Talk:Vehicle registration plates of India

Pre-independence numbers?
Does anyone know the numbers being issued before independence?-- PremKudva Talk  10:56, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

Incorrect Info?
The explanation with the image of a Karnataka license plate KA 19 P 8488 describes the 'P' as denoting a private vehicle. I think this is not correct. All private vehicles do not start with P. 'P' is for cars. Is my understanding correct? --User:Roshan.achar —Preceding unsigned comment added by Roshan.achar (talk • contribs) 07:24, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The letter P is currently for private four wheelers in Karnataka, it initially started with M, and N. After P it will continue with Z, and thereafter MA. Currently cars and SUVs are registered under this letter. The meaning private here is supposed to denote non-commercial. I will make that correction.
 * Note that the usage of the letter varies from state to state.-- PremKudva Talk  05:48, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

Really? That's NOT true. I have had vehicles in various states including Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, NONE OF THEM HAD P in them. I've had V, and DA in MH, and I have N in KA, but NO P...... P just denotes the series, not a type of vehicle. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 14:27, 4 March 2009 (UTC)


 * You are wrong! See the photo of the number plate on this article's page, it has a P in it. It is on a private car, my car, in Karnataka. This is how the private car series numbers have progressed in Karnataka. KA xx M,N,P,Z,MA. Once it gets to MZ they will start with NA and so on.-- PremKudva    Talk   05:23, 6 March 2009 (UTC)

I don't pretend to fully understand this dispute, but it seems like no one here is disagreeing: isn't everyone saying that the letter P is just one of a number of letters that could appear on the plate? Qqqqqq (talk) 06:16, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually Rsrikanth05 above claims to have never seen the letter P on a Karnataka number plate. Which is a major disagreement. Also while I specifically mentioned that Karnataka uses M, N, P for private vehicles [in the article], he goes on to say "Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu" never had a P in their number plates.-- PremKudva    Talk   11:04, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Oh, I thought that editor was just saying that not all such plates feature the letter P. But I digress. The phrasing of the caption of the second image of this article ("P is for a non-commercial vehicle") seems to suggest that only P designates non-commercial vehicles, in my opinion. Qqqqqq (talk) 16:23, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * In the image caption yes to keep the caption uncluttered, but in the article there is no such ambiguity and it is very clear.-- PremKudva    Talk   05:02, 9 March 2009 (UTC)

P is JUST THE BLOODY SERIES, NOT A PRIVATE DENOTATION. HOW DUMB COULD YOU GET? --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 13:46, 12 March 2009 (UTC)


 * You don't have to be abusive here Rsrikanth05. And dude I never meant P=Private, that is an assumption you made. M, N, P, Z and now MA [IN KARNATAKA] are only issued to non-commercial vehicles. No truck, bus, or taxi cab [IN KARNATAKA] has been issued with these numbers in these series. If your car has no P in it, it means it either has M, N, Z, or MA. What exactly did your cars have in it IN KARNATAKA I mean.-- PremKudva    Talk   09:49, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

MY car is KA-05-MC-2010. My friends car is KA-01-A-4243 My older cars were MH-01-V-4407 and MH-01-DA-7692. The letter P might be exclusive for private vehicles, but it DOES NOT mean, P stands for private. It depends on each state, and for that reason, it would be better if it says P denotes the series instead. Also, if this problem cannot be solved, I'll get my friends MH number plate to replace this. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 11:13, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

I have seen one of the number plates in Maharashtra that is Yellow letters with black background what repersents this? Roopesh Hegde —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.79.161.134 (talk) 17:05, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
 * It means you do not have knowledge of written English.-- PremKudva    Talk   05:24, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

Other topics
Maybe a few people in here would like to help edit a few topics related to India like Transport in India and Driving licence in India. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 13:58, 30 March 2009 (UTC)
 * And also Road signs in India.--Rsrikanth05 (talk) 12:02, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

I have seen one of the number plates in Maharashtra that is Yellow letters with black background what represents this? Roopesh Hegde —Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.237.146.132 (talk) 16:39, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

Few issues
This article speaks a bit too much about Karnataka.

Also, I think there should be a list of the letters used in the older [saa xxx] numbering format.--Rsrikanth05 (talk) 12:08, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Go ahead and add other state information. Regarding the older format the list will be too long and still not comprehensive. And a rather pointless exercise.--  PremKudva    Talk   06:11, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

The demarcation boundary of state of Jammu & Kashmir in the map is wrongly depicted. India considers the state of J&K as its integral part. This needs to be rectified. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.196.252.188 (talk) 23:19, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

I fixed an amusing guess by the writer about the arrow on military vehicles. He had speculated that it was to denote which way it was up should it overturn! The origin is the UK, which shouldn't surprise anyone. This is called the Broad Arrow and it is used on all kinds of military equipment in the British Commonwealth. Its use is declining, but India will keep up the tradition.

Ash (talk) 00:05, 30 September 2012 (UTC)

Telangana Vehicle registration code
As per http://news.oneindia.in/india/new-vehicle-registration-code-telangana-likely-next-week-1452206.html, Telangana's vehicle code is TG. Can a proper check be performed??

Superfast1111 (talk) 11:56, 18 June 2014 (UTC)

Creativity Of Indians On Their Vehicles’ Number Plate
https://www.naukrinama.com/stressbuster/pictures-showing-hilarious-creativity-of-indians-on-cars-number-plate/

Images in the Table of Current Codes in States section?
Having an image for every state code seems useless. Having one image of a number plate on the side to give an example seems enough.

If it is okay, should I continue with the change?

duttaditya18 (talk) 13:35, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

WB 16 AH2429
WB16AH2429 2409:4088:9DCA:2CD8:419D:738:4508:B8CF (talk) 17:41, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

KL 10 BD 1157
@ 51.39.103.193 (talk) 21:56, 14 December 2023 (UTC)