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Kannada license plate numbers on the increase?
Written By s_yajaman - 12 April, 2008
Traffic Bangalore kannada language Citizen Reports CMV Act Transportation Enforcement
I am sure I will get my fair share of brickbats for this one but here goes...
Of late I have seen an increase in the number of vehicles with Kannada number plates. This is illegal per the provision of rule-50, sub-rule-2 and proviso-D of Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, which specifically states that letters on vehicle number plate should be in English and numerals in Arabic. The Government of India in a notification (No.SO. 444E dated June 12, 1989) issued under Section-41 (6) of the Motor Vehicle Act , 1988, also made these rules mandatory.
A private vehicle is allowed to move around anywhere in the country and therefore has to have a regn. plate in a script that most people can read quickly in the case of an accident.
Why do people do this? Imagine if a car with a Tamil/Malayalam/Oriya number plate is involved in a hit and run accident. How do we note down the number quickly?
Murali sir had an interesting anecdote. He took a photograph of once such car and showed it to the police. After a few days the police get back and tell him that this belonged to a Qualis and not to the car in the picture.
I think there are better ways to propagate a language than by violating a sensible law.
Srivathsa
COMMENTS
high security registration plate
murali772 - 10 May, 2009 - 08:20
latest on the subject is the HSRP
Muralidhar Rao
sathyanak - 26 June, 2009 - 06:41
I think that majority of the people using Kannada registration plates are not doing so for the love of the language, (and even if they did, this is not a way to propagate or display ones love for the language). I have seen even sometimes a TN or Maha registered cars, many autos and 2 wheelers have their registration plates in kannada. The reason is simple. The owners of these vehicles wanted an easy escape in the case of an accident or a traffic violation and they do that in the shadow of the 'love for the language'. Its high time the RTO strictly enforces the law, where every one follows a uniform size, font and ensure English letters an numerals displayed in the registration plates. (this must be applied through out India). While there is no harm in displaying an extra registration info in Kannada or any other regional language, its very important that English registration details are easily visible.
Thanks,
Sathya
murali772 - 20 July, 2009 - 06:01
Slamming vehicle owners who distort the way registration plates are displayed, transport commissioner Bhaskar Rao told The Times of India that the use of high-security registration plates would be made mandatory soon, with the process of converting the number plates set to begin shortly.
For the full report in the TOI, click here
murali772 - 10 June, 2010 - 11:36
Received the copy of a letter addressed to the Addl Commr, Traffic, by the City Police Commissioner, directing him to respond to my 'appeal', pointing out the lack of response from the Addl Commissioner, Traffic. My appeal was posted on 19/05; the response was dated 31/05, posted on 5/06, recd on 7/06.
There's no response yet from the Addl Commissioner, Traffic.
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