Number Plate News
The Patna Police would launch a drive against vehicles not having number plates of proper size and type from January 15.
Patna Senior SP (SSP) Alok Kumar said that it had been found that two-wheelers, three-wheelers and four- wheelers were using ‘stylish’ number plates, which is a gross violation of the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act. Some people even write police, press and advocate on the number plates of their vehicles, which is also a violation of the Act.
The SSP said it has also been found that some number plates were written in a slanting and shining way while some had number plates resembling the shape of blades, which is also gross violation of the Motor Vehicle Act. The vehicle owners should get their number plates changed as per the rules before January 15. If they are caught with wrong number plates after January 15, they would be fined, he added.
The “I am Vermont Strong” personalised number plate was unveiled during Gov. Peter Shumlin’s State of the State address at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Thursday.
“Vermonters have been so generous, but we have many miles to travel before we rest and many dollars to raise before we sleep. In that spirit, we are pleased to introduce our new ‘Vermont Strong’ personalised number plates,” Shumlin said in his speech. “Go and buy one and put it in front of your rig.”
The logo — a silhouette of the state of Vermont with the words “I am Vermont Strong” superimposed on it — has also been printed on T-shirts and sweat shirts. According to the creators’ website, more than 4,500 shirts have been sold.
Eric Mallette, who created the “I am Vermont Strong” campaign with Lyz Tomsuden, a graphic designer for the Rutland Herald, said it was the continuous lifespan of the logo and what it represents to Vermonters that motivated the state to create the commemorative number plate.
“It aligns 100 percent with the organization,” he said. “What it stands for is what makes it so powerful. It’s a lifestyle, not just an image.”
Mallette said the state approached them a couple of weeks ago to use the logo for the plates and quickly went into production to have several available Thursday.
Kathy Murphy, Vermont’s chief marketing officer, said state officials found the logo compelling and that legislation is being fast-tracked to approve the special personalised number plate.
“It speaks to the strength, to the resilience, to the recovery, and those are things that are part of its intent,” she said.
Commemorative license plates are not registration number plates, but are picture plates that can be displayed for a set period, according to the Department of Motor Vehicles website.
People will be able to display the “Vermont Strong” plate over their front license plate until June 30, 2014. According to the DMV website, the front numeric plate must remain on the vehicle.
About 10,000 of the “Vermont Strong” plates will be initially produced, but Mallette said more could be made as needed.
The state hopes to have the plates ready to be sent out by the end of the month or early February.
“It’s something that we created, but it’s not something that we own,” Mallette said. “It’s owned by the people who have supported us and sent in donations.”
He and Tomsuden are donating the use of the image for the number plates.
The weekly bidding exercise for vehicle registration numbers for the period 21 to 24 January has been cancelled.
The Land Transport Authority said this is due to the upcoming Lunar New Year public holidays on 23 and 24 January.
However, the weekly bidding exercises for vehicle registration numbers prior to the Lunar New Year public holidays will remain as scheduled.
These are 7 to 10 January and 14 to 17 January.
The Delhi government starts the new year on a dubious note – it has missed the December 31, 2011 deadline set by the Supreme Court for implementation of the high-security registration plate (HSRP) scheme. Last-minute decisions regarding the scheme had held up the announcement for notification of the high security plates, said highly placed sources in the government. A final decision will be taken in the first week of January, added sources.
“There are several issues which need to be sorted out before the notification can be announced. This includes the engagement of a sub-contractor by the agency which had been entrusted by the government to implement the scheme,” said a senior government official. Incidentally, the SC had recommended a single-vendor process for the HSRP. The government had sent the proposal to the law department for a way to save the project and a meeting would be held on Monday to discuss the issue further, said sources.
“The court order is being scrutinized by the law department. The single-vendor clause may prove to be an obstacle as the present proposal is not along these lines,” added the official.
The agency, DIMTS, hired for the project has hired a sub-contractor to procure the high security registration plates, said officials. “According to the current proposal, the plates will be procured by DIMTS through another vendor though embossing will be done by the agency itself,” the official said. DIMTS will also undertake to fit the plates to the vehicles at the centers identified by the transport department. Issues concerning demands by DIMTS for more infrastructure, is another topic of contention.
THE “Kelab Eksplorasi 7 Benua Malaysia” (KE7B) has collected a staggering RM2.7 million from the sale of 2,500 G1M (Gagasan 1Malaysia) vehicle registration number plates.
KE7B adviser Muhammad Muqharabbin Mokhtaruddin (Qobin) said the response had been good since the sale started in May last year.
“The public can still get the G1M vehicle registration number plates with a good discount from KE7B by dealing with us directly via our website www.platG1M.com,” he said to the New Straits Times recently.
Parts of the proceeds would be going to selected non-governmental organisations and charities, but it will primarily fund KE7B’s future expedition and projects for climbing mountains around the world.
Qobin, who is in the midst of his “Mountains of the Prophets’ Exploration” project, said he would continue by climbing the 2,280m high Mount Thursina in Egypt next February.
“I just came back from Sri Lanka last week after our team climbed the 2,242m high Adam’s Peak at the Serendib mountains, which was the first destination on our list,” he said.
The Adam’s Peak is revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians as it is said to be the site of the sacred foot print (1.8m) of either Siva, Buddha, or Adam (of the Muslim and Christian tradition).
The “Mountains of the Prophets’ Exploration” organised by KE7B is being filmed as a documentary adventure with Qobin as host.
