M'luru: Police eye vehicles with faulty number plates - collect whopping fines


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Oct 17: The police have now started to examine number plates of vehicles moving in and around the city. They have been levying hefty fines on vehicles found to be having number plates which do not conform to the standards stipulated in transport rules. As per information gathered from police department, 4,690 such cases were registered and fine of Rs 4.69 lac was collected between January and September relating to such offences this year.

While there are rules and regulations about the size of the number plate, size of the letters appearing therein, colour outlay etc, many seem to think that they can display number plates of fancy sizes containing strange letters that often do not conform to stipulations prescribed by the government. Motor Vehicles Act clearly stipulates the conditions to be fulfilled when preparing and displaying number plates of vehicles including two, three, four wheelers and other vehicles. Not only that, display of fake or wrong number plates too will attract fine. One of the rules is that the number plats should not have any extraneous matter like stickers, pictures of gods, name, additional letters or symbols other than registration number.

The letters appearing in the number plates should be in specific format and size. There should be a gap of a centimeter between two letters and the size of each letter should be one centimeter. The number plates need to be in English and enough lighting should be provided so that the plates can be read at night. The number should be written in two lines in the back and a single line in the front, it is learnt.

The officials of regional transport department admit that the menace of fake number plates has been increasing in the city of late. Recently the officials of the transport department impounded a vehicle bearing a fake number of PY series. Although the car was registered in Pondicherry, it was moving around in the city. After the officials checked the records, they found that the number plate was stolen one and it actually belongs to a two-wheeler. The vehicle was also under the scanner of Corps of Detectives, an official said.

Although display of registration number in Kannada is permitted, additionally the plates should also display the number in English letters. Number plates other than those belonging to corporations, boards, and government departments, number plates of other vehicles cannot bear the name of the concern or organizations on the number plates, officials stated. Regional transport officer here, G S Hegde, said that the problem of fake and defective number plates has been on the increase in the city. He felt that the penalty prescribed by law is too low now and felt that the law needs to be strengthened and fine amount should be steeply hiked.

  

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  • sultan, bunder

    Thu, Oct 19 2017

    Good job
    but 1st police should.
    Remove kannada number plate.
    In Bunder many police vehicle are in kannada number plate
    Fine that first.

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  • J.F.D SOUZA, Attavar, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Not only number plates some plays loud music, talking on mobiles, bright head lights etc Book cases on them also and fine suitably.

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Dear Police please also catch and seize the vehicles using halogen lights and fog lights.

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  • abdul, Kasaragodu

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Repair road first......

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  • Anilkumar, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Good move by police. At least one good act instead of going on putting "No Parking" boards everywhere.
    These fancy number plates are mostly used by the rich, influential people and politicians. Common man does not have money to buy vehicles with fancy numbers and put up fancy plates.

    Let the police also catch the two wheelers driving on wrong side of road and crossing roads wherever they feel like.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Police need to arrest anything fault in the vehicle

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  • William, Mandatory

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    This checking of violation of fancy number plates has been long over due.The burden for checking these violations can easily be overcome if all vehicle purchasers are given clear instructions of a list of do's and don't by the company concerned as well as the showrooms of these vehicles. Care has to be taken of regular up eating as and when rules.are changed or amended. Tinted windows or curtains are not permitted , but we can still see the rules being flouted. It is definitely better late then never.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Good. This fancy number plate systems must stop. Traffic Police must warn those shopes who are preparing this type of number plate. All shopes who are doing this work must get permission from RTO or Police dept.

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  • Mario, Lalbagh

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    You won't believe today morning I spotted a Orange Mini Cooper KL registered. Actually the number is not of a Mini Cooper but of a BMW 320d purchased in 2015. This was a brand new car. I had informed ACP Thilak about it.

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  • pradeep, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Also ban 2 wheelers riding without mirrors.Many 2 wheelers remove the mirrors from their vehicles and dont give way when you honk.

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  • Raul, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    MR.Pradeep what is the connection between removing mirrors and not giving way??

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  • ken, Mlore- Italy

    Wed, Oct 18 2017

    Seems like you do not know the reason of the rear view mirror in any vehicle.

    Its been observed that even four wheeler s drive with the side mirrors closed.
    (and police ignore this as well)
    Simple ignorance because the driving school instructors do not teach you what they should as long as they are paid well and so is the License given without proper test hence so much chaos in the city roads as no one follow rules as they do not know. This happens only in Incredible India

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  • Evans Christopher Sumitra, Udupi/ New York, USA.

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Good job by police for collecting fines from vehicles with faulty number plates. It is disgusting to see vehicles with designs, names and many half broken. The best solution is to have RTO issued number plates.

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  • Dylan, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    There should be number plates issued by the RTO, then there will no fancy number plates.

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  • Praveen, Mangalore/ Oman

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    RTO have to make money by fine so they don't bring uniform no plates..... so no action till now...

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  • Shadab, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Good Move, Should be one standard for all vehicles. As well I have noticed so many heavy vehicles has no Break light, Indicator & Parking Lights. Its very dangerous.

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  • vibha, Mangaluru

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    yes. numbers are written as they like-
    i have seen a number written to look like BOSS. !!

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  • Ahmed K.C., Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Vibha,
    Now, that BOSS number has been changed to look like 8055
    You will find it somewhere in Balmatta.

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  • Eric C, Mangalore/Amsterdam

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Few years back they were penalizing cars for having tinted glasses - I must say only for a few. Police will dare not touch those rich people who flaunt expensive cars with tinted glasses. Even in my last visit to Mangalore, I could see many expensive cars with tinted glasses. If the police is serious about implementing rules, they should implement every rule in the rule book and for every one.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Now cars are also FAKE ...

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  • Ahmed K.C., Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Why can't govt. bring a law to implement a uniform number plates to one category of vehicles like they have in developed countries????

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  • Mario, Lalbagh

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Most of the new Innova Crystas belonging to Congis have bold number plates with flag of India on the top and also heavy tint.

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  • Avinash, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    And some Toyota Fortuner with a green band on top from HJV

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  • Bollu, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    This action was long overdue from Police.We cannot even read the number plate of some vehicles due to the fancy letters.Police also should penalise vehicles without head lights,indicator lights and autorickshaws with single head light and those who use high beams inside city.

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  • Rudolph Ivor Lobo, Kadri, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Is d rule fexible to few?
    What is the reward if public identify such mumbers n bring it to their attention? Unless d vehicle has already been penalised. What after being penalised the number has yet not been replaced?

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  • Mario, Lalbagh

    Tue, Oct 17 2017

    Best part is some of the hi-fi cars sport silver plates.

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