No more temporary numbers for vehicles

Ramkrishan Upadhyay

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Tribune News Service

Chandigarh,  August  6

There is  no need for  you to visit the  office  of the  Registering and Licensing Authority (RLA)  for getting registration numbers   of vehicles  after August 15 as the  UT Administration is all set  to start the dealer point registration  facility next  week. 

Sources  said UT Administrator VP Singh  Badnore would inaugurate the  service next  week. 

Once the new system starts, owners will not be required to stand in queues to get vehicles passed and get numbers   for these at the RLA.

Documents will be verified at the dealer’s end and permanent registration numbers  will be issued  on the  spot along with the vehicle. The  dealers will set up a special desk where all formalities  such as depositing road tax will be completed. Once   the road tax is paid, the  RLA will issue  a registration number for the  vehicle.  

Under the  new system, temporary  numbers   for vehicles will not be  issued anymore. The new system will not only help residents get registration  numbers  without wasting time, it will also ensure transparency. It will also weed out agents, who charge a hefty amount for the work. The RLA has already  signed  an MoU with automobile dealers. Owners will not have to pay extra for the registration of vehicles to automobiles dealers. The service was delayed  due to a stand-off between dealers and the Administration over the high security fee. However, the Administration recently agreed  to reduce it from Rs 5 lakh to  Rs 1 lakh. Barinder Saluja, owner of Saluja Ford, said the  facility would help both dealers  and customers.

Buy vanity number, get vehicle later

Residents  will now be allowed to   participate in an auction of vanity numbers  without  buying vehicles.  They can now buy the  vanity number first  and purchase the  vehicle of their  choice in the next  three  months.   As per the  current  practice, it is  mandatory  to show the  documents  of the vehicle to participate  in an auction of vanity numbers.