KNOW WHAT DOES COLOUR CODING ON NUMBER PLATE MEAN !

As per the Motor Vehicles Act of 1988, no vehicle can be driven by any person in public places in India until it is registered by a registering authority. When the registration process of a vehicle is complete, it is assigned a number plate which is known as the official number plate. There are various types of number plates in India.Every number has a different colour coding which signifies a unique meaning.We will understand the meaning of various number plates and their meaning in this article.

A license plate is a combination of alphabets and digits that form a registration number. The license plate is issued by the district RTO (Regional Transport Office) and should be placed in the front and the back of the vehicle with provision for illumination. The international registration code for India is IND.

DECODING A NUMBER PLATE:

VARIOUS COLOUR CODING FOR NUMBER PLATE :

There are various parameters that decide which vehicle bears which coloured number plate.

White number plate with black lettering

Cars bearing black lettering on a white background are private vehicles. These are used solely for private purposes and can't be used for any commercial purpose like goods transport, ferrying passengers etc.

Yellow number plate with black lettering

These are commercial vehicles like taxi, cabs, trucks. Yellow number plates have a different tax structure compared to white number plates and commercial car drivers with yellow plates are also mandated to have a commercial driving permit.

Black number plate with yellow lettering

These are commercial vehicles available on rent for self-drive. These cars can be put to any commercial purpose without the limitation of the driver having to own a commercial driving permit.

Green number plate with white lettering

This number plate is limited to electric cars only. This is applicable to road-legal electric buses and other electric commercial vehicles (like Mahindra e20, Tata Tigor Electric,Tata Nexon EV).

Red number plate with white lettering

The red registration plate is issued as a temporary registration for a brand new vehicle until permanent registration us issued by the RTO. Temporary registration is valid for 1 month only. However, all Indian states do not allow temporarily registered vehicles to ply on road.Also, the vehicle is being used by the President of India or any of the state governors.

Blue number plate with white lettering

A blue coloured number plate with white lettering is issued to a vehicle belonging to a foreign diplomat United Nations (UN), Diplomatic Corps (CD) or Consular Corps (CC).

Number plate with an upward-pointing arrow

Military vehicles follow a unique numbering system unlike any other license plate numbers. The numbers are registered under the Ministry of Defence, New Delhi. The first/third character is an upward-pointing arrow, known as a Broad Arrow, used in many parts of the British Commonwealth. The two digits succeeding the arrow show the year in which the Military procured the vehicle.

Overall, a vehicle plate number has lot of components which are essential for any driving license holder to know.