Baghpat is the administrative headquarter of baghpat district in Uttar Pradesh and a town of the National Capital Region (NCR) of India. The RTO code of baghpat is UP-17 which formulates a database of all the motor vehicles registered under baghpat UP-17 under Section 213(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. baghpat RTO monitors and implements rules and regulations declared in the Motor Vehicles Act.

What is the Website for Baghpat RTO?

If you want to check out the official website of Baghpat RTO, visit the following link.

Baghpat RTO Website: https://www.rtooffice.co.in/up-rto/up17/

Baghpat RTO offers several services to its citizens regarding the provisions mentioned in the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. These include:

• Issuing and renewing motor vehicle registration
• Carrying vehicle car inspection
• Collecting motor vehicle taxes
• Issuing motor vehicle permit
• Issuing or renewing a driving licence
• Providing international driving permit

Baghpat RTO provides several types of driving licences authorising an individual to drive a vehicle under the supervision of the transport department of Baghpat. These are:

• Two wheeler licence
• Light Motor Vehicle licence for engine capacity over 50cc
• Light Motor Vehicle licence (Non-transport)
• Commercial Light Motor Vehicle licence
• Heavy goods Motor Vehicle licence
• Heavy trailer licence
• Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle licence

There are 2 types of vehicle registration processes available in Baghpat RTO. These include:

1. Temporary Registration

2. Permanent Registration

Individuals get a distinct registration number displayed on their number plate after the successful completion of vehicle registration processes along with the document verification.

Here is the list of types of number plates issued from Baghpat RTO that enables individuals to drive a vehicle under legal supervision.

• White number plate
• Green number plate
• Red number plate
• Blue number plate
• Yellow number plate
• Black number plate
• Number plate with an upward arrow
• Red number plate with the emblem of India

Baghpat RTO charges different types of fee for different vehicle registration certificates. These are as follows:

• Two Wheeler: ₹300
• Light Motor Vehicles/Four Wheeler/Cars: ₹600 (Non-Transport)
• Three Wheeler: ₹600 - ₹1000 (Non Transport)
• Quadricycle: ₹600 - ₹1000 (Non Transport)
• Four Wheeler/ Light Motor Vehicles/Cars: ₹1000 (Transport)
• Medium Goods and Passenger Motor Vehicle: ₹1000 (Commercial)
• Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle: ₹1500 (Commercial)
• Issue of Smart Card: ₹200
• Imported Motor Vehicle (Bikes and Cars): ₹2500 - ₹5000
• Other charges: ₹3000

Baghpat RTO imposes Uttar Pradesh road taxes for raising the costs of road maintenance and construction. These include:

• Two-wheelers: 2% to 8% of the vehicle’s price
• Four-wheelers: 3% to 9% of the vehicle’s price
• Commercial Vehicles (loading less than 1 ton to 10 tons): ₹665 to ₹3320
• Commercial Vehicles (loading more than 10 tons): ₹3320 + ₹470 per ton

If someone breaks the regulations of traffic rules, he or she has to pay new traffic fines in Baghpat as per the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988. These include:

• Blocking emergency vehicles: ₹10000 and/or community service
• Driving despite disqualification: ₹10000 and/or community service
• Aggregators without a driving licence: ₹25000 to ₹100000
• Juvenile driving: ₹25000 with 3 years prison
• Drunk driving: ₹10000 and/or 6 months of imprisonment + ₹15000 and/or 2 years of imprisonment
• Signal jumping: Up to ₹1000 to ₹5000 along with licence scrapping and/or 6 months to 1 year of imprisonment
• Insurance lapse: Up to ₹4000
• Riding without a helmet: ₹1000 along with a licence seizure for 3 months

Yes, it is mandatory to have a motor insurance while driving or riding a vehicle in Baghpat. Otherwise, if someone is caught without valid insurance while driving, there will be a penalty of ₹2000 and/or 3 months of imprisonment for the first offence. However, if there is a repetition of this act, it will attract a fine of ₹4000 with 3 months of imprisonment.

Instances of road accidents have increased in Uttar Pradesh as well as Baghpat leaving several injury cases. According to a recent report, an Uttar Pradesh Police PRV (Police Response Vehicle) hit 2 children in Baghpat and left them injured while crossing a busy road.

Another recent report says the drivers of four-wheelers are the primary reason for causing jams when they come for shopping. Due to parking in the wrong lanes and roads, people faced troubles in Baghpat.

According to a report, Baghpat witnessed a road safety campaign on the 2^nd week of Road Safety Week. DM Rajkamal Yadav warned the drivers and conductors to propagate rules and regulations regarding road safety.

This campaign hosted a workshop at the Assistant Divisional Transport Office with the Bus-Tempo-Taxi Rickshaw Union. Divisional Inspector Vinay Kumar Singh explained several uses of safety devices present in the vehicle and the importance of driving at a balanced speed.