New Vehicle Registration Series To Be Introduced

[Crosswind]

Source: Daily Mirror

http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/20909-new-vehicle-registration-series-to-be-introduced.html

The Department of Motor Traffic is to introduce a new vehicle registration, combination with three English letters for three-wheelers, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic S. H. Harischandra said.

The Department replaced the first vehicle registrations – the ‘Sri’ series, with ‘dash’ series – with two English letter series and will now introduce the three letter series, the Commissioner further said.

Three-wheelers will be issued these new registration numbers till the current two-letter registration ends, he said.

Since August 1 2000 to June 30, 2012 the department had issued 3,046,008 vehicles with the English letter series.

With the introducing of the new letter series the department can issue 6.4 million registration numbers and the number issuing process could be conducted on a long term process. Also the identification of the numbers will be easy, he said.

“As soon as the current two English letter numbering process is over they will introduce the new method to the other vehicles,” he further said.

The fee for the registrations will be the same. (ISA)

[pdeeban]

Just for the curiosity, what type of three numbers it would be? I mean for cars,jeeps etc?

Edited August 7, 2012 by pdeeban

[Watchman]

  On 8/7/2012 at 2:06 PM, pdeeban said:

Just for the curiosity, what type of three numbers it would be? I mean for cars,jeeps etc?

Well, the common sense solution would be to start from the top. Example Cars start with KA0001 and so forth, so once KZ9999 has been issues you come back to KAA-0001, then KAB and so on.. this will give you enough numbers to last a long long time. I was just drawing a parallel to another country and it just seems like common sense; sadly common sense is a rare comodity amung those running things in the counry...

[terrabytetango]

I wanted ASS-4013 :/

Edited August 7, 2012 by terrabytetango

[heavyD]

So does this mean that three English letter cars will have better market value than two English letter cars? xD

[Sampath Gunasekera]

Hope we will see funny numbers soon...

SAD-XXXX , MAD-XXXX , FAT-XXXX , CAT-XXXX , DOG-XXXXX , PIG-XXXXX.....

Anyway this is good option and they could have thought this in year 2000 when convert to English numbers. Then they could have arranged it better way.

Edited August 7, 2012 by Sampath Gunasekera

[Sylvi]

Members,

Yesterday I saw on TV that three wheelers will be given AAA new number plates.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

[whmsujith]

  On 8/9/2012 at 1:13 AM, Sylvi said:

Members,

Yesterday I saw on TV that three wheelers will be given AAA new number plates.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

Me too, reported that cars/Suvs will be given KAA after current series is over.

[Crosswind]

So terra is gonna buy a three wheeler to get his ASS-4013 plate then

[whmsujith]

[trinity]

  On 8/9/2012 at 4:07 AM, whmsujith said:

They have dropped the "Dash' sign in the new series...

[Crosswind]

I wonder where they are going to place the fuel type symbol (P or D) in plates of cars. Three wheeler plates don't have this symbol.

[Crosswind]

Here's a glimpse of an ad from the future:)

Toyota Axio 2011/2013, HID-Limited, Highest Grade, Like Brand-new, Seat Covers, Low Mileage 2000km, 15km/litre, three-letter number plate. 8 Million. 0777 010 010.

[whmsujith]

  On 8/9/2012 at 4:58 AM, Crosswind said:

I wonder where they are going to place the fuel type symbol (P or D) in plates of cars. Three wheeler plates don't have this symbol.

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Edited August 9, 2012 by whmsujith

[trinity]

  On 8/9/2012 at 5:11 AM, Crosswind said:

Here's a glimpse of an ad from the future:)

Toyota Axio 2011/2013, HID-Limited, Highest Grade, Like Brand-new, Seat Covers, Low Mileage 2000km, 15km/litre, three-letter number plate. 8 Million. 0777 010 010.

ha ha ha... Exactly machan... and its no seat covers bro,, its Sheet covers... :)

[Sampath Gunasekera]

When the government need to earn some money, they may allow some selected two english letter numbers to transfer three english letter numbers, charging some money. (sameway done with 19- 300- to EA-)

[SeanD]

I have already reserved SEX 3003

[osanda19]

ha...ha....this will be funny number plates..

[Watchman]

  On 8/9/2012 at 4:05 AM, Crosswind said:

So terra is gonna buy a three wheeler to get his ASS-4013 plate then

I feel like a bit of a tubelight right now not knowing the significance of 4013 is...

[dpbatagoda]

  On 8/9/2012 at 1:23 PM, SeanD said:

I have already reserved SEX 3003

They will not issue numbers with letter combinations that has meanings. (Same as Now they don't issue plates with total coming 13)

e.g. ASS, SEX,

[Magnum]

LOL actually i was talking about how funny it'll be when there will be three letter numbers like "ass" today with my cousin!

[Watchman]

its not just 3 letter words... I see a lot of giggles at FCK, FUK, FUC, CNT or something that even sounds remotely sounds like something sick... I know, i have a sick mind.. so the RMV will need to have to hire someone like me to make sure this doesnt happen

[malla]

If anyone can remember KZ is already issued to threewheeled cars along ago so the current series will end from KY 9999

[Crosswind]

  On 8/9/2012 at 2:42 PM, Watchman said:

I feel like a bit of a tubelight right now not knowing the significance of 4013 is...

4 = H

0 = O

1 = L

3 = E

[Davy]

  On 8/9/2012 at 3:06 PM, Watchman said:

its not just 3 letter words... I see a lot of giggles at FCK, FUK, FUC, CNT or something that even sounds remotely sounds like something sick...

I was thinking the same thing actually... three letters can create some nasty words or stuff that look like nasty words at a glance.

On the other hand, there could be some cool ones as well. Imagine BMW, CBR, TRD, HRV, CRV, MMC and so on on the right vehicles... i.e. a BMW 320D with the plates BMW - 0320 would be nice.