Update On 15/04/2021 - India laws are getting stricter day by day and the recent inclusion is in the motor transport department. If you have your car with a temporary registration plate then it will be considered illegal if you are driving on the Indian roads.
The Central Government keeps bringing amendments in the Motor Vehicles Rules of India. If you remember a few months ago, the Government brought changes in the Motor Vehicles Act of India. As a result of that, huge fines and penalties were levied on the citizens for breaking the traffic rules. For over a month, huge fines and penalties were doing the rounds on the news channels and the internet. Even new records of charging fines were being created by the cops of various states. This time it is not about fines for breaking the traffic rules. But, the Government has now introduced New Rules for Temporary Registration Number of New Vehicles in India.
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India has notified a comprehensive norm for registration of new vehicles. According to the notification, driving a new vehicle with a temporary registration number printed on a piece of paper and pasted on the vehicle is now illegal. It will be considered an offence. The Government has notified an extensive norm related to the colour code for alphanumeric details embossed on the number plate.
The notification also mentions about the background colour used for displaying the registration number of 11 categories of vehicles. The two new inclusions in the list are vehicles with temporary number plates and also the vehicles which are in possession of the automobile dealerships. These changes have been made under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR). According to the law, it is now prohibited to use any alphabet except capital letters in English and Arabic numerals on the number plate.
According to the issued notification, nothing else must be written on the number plate. As we all know, we Indians love to write our name / caste / our social status, etc., etc., on the number plate, but now it is prohibited. It is also illegal if any motor vehicle displays registration details in small letters or in regional languages. An official statement also said that even the VIP registration numbers auctioned by the state governments must comply with these new norms.
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The Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR) even specifies the dimensions of the number and alphabets to be written on the number plate. The dimensions for the number plates of two-wheelers and three-wheelers haven't been mentioned. But, in the case of all other motor vehicles, the height, thickness and space have been specified at 65 mm, 10 mm and 10 mm respectively. A Delhi Transport Department Official who is specialised in Motor Vehicle Licensing said that Uniformity of all number plates is very essential for the enforcement of rules.
The Official said that the cameras with automating number plate readers cannot read those number plates which do not conform to this norm. He further added that there have been numerous instances in which it has been found that criminals misuse new vehicles with temporary registration numbers to commit a crime. It is very difficult to read temporary registration numbers written on a piece of paper and also it can be removed and replaced very easily.
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We all know that in most of the states of India we now get HSRP or High-Security Registration Plates on the motor vehicles. In some states, we even get HSRP from the first day itself as the delivery of the vehicle without HSRP isn't allowed in some parts of the country. However, some states are yet to implement this High-Security Registration Plate system. This was all about the New Rules for Temporary Registration Number of New Vehicles in India. What's your take on it? Tell us in the comments below. You can also join our 91Wheels Automobile Enthusiast group (click via mobile to join) curated exclusively for the fans, enthusiasts and the owners.
