According to authorities on Sunday, the Delhi transport department would take tough measures against cars that don’t have stickers with colour-coded gasoline types.
A public notification states that the Motor Vehicle Act will impose fines for noncompliance. The stickers are required for all cars by 2019 as part of the High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) regulation, which was first adopted in 2012–2013.
The Motor Vehicles (High Security Registration Plates) order, 2018 requires that the third registration mark and colour-coded stickers be displayed on the vehicle’s windscreen. According to the department’s public notice released on Sunday, failure to comply with the aforementioned order would also result in penalties under Section 192(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988.
The penalties for driving, causing, or permitting the driving of a motor vehicle in violation of Section 39 (which deals with registration) are outlined in Section 192(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act.
The notification went on to state, “The vehicle owners are advised to ensure strict compliance with the aforesaid order.”
The transport department agreed to start a special campaign against High-Security Number Plate (HSRP) infractions in 2020. As part of this campaign, any vehicle detected driving without an HSRP and with stickers on its number plate might be fined Rs 5000.
Officials claim that the HSRP number plate was first used in 2012–13 and that it became required for all new cars in April 2019. The government mandated that the HSRP be attached to all older cars in Delhi.
Regulations state that stickers for diesel cars must be orange, while those for petrol and CNG vehicles must be light blue, and all other vehicles must be grey.
Pollution Under Control (PUC) Certificates will not be issued to vehicle owners who disregard the directive.
