Pune RTO nets Rs 43.53 crore from sale of exclusive number plates

Vehicle owners were more interested in the number '2023', spending big to get attractive numbers.

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The highest amount paid for the number '1,' taken from a series other than the LMV (light motor vehicle) series, was Rs 12 lakh. (Express File Photo)

The Pune RTO recorded a 37 percent increase in revenue from selling exclusive number plates for vehicles in 2023. The overall increase in revenue totalled to Rs 11.75 crore.

The auctioning of various fancy numbers for the vehicle owners becomes an additional source of revenue for the RTO, which collected Rs 43.53 crore in 2023, compared to Rs 31.78 crore the year before.

Vehicle owners were more interested in the number ‘2023’, spending big to get attractive numbers.

The highest amount paid for the number ‘1,’ taken from a series other than the LMV (light motor vehicle) series, was Rs 12 lakh. Deputy Regional Transport Officer Sanjeev Bhor said there has been a 27 percent increase in the number of vehicle owners acquiring fancy numbers in 2023 compared to the previous year.

Shubham Tigga

Shubham Tigga hails from Chhattisgarh and studied journalism at the Asian College of Journalism. He previously reported in Chhattisgarh on Indigenous issues and is deeply interested in covering socio-political, human rights, and environmental issues in mainland and NE India. Presently based in Pune, he reports on civil aviation, other transport sectors, urban mobility, the gig economy, commercial matters, and workers' unions. You can reach out to him on LinkedIn ... Read More

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