High-security numberplates mandatory from May 1

  • May 1, 2012
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Older cars can switch to new registration plates from June 15

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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.

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