Indian States Registration Number Identification

SirAlec · 8th April 2009, 12:05

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Originally Posted by vineethvazhayil

What sort of a number is that? GJW?? AFAIK, Gujarat is GJ! And, there cannot be two different numbers after the state code, it should be number and then alphabet right?

GJW is a temporary registration number in gujarat. If they want to take it to other state before actual number comes.

kannan666 · 8th April 2009, 12:06

Is it possible that the registration belongs to the armed forces ? They use letters like that as well as arrows and stars. Oh, SirAlec has already provided us with the answer to that one !

nithinnarayanan · 8th April 2009, 12:12

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Originally Posted by vineethvazhayil

What sort of a number is that? GJW?? AFAIK, Gujarat is GJ! And, there cannot be two different numbers after the state code, it should be number and then alphabet right?

I was also confused to see such a number.
If anybody can give more info on the same.
Attached the pic of the car.

Perakath · 7th May 2009, 21:18

Hey wow! Just yesterday I saw a new white car with a 3-letter state code like the one above in north Delhi. The code began with U.

It didn't occur to me that it could be a big deal, so I didn't pay much attention. As a result I can't even remember the car's make or model, let alone the registration

I just remember it being white and a late-model sedan.

But I'm looking forward to hearing the explanation!

EDIT: Oh, didn't see SirAlec's post there. So it wasn't a big deal after all. Hehe.

siedo · 7th May 2009, 22:56

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Originally Posted by nithinnarayanan

Saw a black Honda city NHC with a weird registration number ( GJW 1 07 B XXXX ) near vidhansoudha(Bangalore).

Any idea about the series GJW ??
I don’t think it is a temp registration as the car was looking pretty old (2-3 years)

this series is specifically used for commercial vehicles transporting public . I have seen many autos and mini buses registered with GJW series

rajatsingh78 · 8th May 2009, 10:20

Saw this taxi today while driving down to work, the numbers were embossed but I think the black stickering on the embossed digits fell off, being a taxi I guess this company has no quality checks, even the traffic police is too lazy to do anything, God save this city (Hyderabad)

pedrolourenco · 8th May 2009, 10:51

The codes for Goa are as follows
GA-01-North Goa
GA-02-South Goa
Both have been discontinued and now every RTO has its own Code.
GA-03-Mapusa
GA-04-Bicholim
GA-05-Ponda
GA-06-Vasco-Da-Gama
GA-07-Panjim (Capital)
GA-08-Margao
GA-09-Quepem

Normally A-S was for private vehicles and T-Z was for public. With a few exceptions of course. GA-01-Y was a private series. Usually 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers had separate series except in the first couple of years when 0001-4999 was 2 wheelers and 5000-9999 was 4 wheelers. The new series is also messed up. GA-07-F is public vehicles in Panjim and GA-03-K is public vehicles in Mapusa. F & K are supposed to be for private vehicles.

The G series is reserved for Govt. vehicles and X series for the state transport (Kadamba Transport Corporation).

The old series was GDA-GDZ. GDB & GDQ were for Daman & Diu when it was the UT of Goa, Daman & Diu. GDM & GDR were temp registrations. For a short while we have GGA,GGB,GGC,GGE,GGF,GGG &GGH.

I don't know why we can't have a uniform system all over India.

sabinesnubbing · 10th May 2009, 11:37

pedrolourenco,
Very interesting about the old Goa codes. I believe that GDX 1 upwards was reserved for the KTC (from 1980 onwards).

In the current system am I right that there are reserved letters for 2 wheelers? I am pretty sure GA01 and GA02 reserved L and N for 2 wheelers. Where there any others you know of?

I presume that GDR is still used as a temporoary registration? I found this picture on the www taken in 2006. Am I right that they started GA03 to GA09 in 2008?

Many thanks
Cedric

pedrolourenco · 10th May 2009, 15:02

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Originally Posted by sabinesnubbing

pedrolourenco,
Very interesting about the old Goa codes. I believe that GDX 1 upwards was reserved for the KTC (from 1980 onwards).

In the current system am I right that there are reserved letters for 2 wheelers? I am pretty sure GA01 and GA02 reserved L and N for 2 wheelers. Where there any others you know of?

I presume that GDR is still used as a temporoary registration? I found this picture on the www taken in 2006. Am I right that they started GA03 to GA09 in 2008?

Many thanks
Cedric

GA-01-N was 4 wheelers (Mapusa)
GA-02-N was 2 wheelers (Margao)

Earlier temp numbers were GDM (private) and GDR (public). The photo shows GA-02-GDR which indicates a dealership in south Goa.

The GA-03 - GA-09 series started much before 2008.

Edsel Rulez! · 10th May 2009, 16:42

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Originally Posted by appuchan

Example for Kottayam, it was KLK, KLO, KRK, KRO, KEK, KEO. I think KEO was the last in that type of numbers and then it moved to KL-05 series.

In Ernakulam district the chronological order was: KLE, KLF, KRE, KRF, KEE, KEF, KBE, KBF, KCE, KCF, KDE, KDF. The KDF series had only a few hundred registrations by which time the KL-07 system came into effect.

sudharma · 10th May 2009, 16:43

MYB XXXX This is for Mysore state (now karnataka). Could be Bangalore.

