20376
High-security numberplates mandatory from May 1
Posted on 01 May 201213,893 Views9 Comments
Older cars can switch to new registration plates from June 15
The capital is getting secure. The transport department is making high security registration plates (HSRPs) mandatory for new vehicles from May 1. And for those who already own a car, the process will kick off on June 15. On Monday, the regional transport office in Burari installed the first HSRP in Delhi on a Swift Dzire owned by Jaswant Rai Agarwal.
However, with only two HSRP centres operational at present, the department is hoping that the wait for the plates will not get out of hand. Officials said that the company entrusted with the task of executing the HSRP scheme, Rosmerta HSRP Ventures, has been given six days to get the secure number plates affixed on each car. Failure to stick to the deadline will result in the company getting penalized. In total, Delhi will have 14 centres, one at each RTO. "The other centres will become operational within the next fortnight," added UR Kapoor of Rosmerta.
New vehicle owners will have to go to the local RTO to get the registration number. The MLO (motor licensing officer) will issue an authorization slip to the owner, who will then approach the HSRP centre and pay the requisite amount to get the HSRP affixed. The centre will allot a date and time for installing the secure number plate to the owner. The vehicle owner will then come back to the HSRP centre on the date and time allotted to get the number plates fixed.
"The registration plates will be prepared in advance, so that when vehicle owners come to get them affixed, they can be installed with the snap lock in a jiffy. The entire process should not take more than a few minutes," said a government officials. That the process may not be as simple as the department is claiming was obvious on Monday when the HSRP centre at Burari saw a traffic jam as some new vehicles lined up to get the registration plates fixed. Added a government official, "The problem will be finding space near the RTO in crowded areas like Sheikh Sarai and Janakpuri. The centres are not located within the RTO premises but nearby where space for parking vehicles and affixing the number plates is available," said the official.
For vehicles which already have registration plates, the transport department will start the process of allotting new number plates from June 15. Sources said that ample time will be given to the owners to get the plates fixed. "The city will have three years to completely switch over to the tamper-proof plates," added the official.
Do you like this story?
- Previous Story
- Next Story
Readers' opinions ( 9 )
Post a Comment
Post a Comment-
Deepak
Very bad serivce for HSPR number plate installation.
-
Sumon Kar
What is so special about these plates? Why would people spend their hard earned cash to change their plates when they do not understand the product or what it is supposed to do or why they are more secure than the current one?
-
Sumon Kar
Lol good question. In the UK number plates are secured with special bolts. So if a theif wants to change a plate the only way he can take off the plate is by breaking the plate which makes it unusable, and he also cannot remove the bolts. If he cannot remove the bolts he cannot fix a new plate onto the car. But this is India, with jugad technology.
-
Rahul
What is the exact process of getting a HSRP in the new car? Is the presence of owner compulsory? OR can someone else with an authorisation letter go to Burari for getting the number plate fixed?
-
Ramesh
Kumar,When you sell the car the number and the plate goes with the car.
Bigger the better for first-time car buyers in India
by TNN Photography: Kunal Khadse
As customer preferences change, first-time car...
Maruti Ertiga Feliz special edition to launch soon
by Ajit Menon
An anniversary edition of the Ertiga MPV sporting...
The Ferrari Way : Special Coverage
Ferrari has been voted as the most powerful brand in the world according to Brand Finance and the...
Chevrolet Enjoy : Special Coverage
Designed to take on everything from the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga to the Toyota Innova the Enjoy is...
