New vehicles to have hi-tech no. plates from Apr

  • | Saturday | 30th March, 2019

The Union transport ministry has put the onus on the state government to decide if the old vehicles should have HSRPs. They will have to pay a fee to get the number plates fixed, while vehicles manufactured from April 1 will have these plates for no extra charge.“Vehicles owners should approach their respective dealers for HSRPs. The Pune regional transport officials said they were expected a notification to this effect in the near future.As things stand, it is the dealers’ responsibility to affix these number plates on all vehicles manufactured after April 1. PUNE : High-security registration plates ( HSRP ) will be seen on vehicles hitting the city’s streets from April 1 The state government could also make it compulsory for every vehicle already running on the roads to sport HSRPs. “Vehicle owners can attend the camps and directly connect with the manufacturers of HSRPs.

PUNE : High-security registration plates ( HSRP ) will be seen on vehicles hitting the city’s streets from April 1 The state government could also make it compulsory for every vehicle already running on the roads to sport HSRPs. The Pune regional transport officials said they were expected a notification to this effect in the near future.As things stand, it is the dealers’ responsibility to affix these number plates on all vehicles manufactured after April 1. The central government has left it to the state government to decide whether this regulation will cover vehicles already running on the roads.“All the new vehicles manufactured after April 1 must have these registration plates — the dealers must ensure this while selling these vehicles. We had a meeting with the dealers and some manufacturers on Thursday to clear their doubts,” a RTO official said.The official added that dealers and manufacturers have been told to provide HSRPs to owners of vehicles already on the road. “Once the order about installing HSRPs on existing vehicles is issued, the transport department and the RTOs (across the state) will ensure that people do not face any issues. The enforcement of this rule will be done in phases,” the official added.The official advised vehicle owners to approach their dealers for HSRPs at the earliest, rather than wait for the notification. They will have to pay a fee to get the number plates fixed, while vehicles manufactured from April 1 will have these plates for no extra charge.“Vehicles owners should approach their respective dealers for HSRPs. The manufacturers have authorized companies, which are manufacturing these plates to standards set by the ministry of transport. The manufacturers then supply these number plates to the dealers,” the official explained.However, it was not immediately clear what would happen to the owners of those vehicles that are not being manufactured in India anymore. Such vehicles would not have a dealership network to fall back on.Another official, who is associated with the RTO, said the authorities had planned for this contingency. “I don’t think for such vehicle owners, there is an immediate way out,” the official said, adding, “The transport department will touch upon all these issues in the notification.”The official said the RTOs will conduct an awareness campaign and hold camps, once the notification is out. “Vehicle owners can attend the camps and directly connect with the manufacturers of HSRPs. The Union transport ministry has put the onus on the state government to decide if the old vehicles should have HSRPs. Once the notification is out, the RTO will have a plan of action ready,” the official added.

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