[Mishrap]

Originally Posted by ranjithrnath

Any Idea about this car number plate? I was spotted today in Delhi

DDQ.. Mall Road Delhi

[mukeshgoel]

Originally Posted by ranjithrnath

Any Idea about this car number plate? I was spotted today in Delhi

The owner has retained his number from his old car like Fiat / Ambassador.

[SJM1214]

‘LA’ number plates for Ladakh vehicles

Centre on Wednesday notified new vehicle registration tag “LA” for the newly formed Union Territory of Ladakh.

The ministry of road transport and highways in a notification Wednesday amended the Motor Vehicle Act 1988 to insert the new vehicles registration tag for the Union Territory.

The government on August 5 nullified Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir’s special status, and bifurcated it into two Union Territories. Before its bifurcation, vehicles in the region were marked “JK”. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was formally bifurcated into two Union territories on October 31

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News Source.

[ruzbehxyz]

Originally Posted by v12

Registration Number Identification Help for Maharashtra :

The 01 Code will always be the State Capital.

01 - Mumbai Central
02 - Andheri (West)
03 - Ghatkopar
04 - Thane
05 - Kalyan
06 - Pen
07 - Sindhugurg
08 - Ratnagiri
09 - Kolhapur
10 - Sangli
11 - Satara
12 - Pune
13 - Solapur
14 - Pimpri-Chinchwad
15 - Nasik
16 - Ahmednagar
17 - Srirampur
18 - Dhule
19 - Jalgaon
20 - Aurangabad
21 - Jalna
22 - Parbhani
23 - Beed
24 - Latur
25 - Osmanabad
26 - Nanded
27 - Amravati
28 - Buldana
29 - Yavatmal
30 - Akola
31 - Nagpur
32 - Wardha
33 - Gadchiroli
34 - Chandrapur
35 - Gondia
43 - Thane (or Vashi , not sure)

Main source for all the codes : Wikipedia

Two new RTO's were added in Mumbai region.
1) MH46 - Panvel area serves Panvel, Kharghar, Kalamboli, Kamothe etc.
2) MH47 - Borivali RTO started in 2014, serves area from Goregaon to Dahisar. These areas were served by Andheri RTO (MH02) before.

[Crazy_Bean]

Not sure if this is the right thread to be asking this.
I am looking to buy a luxury car in Delhi and looking for HP registration. The cost difference between the two (DL vs HP) is almost 3.2 Lacs for 50 lac ex showroom car. I have a valid property in HP so legally i can register the car there. But i stay in Gurgaon only and the car will see its entire lifetime here in Delhi NCR only.

My question is with the influx of so many HP cars plying in Delhi NCR; will this eventually become an issue? While most dealers have stopped HP registragtions, so the number of cars wont increase dramatically but will the cops start probing and make it an issue?

Looking for thoughts!

[ShankarG]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Bean

Not sure if this is the right thread to be asking this.
I am looking to buy a luxury car in Delhi and looking for HP registration. The cost difference between the two (DL vs HP) is almost 3.2 Lacs for 50 lac ex showroom car.

I don't think it will be a problem for you in long term. Delhi NCR already has a good count of DL,HR,UP series of cars along with HP and PB. Being a capital with a limited size, there shouldn't be any objections as people are going to come here from all parts of the country for all sorts of reasons.

Only thing which I can suggest is to be careful and avoid breaking any laws. The traffic cops have a habit of comparing the driving license address to the car registration number and depending on their mood, they may try to take advantage of you to dole out some additional cash.

Lastly, it's only when you decide to sell your car, you may have to go back to HP to sell it or procure a NOC from the HP RTO. This would be an additional effort.

Thanks

[anjan_c2007]

Originally Posted by ruzbehxyz

Two new RTO's were added in Mumbai region.
1) MH46 - Panvel area serves Panvel, Kharghar, Kalamboli, Kamothe etc.
2) MH47 - Borivali RTO started in 2014, serves area from Goregaon to Dahisar. These areas were served by Andheri RTO (MH02) before.

More new updates on the MH registrations

New RTO Code adds
Aurangabad is MH20 and also MH 52
MH-52 : Aurangabad (W)
MH-53 : Silod
MH-54 : Vaijapur
MH-56 : Gangapur