The group aims to climb 18 mountains to trace the experiences of the prophets.
Ministry of Interior of Uzbekistan approved payment rates, which are collected at issuing state registration numbers and letterheads of accounting, for state registration and re-registration, conducting technical inspection of automobiles and their trailers, as well as for driving license exams.
The rates of payments for issuing state registration number plates (RNP) for vehicles is set at the size of 1.5 minimal size of salary (MSS) in Uzbekistan, for motorcycle transport, scooters and trailers – 75% of MSS and transit number plates – 25% of MSS. Currently, the MSS in Uzbekistan is 62,920 soums.
For issuing new RNP for lost one, the driver should pay three size of MSS and lost old number place – 2 size of MSS. For keeping number plate of the automobile, the drivers will have to pay 50% of registration fee.
The document said that people with disabilities, in line with preferences of the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, will not pay any sum for automobile number plates.
The rate of payment for issuing certificate-invoice for sale of automobile and their trailers and the registration and re-registration of automobiles and their trailers makes up 10% of MSS.
The size of payment for issuing certificate for registration of automobile is 20% of MSS. The issuing of copy of certificate will cost five size of payment.
The car owners will have to pay 10% of MSS for mandatory technical inspection of transport and 5% of motorcycle transport and their trailers.
Interior Ministry approved the size of payments, levied for participating at driving license exams and issuing driving licenses. The size of payment for participation of theoretical exam for driving license set at 10% of MSS and for each re-exam – 15% of MSS.
The payment size for issuing driving license makes up 20% of MSS and warnings coupon – 10% of MSS. Foreign citizens, people without citizenship and employees of diplomatic corps will have to pay three sizes of MSS to receive driving license and warnings coupon.
The ministry said that one should have to pay five sizes of MSS to receive copy of driving license or warnings coupon if they are lost.
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With just a week left to the deadline for implementing the high-security registration number plate scheme, the Delhi government is stuck in a strange situation.
The agency engaged by the government to execute the project has sub-tendered it, in contrary to the Supreme Court’s recommendation of the single-vendor process. Now, the Delhi government has sent the proposal to the law department for a way to save the project as well as meet the deadline of December 31, 2011, said sources.
A senior government official said, “The court order is being scrutinized by the law department. The single-vendor clause may prove to be an obstacle as the present proposal is not along these lines.”
According to officials, the agency, DIMTS, which has been engaged to implement the scheme, has hired a sub-contractor to procure the high security registration plates (HSRP). “According to the current proposal, the plates will be procured by DIMTS through another vendor though embossing will be done by the agency itself,” the official said.
DIMTS will also undertake to fit the plates to the vehicles at the centres identified by the transport department. Sources said the entire scheme was ready, including the rates. “If the single vendor is not insisted upon, the scheme can be notified within a week,” said the official.
The rates have been decided, added the source. The vendor will charge between Rs 80 (for two wheelers) and Rs 230 (for four wheelers) while DIMTS is asking the government to pay it Rs 100 per plate for the embossing. This is besides the service tax that will be charged at the rate of 12%. “The rate at which these registration plates will be available in the transport centres is around Rs 330-350,” said the source.
HSRP consists of a number of parts: a chromium-based hologram with chakra image, a self-destructive sticker with the engine, chassis number and a hologram, unique serial number etched with laser on each HSRP, India scripted with hot stamping foil and a non-removable and non-reusable snap lock.
The AP State Road Transport Corporation has decided to float fresh tenders for making high-security vehicle personalised registration number plates in the state as per the recent directions of the Supreme Court. The process is likely to be completed by February 29.
Earlier, the state government had entrusted the task of making the number plates to APSRTC to help it come out of the losses. Speaking to Express, RTC officials said that it divided the work into four packages, invited tenders on October 8 and completed the task on December 8. Three companies participated in the tenders. Of them, Bangalore-based 3M Ltd, which quoted Rs 62.40 paise per each flank plate, won the contract. But the process was stalled as the other two companies moved the Supreme Court alleging that the state government had not followed the guidelines.
The apex court found fault in the government inviting the tender in four packages and not following rules and guidelines given and asked the RTC to call fresh tenders in one package. It also directed RTC officials to file an affidavit in the court in four weeks explaining the reasons for not implementing the high-security vehicle registration number plates scheme in time. RTC managing director B Prasada Rao said they would comply with the court’s instructions on fresh tenders and file an affidavit by Feb 29.
The HSRNP consists of a chromium-based hologram, a self-destructive sticker with the engine and chassis numbers, a unique serial number/code etched with laser, ‘India’ scripted with a hot-stamping foil and a non-removable and non-reusable snap lock. The tamper-proof and high-security number plate will make it difficult for anyone to steal it.
The APSRTC plans to fix the new number plates to all vehicles in a phased manner and complete it in about two years.
A woman from Fall River, MA, won $16,668 playing the Daily Numbers on Wednesday after seeing the numbers 2 and 4 over and over on personalised number plates and signs.
According to the Rhode Island Lottery, Calvene Perez took it as a hint from fate that she should play the Daily Numbers using those numbers. She bought one ticket at State Line Tobacco in Tivertonwith three separate wagers using the number combination 2 2 4 4 and the number came up in that exact order for Wednesday night’s drawing.
The excited winner said she will be using the money to pay bills.
Numbers and personalised number plates and often considered lucky items especially with the number 8.
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