Andhra Pradesh RTO Code List (AP)

The AP RTO code list has 16 codes for Andhra Pradesh, from AP 02 to AP 40. Each code belongs to one transport office, so the first part of a AP number plate tells you where the vehicle was registered.

All Andhra Pradesh RTO codes

Things to know about AP codes

• Since February 2019 Andhra Pradesh issues one state code (AP-39) for every district; AP-40 followed in 2023. District codes are no longer issued but old plates stay valid.
• Before 2014 the AP series also covered the Telangana districts (Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Warangal etc.); those moved to TS (now TG) after bifurcation, so their old AP numbers are not live AP offices.
• Within AP-39 the letter series marks the vehicle class: P state police, Z APSRTC, T to Y transport vehicles.
• Codes no longer issued for new vehicles: AP 02, AP 03, AP 04, AP 05, AP 07, AP 16, AP 18, AP 21, AP 26, AP 27, AP 30, AP 31, AP 35, AP 37. Old plates with these codes stay valid.

Andhra Pradesh transport department

Registration, licences and permits in Andhra Pradesh are handled by the state transport department and its offices. Official website: Transport Department, Andhra Pradesh, office of the Transport Commissioner, NTR Administrative Block, Pandit Nehru Bus Station complex, Vijayawada. Online services are on the national Parivahan Sewa portal.

Most searched AP codes

• AP 39: Statewide (all RTAs/RTOs in Andhra Pradesh)
• AP 31: Visakhapatnam
• AP 26: Nellore
• AP 16: Vijayawada
• AP 07: Guntur
• AP 35: Vizianagaram

This list is an independent guide. Codes and offices can change when districts are created or offices move. For any official purpose, check with the state transport department or the official Vahan service.