From October 1, the government of Odisha will begin levying fines against those who have not installed High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) on their vehicles with registration numbers that end in 1, 2, 3, and 4, an official announced on Thursday.
The deadline for applying the HSRP to older vehicles with registration marks from Odisha and numbers that end with 1, 2, or 4 that were first registered before April 1, 2019, will expire on September 30. Accordingly, starting on October 1, law enforcement will begin enforcing the requirement, according to Dipti Ranjan Patra, joint commissioner of transportation (technical).
He added that up to the end of this month, no e-challans will be sent out, no fines will be paid, and no old vehicles will face any penalties for operating without HSRP. As of September 13, a total of 10,65,312 car owners had reserved slots, and 5,93,717 of those vehicles had HSRP installed, according to Patra.
According to the schedule, old vehicles with registration numbers ending in 5 and 6 must be registered by October 31. Old vehicles with registration numbers ending in 7 and 8 and 9 and 0 must fix the HSRP by November 30 and December 31, respectively.
He warned that if the vehicle is not equipped with HSRP by the deadline stated above, an e-challan will be issued against it and it will be subject to a punishment of Rs 5,000 or Rs 10,000 under Section 192 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. Patra also said that outdated license plates are simple to tamper with and can be exploited by burglars.
The HSRP plates, however, are challenging to replace because they include a non-removable snap-lock. He said that these plates have two non-reusable locks and are tamper-proof. Since June 1, 2022, the state transport agency has mandated the affirming of HSRP to all classes of old automobiles that were registered before April 1, 2019. Prior to now, all new vehicles registered on or after April 1, 2019, must comply with the HSRP.
Source: Google news, OTV
