a year
• Using a Phone While Driving: ₹5000
• Driving an Unregistered Car: ₹3000
• Disobeying Traffic Police: ₹2000
• Unauthorised Use of a Vehicle: ₹1000-₹5000

Yes, as per the rules of the Indian Government, it is mandatory to have vehicle insurance for every car. It should at least cover third-party damages. If the traffic authorities catch you driving an uninsured car, they might charge about ₹2000-₹4000. Furthermore, it can escalate to an imprisonment charge for up to three months. It is, therefore, advisable to get an insurance policy to avoid such issues.

Aurangabad has multiple commercial units with a wide range of hotels, restaurants and local food stalls. According to a recent report, these attract pedestrians, causing traffic jams on the roads. Moreover, the proximity to Aurangabad-Ahmednagar is also contributing to excessive traffic congestion. 

According to recent data, a fatal accident occurred on this highway, where an over-speeding car led to the death of four people, while five of them were injured. Another report shows a crash of a luxury bus on the Nasik-Aurangabad Highway, causing the deaths of 12 people and injuring about 38 of them. As per recent data, the traffic police collected about ₹1.86 crores from bikers for not wearing helmets and ₹21 lakhs from those who used mobile phones while driving in 2022. 

Despite that, it is to be noted that the traffic authorities are doing their best to come up with ways of addressing such issues. They are constantly trying to improve road conditions to reduce the possibility of accidents.

The local government and traffic authorities are concerned with the current issues of road conditions and accidents. They are therefore trying to avoid the same by raising awareness of the residents with road campaigns. Here are a few of them:

• Safety Campaign by MSRTC
• Safe Driving on Road Campaign