Raebareli RTO: UP-33 office address and other details

Raebareli registers its vehicles under UP-33, at one office that directories list as an Assistant Regional Transport Office (ARTO). The district changed shape in 2010, when its Tiloi tehsil became part of the new Amethi district, so a car newly registered from Tiloi now gets Amethi’s code, UP-36, rather than UP-33.

Take UP 33 AB 1234, a plate you would see on a Raebareli car. The UP at the start stands for Uttar Pradesh and the 33 for the Raebareli office, while AB is the letter series and 1234 is the four-digit number held by that vehicle and no other in the series.

Worth knowing: A UP-33 plate keeps its code when the owner moves to Lucknow, Unnao or any other part of Uttar Pradesh. The code changes only if the car is registered again in a different state or its registration details are changed.

When a new car is registered at UP-33, the dealer fits its High Security Registration Plate (HSRP) before you drive away. Under Rule 50 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, new vehicles have come with these plates since 1 April 2019.

Worth knowing: Owners of an older Raebareli car should check the Uttar Pradesh Transport Department website, which names the booking portal for HSRP installation and the date fixed for older vehicles. The plate rules are set out in our Uttar Pradesh RTO guide.

The Transport Department list gives Raebareli district a single code, UP-33. On the state page it appears in the Lucknow division table beside Lucknow and Unnao, and UP-36, which belongs to Gauriganj in Amethi district, is the code to keep apart from it.

Amethi district came into being on 1 July 2010, first under the name Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar. It was formed from three Sultanpur tehsils, Amethi, Gauriganj and Musafirkhana, together with Raebareli’s Tiloi tehsil.

All UP-33 registration work is handled at one office in Raebareli, which directories call the Assistant Regional Transport Office (ARTO). Only one directory gives a street address, the listings disagree on the pincode and the hours, and no official page could be opened, so please confirm the details before you travel.

Raebareli RTO office, UP-33

The one directory that gives an address puts the office at Ekta Vihar Colony in Ratapur, Kachaunda Nanakari. Treat that as a lead to check rather than a confirmed location.

An address in Raebareli district registers at UP-33, and that includes Unchahar and Lalganj, where the district’s major central units are. Tiloi is the exception people trip over. It left Raebareli for Amethi district on 1 July 2010, so a car newly registered there goes to Gauriganj and gets UP-36.

If you are not sure which office holds your file, the code on your RC answers it, and so does the finder at the top of this page.

Worth knowing: For a new registration, what counts is the district on your current address proof, and for Tiloi that is Amethi, which means the Gauriganj office and UP-36.

RTO fees are set for the whole country, so the UP-33 office charges what Gauriganj or Lucknow would for the same service. They are paid on Vahan, and for a new car the dealer pays them as part of getting it registered.

A Raebareli example: For a first car bought with a loan and registered at UP-33, the RTO’s share comes to ₹2,300. Registration is ₹600, the smart card RC ₹200 and the hypothecation entry ₹1,500, with road tax billed separately.

Should the car still be on the road at 15, renewing its registration is ₹5,000, and beyond 20 years ₹10,000. Renewing after the due date costs an extra ₹500 a month on a car and ₹300 on a motorcycle.

Worth knowing: The table covers Rule 81 fees only. Your Vahan payment will also include road tax and the High Security Registration Plate (HSRP), and Uttar Pradesh may add a service or postal charge.

The dealer applies on Vahan, and a Raebareli district address leads to a UP-33 number

The registration of a first car in Raebareli is mostly the dealer’s job. The application goes on Vahan with your address, the UP-33 office approves it if the address is in Raebareli district, and the number follows. With a Tiloi address, the same application goes to Gauriganj instead.

When a UP-33 car changes hands inside Uttar Pradesh, its number does not change. The seller sends notice on Form 29, seller and buyer sign Form 30 together, and the transfer fee of ₹300 for a car goes through Vahan.

Selling to someone in another state means the Raebareli office first issues a No Objection Certificate (NOC), and that state then registers the car afresh. The buyer must arrange for the policy to move across within 14 days.

Closing a loan (hypothecation) on a Raebareli RC

When the loan is cleared, the lender hands over a No Objection Certificate with Form 35. Submit them through Vahan, and the UP-33 office reissues the RC without the loan entry and without a fee. For the documents, see our Uttar Pradesh RTO guide.

Before travelling to the UP-33 office, see whether the job can be done online. The Vahan portal handles vehicle services and the Sarathi portal handles licences, and vehicle applications are then dealt with by the UP-33 office.

Duplicate RC and RC status check in Raebareli

A UP-33 car whose RC has been lost, stolen or ruined gets a duplicate through Form 26 on Vahan, for ₹300 in the case of a car. You can check your RC status any time with the Kiwi Insurance tool.

Driving licence services in Raebareli

In Raebareli, as elsewhere in the state, the learner’s licence, the test appointment and licence renewal are handled through Sarathi, with the test taken in person. The full service list is on our Uttar Pradesh RTO guide.

There is no special Raebareli fine for driving uninsured. A UP-33 car caught without cover is fined under section 196 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as amended in 2019, at ₹2,000 the first time and ₹4,000 on every later occasion.

As the state can compound certain offences at other amounts, rely on the challan itself. Pay it at echallan.parivahan.gov.in or through mParivahan, and look up other fines on our Uttar Pradesh RTO guide.

Whether your car comes from Lucknow, Kanpur or another Uttar Pradesh district, it can stay on its present number in Raebareli once the RC address is updated. A car from outside the state may be used on its old number for 12 months, after which it needs a UP-33 registration.

If you are leaving Uttar Pradesh, the order simply reverses. Ask the Raebareli office for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) on Form 28, let your new state register the car, and then claim back the Uttar Pradesh road tax you no longer need.

Worth knowing: Inform your insurer about the new address first, and again once the car carries its UP-33 number. Our Uttar Pradesh RTO guide explains how the refund works.

With NTPC Unchahar and the Rail Coach Factory at Lalganj in the district, the Bharat series (BH) matters here. It has no state code, so leaving the state needs no No Objection Certificate (NOC) or new number. It covers government, defence and public sector staff, plus private sector staff on Form 60 whose firm has offices in 4 or more states or union territories.

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. BH tax, due every 2 years, is 8% below ₹10 lakhs (see our Uttar Pradesh RTO guide).

Raebareli works with the national forms used across India. Nearly all of them are now completed on Vahan or Sarathi, though the PDF can still be printed for an office that needs paper.

Send forms to the office on your RC, UP-33 for a Raebareli car or UP-36 for one from Tiloi. Anything else you need is downloadable from the Parivahan Sewa website.