Fountainheader · 10th May 2009, 16:59

Saw a Matiz at Electra Performance. Had a number plate DL 3 SS XXXX. Weird.

sudharma · 10th May 2009, 17:05

Originally the firstb 2 Apphabets ie. KL_ was for Kerala & the 3rd Alphabet was for the district. ie KLA for Alappey, KLT for Trivandrum, KLE for ernakulam, KLM for Malappuram, KLQ for Quilon, KLP for Palaghat etc. After 9999, the 2nd Alphabet L was replaced by R KR_XXXX till 9999.

vijuvarghese · 10th May 2009, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Edsel Rulez!

In Ernakulam district the chronological order was: KLE, KLF, KRE, KRF, KEE, KEF, KBE, KBF, KCE, KCF, KDE, KDF. The KDF series had only a few hundred registrations by which time the KL-07 system came into effect.

Would like to add that KLC was first series for Ernakulam district

sudharma · 11th May 2009, 17:16

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Originally Posted by vijuvarghese

Would like to add that KLC was first series for Ernakulam district

Actually KLC was first series for Calicut district,

and KLE was first series for Ernakulam district.
Regards
Sathish

8th April 2009, 12:06	#107
kannan666 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: KA-02 Posts: 1,002 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Is it possible that the registration belongs to the armed forces ? They use letters like that as well as arrows and stars. Oh, SirAlec has already provided us with the answer to that one ! Last edited by kannan666 : 8th April 2009 at 12:07.
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7th May 2009, 21:18	#109
Perakath BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 260 Thanked: 31 Times	Hey wow! Just yesterday I saw a new white car with a 3-letter state code like the one above in north Delhi. The code began with U. It didn't occur to me that it could be a big deal, so I didn't pay much attention. As a result I can't even remember the car's make or model, let alone the registration I just remember it being white and a late-model sedan. But I'm looking forward to hearing the explanation! EDIT: Oh, didn't see SirAlec's post there. So it wasn't a big deal after all. Hehe. Last edited by Perakath : 7th May 2009 at 21:20.
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8th May 2009, 10:20	#111
rajatsingh78 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Agra/Ghaziabad Posts: 291 Thanked: 29 Times	Saw this taxi today while driving down to work, the numbers were embossed but I think the black stickering on the embossed digits fell off, being a taxi I guess this company has no quality checks, even the traffic police is too lazy to do anything, God save this city (Hyderabad) Attached Thumbnails
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8th May 2009, 10:51	#112
pedrolourenco Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Margao, Goa Posts: 1,268 Thanked: 1,527 Times View My Garage	The codes for Goa are as follows GA-01-North Goa GA-02-South Goa Both have been discontinued and now every RTO has its own Code. GA-03-Mapusa GA-04-Bicholim GA-05-Ponda GA-06-Vasco-Da-Gama GA-07-Panjim (Capital) GA-08-Margao GA-09-Quepem Normally A-S was for private vehicles and T-Z was for public. With a few exceptions of course. GA-01-Y was a private series. Usually 2 wheelers and 4 wheelers had separate series except in the first couple of years when 0001-4999 was 2 wheelers and 5000-9999 was 4 wheelers. The new series is also messed up. GA-07-F is public vehicles in Panjim and GA-03-K is public vehicles in Mapusa. F & K are supposed to be for private vehicles. The G series is reserved for Govt. vehicles and X series for the state transport (Kadamba Transport Corporation). The old series was GDA-GDZ. GDB & GDQ were for Daman & Diu when it was the UT of Goa, Daman & Diu. GDM & GDR were temp registrations. For a short while we have GGA,GGB,GGC,GGE,GGF,GGG &GGH. I don't know why we can't have a uniform system all over India.
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10th May 2009, 11:37	#113
sabinesnubbing BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 343 Thanked: 293 Times	pedrolourenco, Very interesting about the old Goa codes. I believe that GDX 1 upwards was reserved for the KTC (from 1980 onwards). In the current system am I right that there are reserved letters for 2 wheelers? I am pretty sure GA01 and GA02 reserved L and N for 2 wheelers. Where there any others you know of? I presume that GDR is still used as a temporoary registration? I found this picture on the www taken in 2006. Am I right that they started GA03 to GA09 in 2008? Many thanks Cedric Attached Thumbnails
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10th May 2009, 16:43	#116
sudharma BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 281 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	MYB XXXX This is for Mysore state (now karnataka). Could be Bangalore.
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10th May 2009, 16:59	#117
Fountainheader Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,501 Thanked: 13 Times View My Garage	Saw a Matiz at Electra Performance. Had a number plate DL 3 SS XXXX. Weird.
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10th May 2009, 17:05	#118
sudharma BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 281 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Originally the firstb 2 Apphabets ie. KL_ was for Kerala & the 3rd Alphabet was for the district. ie KLA for Alappey, KLT for Trivandrum, KLE for ernakulam, KLM for Malappuram, KLQ for Quilon, KLP for Palaghat etc. After 9999, the 2nd Alphabet L was replaced by R KR_XXXX till 9999.
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