In a day-long Statewide drive on Wednesday, the Motor Vehicles Department booked 3,058 motor vehicles for the use of non-standard dimensions of numbers and letters on the number plates.
Code-named Operation Number, the drive carried out by the personnel of the enforcement wing yielded a penalty of Rs.10,00,650.
Transport Commissioner Tomin J. Thachankary said the drive was launched in the wake of reports and information from the public and social media that the public and law enforcing agencies were finding it difficult to decipher the numbers and letters written in decorative fonts and styles at a glance.
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Kollam topped with 320 cases while the lowest of 93 cases were reported in Kasaragod. The highest amount of fine of Rs.1.58 lakh was collected from Alappuzha from 293 cases and the lowest of Rs.6,500 from Kannur booking 139 vehicles. Two- and three-wheelers were fined Rs.2,000, LMV Rs.3,000, MMV Rs.4,000, and HMV Rs.5,000 for violating the provisions of Section 39 of the Motor Vehicle Act read with Section 192.
Under the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 50 and 51, the number plates on two- and three-wheelers should have a dimension of 200×100 mm, light motor vehicles 340×200 mm, passenger cars 500×120 mm, and medium and heavy transport vehicles and trailers 340×200 mm.
On vehicles with permits, the number plate should be displayed on the front, rear, and on the right. The letters should be in English. The Commissioner has asked motorists to follow the number plate guidelines and not to display additional symbols and letters.