Nadiad RTO and the GJ-07 code for Kheda district

Nadiad is the headquarters of Kheda district, so the district’s Regional Transport Office (RTO) is here and its cars carry GJ-07. Two parts of the old district now register elsewhere, Anand under GJ-23 and the Balasinor and Virpur talukas under Mahisagar’s GJ-35.

A Kheda car might read GJ 07 AB 1234. GJ is Gujarat, 07 is RTO Nadiad, AB is the series of letters, and 1234 is the four-digit number given to that one car.

Worth knowing: The 07 is a record of where the car was first registered. Sell it to someone in Anand or move with it to Vadodara and it still shows GJ 07, as the code changes only if the car is re-registered outside Gujarat or its registration details are changed.

Our Gujarat RTO guide explains the plate’s security features and the rules that require it.

Every Kheda district registration made at Nadiad carries GJ-07. The districts and talukas that left Kheda have their own codes now, and the second table lists them with the larger neighbours, Ahmedabad and Vadodara.

Kheda has changed shape twice. When Anand became a separate district, the district headquarters moved from Kheda town to Nadiad. Later, in 2013, Balasinor and Virpur talukas went to the new Mahisagar district, while Vaso and Galteshwar were created as new Kheda talukas.

RTO Nadiad is a full Regional Transport Office, and Kheda owners go to it for registrations, licences, transfers, address changes and road tax. Its street address comes from two directories that agree with each other, which is helpful but not official.

Nadiad RTO office, GJ-07

The Commissionerate of Transport, Gujarat names it RTO Nadiad. Digit and Spinny both list it on Mile Road in Nadiad, with the pincode 387001.

Worth knowing: Plan a learner’s driving test at RTO Nadiad through Sarathi, where the slot is booked, before you set off.

Your registered address, and not the town where the showroom stands, decides between GJ-07 and the codes around it. For most Kheda addresses that means Nadiad; for the talukas that left the district, it means another office.

For a car on the road already, the plate tells you. Try GJ07AB1234-style numbers in the finder at the top of this page, or search the Vahan portal, and send any later application to the office that shows up as holding the record.

Worth knowing: A Balasinor car registered when the taluka was still in Kheda keeps its old number, as a change in district lines does not call for re-registration. If you move house, update the RC address and inform your insurer.

Kheda district borders Ahmedabad, Anand and Mahisagar, and each has an office of its own. Our Gujarat RTO guide lists the codes further away.

There is no discount for a car that already paid tax in another state. Once it is re-registered at Nadiad, the Gujarat Motor Vehicles Tax Act, 1958 asks for the same lump sum a new Gujarat car would pay.

The fee list is national, so a GJ-07 registration at Nadiad costs the same as a GJ-23 one at Anand. Fees go through the Vahan portal; for a new car the dealer pays them as part of the registration.

Worked example: A Nadiad family buying a new car on finance would see ₹600 for registration, ₹200 for the smart card RC and ₹1,500 for the hypothecation entry. Together that comes to ₹2,300, and Gujarat road tax is charged separately.

Older cars cost more to keep registered. At 15 years a GJ-07 car pays ₹5,000 for a five-year renewal, and after 20 years ₹10,000. If the renewal is overdue, ₹500 a month is added for a car, or ₹300 a month for a motorcycle.

Buy a car anywhere and, if your address is in Kheda district, it is registered at Nadiad with a GJ-07 number. The dealer handles the Vahan application; your address proof is what sends it to RTO Nadiad and not to Anand or Ahmedabad.

A GJ-07 car’s owner is changed by RTO Nadiad, since that office keeps the record. Seller and buyer can apply on Vahan; the seller’s Form 29 and the joint Form 30 go in together, with a ₹300 fee for a car.

Where a bank loan still appears on the RC (hypothecation), the bank’s No Objection Certificate (NOC) and Form 35 clear it first, free of charge. Our Gujarat RTO guide covers transfers of cars bought on finance in more detail.

For a Kheda car, vehicle services run through the Vahan portal and licence services through the Sarathi portal. Both still send the application to RTO Nadiad, the office for the address.

Duplicate RC and RC status check in Nadiad

Apply on Form 26 for a duplicate if the RC goes missing or is damaged; for a car the fee is ₹300. Kiwi Insurance lets you check your RC status for any GJ-07 number.

Driving licence services in Nadiad

For a first licence in Kheda district, start with the learner’s licence on Sarathi and book the test from the same account. Everything else is covered on our Gujarat RTO guide.

Insurance is the fine Kheda drivers should know first. Under section 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, an uninsured GJ-07 car costs its driver ₹2,000, or ₹4,000 for a second offence.

Gujarat compounds certain offences at amounts of its own, so pay the exact amount on the challan, on echallan.parivahan.gov.in or the mParivahan app, and look up any offence not in this table on our Gujarat RTO guide.

Moving within Gujarat, from Ahmedabad say, needs only an address change; the number stays. A car from outside Gujarat has to be re-registered with a GJ number after it has been in the state for over 12 months, by section 47 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

If you are leaving Gujarat, the same steps apply in reverse: For a GJ-07 car, RTO Nadiad gives the NOC on Form 28 and the car is registered again where you settle.

Worth knowing: After a move from another state, inform your insurer of the Kheda address straight away and of the GJ-07 number once it is issued. Forms for both kinds of move are on our Gujarat RTO guide.

For a Kheda owner who expects transfers to other states, the Bharat series (BH) plate avoids a fresh registration at each move, as it is recognised everywhere. Eligible are defence and government staff, and private employees of a company with offices in 4 or more states or union territories, on 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.

Unlike Gujarat’s lump sum, BH tax is paid every 2 years, at rates listed for Kheda owners and the rest of the state on our Gujarat RTO guide.

The Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 set these forms nationally, and most are filed on Vahan or Sarathi now. A printed copy is still useful if RTO Nadiad asks for paper.

Before you submit: Check the required documents on the Parivahan Sewa website, where every other RTO form is listed as well.