Fatehpur is a prosperous district in Uttar Pradesh and there are sub-districts under this. The population is quite high in this region which causes frequent traffic congestion and road events in this region. 

Hence, all these traffic related matters are managed by the local RTO. The code for Fatehpur RTO is UP-71 and it is the headquarters of managing all local vehicle-related issues. 

Thus, the RTO Fatehpur is responsible for issuing driving licences, collecting taxes, managing traffic rules, etc. in this area.

Here are the functions of RTO Fatehpur:

• Vehicle registration

• Providing driving licences

• Providing learner's licence

• Checking vehicle’s fitness and issuing fitness certificate

• Transferring vehicle ownership

• Giving NOC to register vehicles in other states

Fatehpur RTO offers different types of driving licence to drivers. These are:

• Light motor vehicle driving licence

• Licence for commercial light motor vehicles 

• Licence for motorcycles that do not have gears 

• Heavy goods-carrying motor vehicles driving licence

• Licence for motor vehicles that carry passengers

• Up to 50cc of engine capacity light motor vehicle licence

• Licence for driving heavy trailers (more than 50cc two-wheeler, light motor vehicles and car driving licence)

One can find two kinds of vehicle registration certificate in Fatehpur. These are:

• Permanent Registration

• Temporary Registration

After the successful registration process, you will get the vehicle number that you need to display on the number plate of your vehicle.

Fatehpur RTO offers different types of vehicle registration. The charges are as follows:

• Registration charges for medium goods-carrying vehicles are ₹1000

• Renewal charges for medium goods-carrying vehicles are ₹1000

• Registration charges for invalid carriages are ₹50

• Renewal charges for invalid carriages are ₹50

• Registration charges of light motor vehicles are ₹600

• Renewal charges for the light motor vehicle are ₹5000

• Registration charges for heavy passenger vehicles are ₹1500

• Renewal charges for heavy passenger-carrying vehicles are ₹1500

• Registration charges for imported 3-wheeler or motorcycles are ₹2500 and renewal charge is ₹10000

• For medium passenger and goods-carrying vehicles, registration charges are ₹1000

• Three-wheelers registration charges are ₹600 

• Three-wheelers renewal charges are ₹2500

Road tax norms in Fatehpur follow Uttar Pradesh road tax rules. The list of road taxes in Fatehpur is as follows:

Two-wheelers

• Vehicles of a weight less than 90.72 kg: ₹150

• Vehicles cost ₹0.20 lakh:  2% of the value of the vehicle

• Vehicles cost from ₹0.20 lakh to ₹0.60 lakh: 4% of the value of the vehicle

• ₹0.60 lakh to ₹2 lakh: 6% of the value of the vehicle

• More ₹2 lakh: 8% of the value of the vehicle

Four Wheelers

• Costs about ₹6 lakh: 3% of the value of the vehicle

• From ₹6 lakh to ₹10 lakh: 6% of the value of the vehicle

• Vehicles cost ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh: 8% of the value of the vehicle

• More than ₹20 lakh: 9% of the value of the vehicle

Loading Capacity

• Less than 1 ton: ₹665

• Within 1 ton to 2 tons: ₹ 946

• Within 2 tons to 4 tons: ₹1430

• From 4 tons to 6 tons: ₹ 1915

• Within 6 tons to 8 tons: ₹2375

• 8 tons to 9 tons: ₹2865

• More than 10 tons: ₹3320 along with added vehicle tax for UP transport for each ton

• Each ton above 10 tons: ₹470

There will be strict fines for violating traffic rules in Fatehpur. The penalty fine structure is as follows:

• Talking on the phone while driving: ₹1000 (first time)

• Talking on the phone while driving: ₹10000 (second time)

• Driving without a permanent licence: ₹5000

• Driving not wearing a helmet: ₹500

• Driving without having a seatbelt on: ₹1000

• Over speeding: ₹4000

• Parking rule-breaking: ₹500 (first time)

• Parking rule-breaking: ₹1500 (second time)

Yes, it is mandatory to have motor insurance for every driver in Fatehpur. If they do not have any licence, they may be charged a fine, and get the licence and vehicle registration suspension as well.

Being an important part of Uttar Pradesh, Fatehpur has witnessed several roadways construction projects which have great contributions to the overall transport system. One such news is Fatehpur Banda Road Km-12 to Nayapurwa Link Road.

However, reporting of death due to road accidents has also been reported in the last few months which are highly alarming. In a recent case of road accident involving 3 brothers, 1 was severely injured while 2 were left dead. Nevertheless, the state government is taking several steps to manage the accident rate by employing strict executions of traffic rules and proper monitoring.

Due to the increasing number of accidents, a Road safety rally for a week was organised by the local police at the instruction of the government. Apart from this, a campaign was also organised throughout the state of UP by the higher authority as a road safety awareness month. This campaign continued from 5th January to 4th February 2023.