RTO Badaun

Badaun or Badaun is a city that comes under the Budaun district situated near the river Ganges in the western centre of Uttar Pradesh. The RTO code of Badaun is UP-24 which maintains and enforces rules under section 213(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Badaun RTO monitors and regulates a comprehensive database for all the registered vehicles for this region.

Badaun RTO offices serve several functions to its citizens. These include:

• Issuing and renewing a driving licence
• Collecting road taxes
• Carrying vehicle inspection
• Issuing and carrying vehicle RC renewal
• Issuing tourists and motor vehicle permits
• Providing international driving permits
• Checking validity for issuing insurance

Badaun RTO office provides several types of driving licence, including:

• Motorcycle licence of or less than 50cc 
• Light Motor Vehicle licence over 50cc
• Motorcycle licence (without gears)
• Light Motor Vehicle licence (non-transport)
• Commercial Light Motor Vehicle licence
• Open licence or Heavy passenger motor vehicle licence
• Heavy vehicle driving licence
• Heavy trailer licence

Badaun RTO office issues 2 types of vehicle registration certificates to its citizens. These are:

1. Permanent Registration

2. Temporary Registration

An individual can get a registration number after the successful completion of the registration process and document verification.

The vehicle registration charges of Badaun are as follows:

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

Badaun RTO follows UP road tax depending on the vehicle’s type, purpose, engine or fuel capacity and its cost under Section 3 of the Uttar Pradesh Vehicle Taxation Act. The taxes include:

• Four-wheelers: 3% to 9% of the vehicle’s price
• Two-wheelers: 2% to 8% 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

According to the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988, Badaun RTO imposes new traffic fines if someone disregards the ‘Rules of the Road Regulation' that came into effect in July 1989. These fines include:

• Rash driving: ₹1000 to ₹5000 + licence seizure and/or 6 months to 1 year in prison 
• Drunk driving: ₹10000 and/or 6 months imprisonment, ₹15000 and/or 2 years imprisonment for repetition
• Signal jumping: ₹1000 to ₹5000 + licence seizure and/or 6 months to 1 year in prison
• Riding without a helmet: ₹1000 + licence seizure for 3 months
• Driving without a valid Vehicle Fitness Certificate: ₹2000 to ₹5000
• Juvenile driving: ₹25000 + 3 years in prison + 1 year of vehicle registration cancellation + ineligible for a driving licence until 25 years of age
• Riding without a permit: ₹10000 (up to)
• Overspeeding: ₹1000 for LMV (Light Motor Vehicle) and ₹2000 for MPV (Mechanic Passenger Vehicle) 
• Driving without a licence: ₹5000 and/or community service
• Oversized vehicles: ₹5000 to ₹10000 and/or community service
• Obstructing emergency vehicles: ₹10000

Yes, it is absolutely mandatory to have a motor insurance while driving a vehicle in Badaun. In case traffic police catch someone without valid insurance, it will attract a fine of ₹2000 with a probable imprisonment of 3 months for the first time. However, if that individual gets caught for a second time, then that offence will attract ₹4000 fines for the violation.

According to a report, Uttar Pradesh witnessed a rise of 10.6% in road accidents in 2022 than the previous year, which includes Badaun as well. There has been an accident on Badaun-Dataganj road where two people who were riding fell under the in-construction culvert.

Another report suggests, a road accident on Bareilly-Agra road caused 6 fatalities and 14 injured when their tractor-trolley overturned and fell into a ditch after a hit from a tanker.

The Transport and Police Department of Badaun conducted a joint checking campaign on Helmet and Seat Belt Day. It caused a result of the following:

• Warning people to follow the traffic rules
• Issuing challans
• ARTO and TSI made invoices

The police department fined ₹25100 from 107 challaned vehicles whereas the transport department fined an amount of ₹27000 from 80 challaned vehicles.