Allahabad: Registration plates must for bikes to ply on roads

The Allahabad police and RTO have appealed to all two-wheeler dealerships instructing them to provide registration numbers for vehicles if they are to be driven out of the showroom. The bike has to have registration plates at both ends. If the vehicle does not comply with these norms, it could be seized by the authorities. The police is also likely to take action against erring dealers.

The RTO has asked dealers to enroll or unload the details of the owner on the booking/purchase date. The registration number for the vehicle would be allotted within 72 hours.

According to the police, this step has been taken in an attempt to reduce the number of crimes such as auto lifting and chain and purse snatching. Facts and figures suggest that bikes with high performance are used for chain and purse snatching among other offences. Bikes without registration plates are often used.

Police records indicate that 37 cases of chain snatching and 480 cases of auto lifting were registered in the past seven months. The police seized two bikes which were used in crime. Both were being used without registration numbers for the last one year.

Source: Times of India