Bavla RTO: GJ-38 Ahmedabad district and details

A Bavla plate such as GJ 38 AB 1234 opens with GJ for Gujarat, followed by 38 for the Bavla office. Next come the series letters, AB, and last the four-digit number, 1234.

Worth knowing: A GJ-38 car keeps 38 even if its owner moves into Ahmedabad city later, as the code changes only if the car is re-registered outside Gujarat or its registration details are changed.

New GJ-38 cars sold from 1 April 2019 come with the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) fitted. An older Bavla car needs the plates installed by booking online.

Use the booking portal named on the Commissionerate of Transport, Gujarat website, where the date for your car is also given; our Gujarat RTO guide has the rest.

Bavla issues GJ-38. The Ahmedabad city offices use other codes, GJ-01 and GJ-27, so a car with either of those was registered in the city.

The office is in Bavla, but its street address, pincode and hours have not been confirmed. Check the address before you go, rather than relying on a map pin.

For a licence test, rely on the venue printed on your Sarathi booking, which could not be confirmed from an official source for Bavla.

Which addresses Bavla registers could not be confirmed from an official source. Sanand and Dholka are examples only, so check your own address on Vahan.

Bavla collects Gujarat road tax at first registration: 6% of the cost for a private car owned by an individual, and 12% for a company or other owner that is not an individual. Electric vehicles registered since 1 April 2026 pay the same 6% unless a new scheme is notified, as the 1% concession ended on 31 March 2026; check the amount on Vahan.

Vahan shows the exact amount, and our Gujarat RTO guide covers other vehicle classes.

Fees at Bavla follow the national schedule, so they match the Ahmedabad city offices. Pay them on Vahan; for a new car, the dealer pays the registration fee.

A Bavla example: A loan-funded new car registered at GJ-38 pays ₹2,300 in RTO fees, that is ₹600 plus ₹200 for the smart card and ₹1,500 for the loan entry, and road tax comes on top.

The 15-year renewal of a GJ-38 car is ₹5,000, doubling to ₹10,000 beyond 20 years. A late car renewal adds ₹500 for each month, or ₹300 for a motorcycle.

A new car goes to Bavla only when your address falls under GJ-38. The dealer applies on Vahan, so the buyer does not usually make the trip.

A car with GJ-38 on its RC changes owner through Bavla, on Vahan, using Form 29 from the seller and Form 30 from both sides, for a fee of ₹300 (₹150 for a motorcycle).

The new owner then has 14 days to switch the policy. To lift a loan (hypothecation) entry, file Form 35 with the lender’s NOC; see our Gujarat RTO guide for the papers.

Start GJ-38 vehicle applications on the Vahan portal and licence applications on the Sarathi portal before going to Bavla, so the trip is only for what needs the office.

Duplicate RC, RC status and licences

A duplicate GJ-38 RC is applied for on Form 26, at the listed fee, and the Kiwi Insurance RC status check reads an RC online. Driving licence work runs on Sarathi, and our Gujarat RTO guide lists every online service.

Check and pay GJ-38 challans on echallan.parivahan.gov.in. An uninsured car draws ₹2,000, or ₹4,000 on a repeat.

More in our Gujarat RTO guide.

For a GJ-38 car leaving Gujarat, it works in reverse, with Bavla issuing the NOC on Form 28 and the new state registering the car; our Gujarat RTO guide has the papers.

A Bharat series (BH) number can be taken instead of GJ-38 by an eligible buyer who moves between states, so the car needs no NOC later.

Eligible are defence, government and public sector staff and private employees of firms in 4 or more states or union territories, with Form 60. The format is YY BH #### XX, where YY is the year of first registration, the four digits are allotted at random, and XX represents the alphabetic series, which can be a single letter or two letters. It is black on a white plate, like any other private car. See our Gujarat RTO guide.

Most of these are filled in on Vahan or Sarathi. Keep a printed PDF only in case Bavla asks for paper.

The rest are on the Parivahan Sewa website.

How insurance links to the Bavla RTO

Bavla registers only insured cars. Inform your insurer whenever the GJ-38 RC gets a new owner, address or number.