HSRP: If you have not yet installed high security registration plate on your vehicle, then definitely get it done by June 30. After this the campaign will start on a large scale. Failure to have high security registration plate will attract a fine of Rs 5,000
More than 3.79 lakh vehicles are running without HSRP (High Security Registration Plate) in Bareilly district. Now they have been given the last chance. A fine of Rs 5,000 will be charged from vehicle owners caught not getting HSRP installed by June 30.
A large number of vehicles running without HSRP are also commercial vehicles, whereas the deadline for installing HSRP in them was only till February 2024. The government had made HSRP mandatory on all types of vehicles from April 1, 2019.
HSRP started being issued along with registration for vehicles purchased after April 1, 2019; before this, HSRP had to be installed on the vehicles purchased only by the vehicle owners.
HSRP imposed on so many vehicles
There are 9,03,814 vehicles registered in the district. Of these, till now only 5,23,854 vehicle owners have got HSRP installed on their vehicles. Even now 3,79,960 vehicles are running in the district without HSRP. If statistics are to be believed, 80 percent of the vehicles running without HSRP are two-wheelers. Even after extending the deadline several times, vehicle owners did not take it seriously.
You can apply online
The fee for installing HSRP on a two-wheeler is Rs 500 and for a four-wheeler it is Rs 1200. Vehicle owners can apply online for HSRP on http://www.siam.in portal. By making payment, the vehicle owner can get the plate delivered to the nearest vehicle showroom and workshop.
Till now action has been taken on 597 commercial vehicles
After the deadline for installing HSRP on commercial vehicles has ended, the Transport Department has now started taking action against such vehicles. So far, fine has been imposed on 597 commercial vehicles. The campaign will start on a large scale after June 30.
ARTO administration Manoj Kumar said that HSRP is mandatory on all vehicles. A fine of Rs 5,000 will be collected from vehicle owners who do not get HSRP installed by June 30. Still 3.97 lakh vehicle owners in the district have not got HSRP installed.