Odisha issues fresh guidelines on High Security Registration Plates
Odisha issues fresh guidelines on High Security Registration Plates
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Bhubaneswar: The announcement by the Transport Commissioner/Chairman of the State Transport Authority (STA) on Monday that car owners who submitted an online application for High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) before the deadline will be spared from enforcement checking is a big relief for commuters.
If car owners present an online booking confirmation sheet during the checking, no fine will be assessed. The fine ranges from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 depending on the vehicle.
It has been noted that some car owners are having trouble securing a slot for HSRP installation within the allotted period due to the unexpected increase in online booking for the fitting of HSRP. As a result, it is mandated that any vehicle owner who submitted an online application for HSRP before the deadline that applies to his vehicle be exempt from enforcement checking as long as he presents an online booking slip at the time of the checking, the STA stated in a notification.
The STA said on September 15 that starting on October 1, anyone who have not installed HSRP on their vehicles with registration numbers ending in 1, 2, 3, or 4 will be subject to fines.
Vehicles with registration numbers that end in 5 and 6 have until October 31; vehicles with numbers that end in 7 and 8 have until November 30; and vehicles with numbers that end in 9 and 0 have until December 31.
All classes of vintage automobiles registered in the state before April 1, 2019, must now comply with the HSRP. Beginning on June 1, the STA facilitated online reservations for HSRPs with approved vendors.
The HSRP was previously made necessary for anybody who registered on or after April 1, 2019.
The HSRPs are tamper-proof aluminium plates with two one-time-use locks that are included. On the left side of the number plates is an Ashoka Chakra made of chromium, and IND is written across it. The vehicle identifying number is laser encoded, making it simple to scan and challenging to alter.
