Sir,
Kudos to the Transport Department for their initiative to curb illegal, illegible, flamboyant and fancy registration number plates apropos “Remove illegal number plates in a week, motorists warned” appearing in Star of Mysore dated Dec.22.
It is high time the motorists wilfully violating the MV Act (Rule 50, 51 of MV Act, 1989) which clearly stipulates the size of the front and rear letters and numerals with the dimension and location of both the number plates, based on the class of the vehicles, are punished. This MV Act emphasises that fancy lettering is not permitted. The rule also states that other names, pictures, art-work should not be displayed on the number plate.
It should be made mandatory for the units supplying the registration number plates to the vehicle owners to display a board to educate the motorists about the size and font as per the MV Act in their premises. Also they should deter from supplying the registration number plates violating the rules under this Act. This can definitely help in reducing the number of wrong types of registration number plates.
When a vehicle without an easily readable number plate is involved in an accident, it will be difficult for the bye-standers to note down the registration number of the accident causing vehicle and such riders will escape from the clutches of law.
Though we have all rules and regulations framed to inculcate traffic discipline, there is a visible lacuna in implementing the rules owing to the lackadaisical approach by the authorities concerned. Hope the initiative by the Transport Department to curb illegal, illegible, flamboyant and fancy registration number plate will be a success.
– K. Chandrahas, Mysuru, 23.12.2019
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This post was published on December 24, 2019 5:55 pm