1.76 crore vehicles have to install High Security Registration Plates

Transport Department floats tender for agency to set up manufacturing unit

Motorists who registered their vehicles prior to April 1, 2019, will have to shell out money to replace their old registration plates. The Transport Department, which is in the process of making High Security Registration Plates (HSRP) mandatory, has floated a tender to select an agency to execute this. Around 1.76 crore vehicles in Karnataka were registered before April 1, 2019, majority of which are from Bengaluru. The agency will set up a manufacturing unit for the embossing and affixation of HSRPs within three months after reaching an agreement with the department. Affixing stations will be made available in each RTO jurisdiction. As per the tender, the agency should also give vehicle owners the option of making online bookings and affixing HSRPs at their doorstep.