For information
MH-01 : Mumbai (South)
MH-02 : Mumbai (West) Andheri West
MH-03 : Mumbai (East) Anik-Wadala
MH-04 : Thane
MH-05 : Kalyan
MH-06 : Raigad
MH-07 : Sindhudurg
MH-08 : Ratnagiri
MH-09 : Kolhapur
MH-10 : Sangli
MH-11 : Satara
MH-12 : Pune
MH-13 : Solapur
MH-14 : Pimpri-Chinchwad
MH-15 : Nashik
MH-16 : Ahmednagar
MH-17 :Shrirampur
MH-18 : Dhule
MH-19 : Jalgaon
MH-20 : Aurangabad
MH-21 : Jalna
MH-22 : Parbhani
MH-23 : Beed
MH-24 : Latur
MH-25 : Osmanabad
MH-26 : Nanded
MH-27 : Amravati
MH-28 : Buldhana
MH-29 : Yavatmal
MH-30 : Akola
MH-31 : Nagpur
MH-32 : Wardha
MH-33 : Gadchiroli
MH-34 : Chandrapur
MH-35 : Gondia
MH-36 : Bhandara
MH-37 : Washim
MH-38 : Hingoli
MH-39 : Nandurbar
MH-40 : Wadi/Nagpur (rural)
MH-41 : Malegaon
MH-42 : Baramati
MH-43 : Navi Mumbai/Vashi
MH-44 : Ambejogai
MH-45 : Akluj
MH-46 : Panvel
MH-47 : Borivali, Mumbai
MH-48 : Thane/Virar
MH-49 : Nagpur (East)
MH-50 : Karad (Satara Rural)
MH-51 : Nashik Rural
MH-52 : Aurangabad (w)
MH-53 : Sillod
MH-54 : Vaijapur
MH-55 : Jintur
MH-56 : Gangapur
MH-57 : Bhokardan
MH -58 : Pusad

[Crazy_Bean]

Originally Posted by ShankarG

I don't think it will be a problem....

Lastly, it's only when you decide to sell your car, you may have to go back to HP to sell it or procure a NOC from the HP RTO. This would be an additional effort.

Thanks

Thanks Shankar! very helpful.. Will go ahead with the HP registration. BTW i also learnt that HP charges the taxes on pre GST invoice value (Essentially 60% of the invoice) whereas Haryana charges full tax on final exshowroom. Just adds to the difference.

[ShankarG]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Bean

Thanks Shankar! very helpful.. Will go ahead with the HP registration. BTW i also learnt that HP charges the taxes on pre GST invoice value (Essentially 60% of the invoice) whereas Haryana charges full tax on final exshowroom. Just adds to the difference.

Oh. This is news to me. It is nothing but a cruel joke on the car buyers who end up paying tax on a tax not to forget 100 other direct and indirect cess.
Thanks for sharing this. Any clue if it's only HP where this is done or there are other generous states ?

[Crazy_Bean]

Originally Posted by ShankarG

Oh. This is news to me. It is nothing but a cruel joke on the car buyers who end up paying tax on a tax not to forget 100 other direct and indirect cess.
Thanks for sharing this. Any clue if it's only HP where this is done or there are other generous states ?

I know CH and PB also do this. Its a shame that some dealers dont know this fully. Essentially, if the invoice doesnt have the GST breakup clearly mentioned then the RTO sometimes charges in full. Just need to be careful.

[Superleggera]

Kerala state was proposing a new method for registration which included the year of registration in the number, administered by a central repository without separate code being assigned to each RTO.
For example, KL-20 1 will be the first vehicle registered in Kerala in 2020, and the series goes on till A to Z, AA to AZ / ZA to ZZ till Dec 31. From 2021 , KL-21 1 starts.
It must have been shelved due to Covid-19.

[whitecloud]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Bean

I know CH and PB also do this. Its a shame that some dealers dont know this fully. Essentially, if the invoice doesnt have the GST breakup clearly mentioned then the RTO sometimes charges in full. Just need to be careful.

In Punjab ,the Road Tax is charged on pre GST price of the vehicle while in chandigarh ,even though the rates are less but the Road tax is charged on full ex showroom price /post GST price of the vehicle.
But even in case of discount getting reflected as reduced pre GST price will not lead to reduction in road tax as road tax will still be charged on full Pre GST price in punjab and discount would be ignored.

[J2022]

I saw this mysterious registration number some days ago. Would be grateful for insights / explanation.

"16 IOD 48"

[fhdowntheline]

I rhink they need to have few more codes for Pune too to accomodate the ever expanding vehicle population.

[rsidd]

Originally Posted by Superleggera

Kerala state was proposing a new method for registration which included the year of registration in the number, administered by a central repository without separate code being assigned to each RTO.
For example, KL-20 1 will be the first vehicle registered in Kerala in 2020, and the series goes on till A to Z, AA to AZ / ZA to ZZ till Dec 31. From 2021 , KL-21 1 starts.
It must have been shelved due to Covid-19.

Came across this old comment today. It is actually a nice idea. I assume there are still 4 numerical digits after the AA-to-ZZ letters. Eg, KL-23-AB-1234 would be the 281,206th vehicle registered in 2023 (by my calculation, after exhausting the no-letters series, the single-letter series, and the AA series). The system is good for a maximum of 70 lakh per year, hopefully well above the needs of all states.

But I think some people like to know which RTO (or which city) a car is from, just by looking at plate... if law enforcement folks want that at a glance, it won't work.