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Ever wondered why the vehicle number plates looked different in shapes and fonts from region to region? You may also recall seeing movies where a makeshift mechanic in its small setup would effortlessly forge number plates from one vehicle to another.
Well, all of that has since changed when a new law was introduced by Ministry of Road Transport that mandated a new regime of High-Security Registration Plate (HSRP) – by the vehicle manufacturers, from April 2019.
What transforms a regular registration plate to a high-security registration plate is a host of technical features. To protect against counterfeiting, a chromium-based hologram containing the Ashoka Chakra in blue is applied by hot stamping on the top left-hand corner of the plate on both front and rear plates. If you look closely, you will find that the letters and numerals of the license number on the plate are layered with a film bearing “INDIA” on it. This mark is carefully placed in the manner prescribed by the M