What Are the Components of a Vehicle Number Plate?

We have vivid memories of childhood when random numbers behind cars intrigued us a lot. And it takes us years to realise that those numbers serve a crucial purpose. 

Components of a Vehicle Number Plate

Let’s try understanding the various components of a green number plate in India through an arbitrary example, say DL 11 XX 1234.

• The two letters at the beginning indicate the Indian state where the vehicle is registered. For instance, DL stands for Delhi.
• The following two digits denote the Regional Transport Office (RTO), or district, where the vehicle is registered.
• The third component is alphanumeric; each vehicle possesses a distinctive code.
• The final component represents the international registration code for India, identified as ‘IND’.

Conclusion

By now, you must have understood the meaning of each component in a number plate. Make sure you have four-wheeler insurance for your four-wheeler, along with the number plate.