[AutoNoob]

Originally Posted by Vasanth

What is this about? I saw 2 Asian men in car.
Could it be imported?

The number says PAX 0057
This Fortuner also had different sets of alloy wheels with low profile tyres.

Originally Posted by Stolidus500

PAX0057 looks like a old series Punjab number. Alloys and low profile tyres would also corroborate that.

Originally Posted by binand

Curious, how does the hoarding in the background - which is in Kannada - make it more likely this registration is from Pondicherry and not Punjab?

My bad.

Checked mParivahan app, it's indeed Punjab registration; though blacklisted in July 2021.

[BANDHAV]

Originally Posted by GTO

How the hell is a diesel Safari wearing a green number-plate?

This looks photoshopped, a closer look at the number plate and one can see the overlapping green spilling beyond the number plate edges. Whosoever did this ran out of patience while doing as he/she didnt bother to uncover the IND sticker on the extreme left.

[stickshift95]

Pardon me if this has already been discussed, but how do you get old numbers like this on a new car? Spotted this on a trip to Delhi this week. The number checks out valid on vahan also.

[batish]

Originally Posted by stickshift95

Pardon me if this has already been discussed, but how do you get old numbers like this on a new car? Spotted this on a trip to Delhi this week. The number checks out valid on vahan also.

Check for your state. Punjab and Haryana are done with these numbers. Reference. In Punjab, there were irregularities in the whole process. So even those who had bought these numbers in Lakhs were told to switch to new numbers. Reference

Usually these numbers are transferred from older vehicles. There are conditions which need to be fulfilled in order to retain same number.

[noopster]

Originally Posted by stickshift95

Pardon me if this has already been discussed, but how do you get old numbers like this on a new car? Spotted this on a trip to Delhi this week. The number checks out valid on vahan also.

Originally Posted by batish

Check for your state. Punjab and Haryana are done with these numbers. Reference. In Punjab, there were irregularities in the whole process. So even those who had bought these numbers in Lakhs were told to switch to new numbers. Reference

Usually these numbers are transferred from older vehicles. There are conditions which need to be fulfilled in order to retain same number.

Spotted one yesterday in Dharamshala, HP. My little girl is learning states and came up puzzled at what PUT was!

[zadoom]

Originally Posted by noopster

Spotted one yesterday in Dharamshala, HP. My little girl is learning states and came up puzzled at what PUT was!
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PUT must be the old punjab number series. I remember our Vijay Super scoooter from late 70's had a number starting with PUT.

[narayans80]

Spotted this Cyrillic looking number plate on a Dzire on the way to work. Looks like HP

https://youtu.be/dsRaBarGN5M

Location: Valluvar Gurukulam school, GST Road, Tambaram

[saisree]

This guy lost his Number plate and was not bothered to replace it. Had his written in sketch pen. It’s a TN-19 registered car

[RM Motorsports]

A true Maharashtrian I guess

[Siddarth_Ramani]

I saw this Duster today in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Can someone explain what this is? I'm absolutely clueless and even Google baba wasn't of much help

[mayankk]

Originally Posted by Siddarth_Ramani

I saw this Duster today in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Can someone explain what this is? I'm absolutely clueless and even Google baba wasn't of much help

What's wrong with it?

[crdi]

Originally Posted by Siddarth_Ramani

I saw this Duster today in Ajmer, Rajasthan. Can someone explain what this is? I'm absolutely clueless and even Google baba wasn't of much help

Probably one of those RTOs or States which used to allow retaining an older licence plate and using the same in a new car, prior to the parivahan era.

[BoneCollector]

This was shared by an IPS Officer on Twitter.

This Bolero has 2 number plates!

[GTO]

Spotted this really sick number-plate on a Benz @ Lonavla. What a number!!

[Mustang_Boss]

Originally Posted by BoneCollector

This was shared by an IPS Officer on Twitter.

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This Bolero has 2 number plates!

Looks like
- He bought the bolero in Assam and has Assam Number.
- Then he paid road tax in Nagaland and took that number with RTO process.
- He didn't realize that, once the nagaland number was issued, the Assam number would have been cancelled, and retained the Assam number plate.

Considering the vehicle, and the way our government operates, he wanted to be on safe side and hence such situation.