Format of the registration is as shown below Where SS is the two letter state code; DD is the two digit district code; NNNN is the unique licence plate number and AA are the optional alphabets if the 9999 numbers are used up. An example would be: MH 01 CA 1002 The first two alphabets MH indicate that the vehicle is from the state Maharashtra. The next two are the district (In this case the capital Mumbai). CA 1002 is the unique licence plate number. The National Capital Territory of Delhi ...

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Local transportation is predominantly by road, with a small fraction (depending on the city) by trains. Most Indian cities are connected to surrounding towns by buses or trains. The vast national rail network also enables farmers to transport their farm and agriculture produce to larger towns, where they get better prices. The roads in most cities are poorly maintained and full of potholes, while in villages they are frequently non-existent. Traffic generally moves slowly and erratically, and traffic jams and accidents are very common. A Reader's Digest study of traffic congestion in Asian cities ranked sever ...

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A vehicle registration plate, usually called license plate or number plate (often referred to simply as a plate, or colloquially tag) is a small metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle for official identification purposes. On many vehicles, they appear in pairs, with one attached to the front and another attached to the rear, although certain jurisdictions and vehicle types only require one plate—usually the rear. The plate has a serial number on it which is the same on all plates attached to t ...

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Transport in India - Walking. In ancient times, people often covered long distances on foot. For instance, the Adi Sankara traveled all over India. Even today it is not uncommon for people in rural areas to commute several kilometers every day. Transport in India - Bullock Cart. Bullock carts have been traditionally used for transport, especially in rural India. They can still be seen in many of the cities. In the recent years some of the cities have banned the movement of bullock carts and other slow moving vehicles in the main arterials during daytime. ...

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Transport in India - Railways. India's rail network is the longest of any country. Trains run at an average of around 50-60 km/hour, which means that it can take more than two days to get from one corner of the country to another.Rail operations throughout the country are run by the state-owned company, Indian Railways. The rail network traverses through the length and breadth of the country, covering a total length of around 63,000 km (39,000 miles). Out of this a total 16,693 km of track has be ...

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License plates have been around almost as long as automobiles, appearing in the earliest period of the transition from the horse, 1890 to 1910. In the U.S., where each state oversees plates, New York has required plates since 1901. At first, plates were not government issued in most American jurisdictions and motorists were obliged to make their own. Massachusetts was the first state to issue plates, in 1903. The earliest plates were made out of porcelain baked onto iron, or simple ceramic with no backing, which made them extremely fragile a ...

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In the US and Canada, license plates are issued by each state or provincial government. In the U.S., many Native American tribal governments issue plates for their members. The federal government issues plates only for its own vehicle fleet and for vehicles owned by foreign diplomats. There are also special plates for groups such as Firefighters, Combat wounded soldiers, and state or province-owned vehicles. The appearance of plates is frequently chosen to contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with the issuing jurisdiction. F ...

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In the US and Canada, license plates are issued by each state or provincial government. In the U.S., many Native American tribal governments issue plates for their members. The federal government issues plates only for its own vehicle fleet and for vehicles owned by foreign diplomats. There are also special plates for groups such as Firefighters, Combat wounded soldiers, and state or province-owned vehicles. The appearance of plates is frequently chosen to contain symbols, colors, or slogans associated with the issuing jurisdiction. F ...

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There also exist novelty licence plates, often sold in gift or novelty shops. Similar to vanity plates, these novelties are printed with an individual's name, but unlike vanity plates they are not intended for legal identification of an automobile. They can be displayed in the rear window, for example, or on the front of vehicles registered in jurisdictions that only require a valid plate on the rear of the vehicle. Novelty license plates are usually installed by motorists or automobile dealerships. While automobile dealerships ...

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In some countries, people can pay extra and get vanity plates: licence plates with a custom number (character set). For example, a vanity license plate might read "MY TOY". Generally vanity plates are not allowed to have profane or obscene messages on them (but sometimes this does not always occur especially if it is in another language), and of course they must also be unique. In the US, Canada and Australia, vehicle owners may also pay extra for specialty plates: with these, the sequence of letters and numbers is chose ...

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In the European Union, number plates of a common format are issued throughout (albeit still optional in some member states). Nevertheless, individual member states use differing numbering schemes, and even colours (e.g. the United Kingdom and France have yellow plates at the rear; see British car number plates). The common design consists of a blue strip on the left of the plate. This blue strip has the EU motif (12 yellow stars), along with the country code of the member state in which the vehicle was registered. With this, vehicles do not ...

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On the international level the licence plates of different countries are distinguished by a supplementary licence plate country code. This country designator is displayed in bold block uppercase on a small white oval plate or sticker on the rear of the vehicle near the number plate. The allocation of codes in maintained by the United Nations as the Distinguishing Signs of Vehicles in International Traffic, being authorized by the UN's Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949) and Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968). Many, but far from all, vehicle codes created since the adoption o ...

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Two types of licence plates are used in India. For commercial vehicles, the plate has a yellow background and black numbering. For private vehicles a white background with black numbering is used. The scheme comprises of a two letter identification for the state in which the vehicle is registered. It is followed by a two number code to identify the district. Finally a four digit number is used to uniquely identify the vehicle. When this number reaches 9999, it is prefixed with the next letter of the alphabet taken in order. When the alphabet ...

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In some countries, people can pay extra and get vanity plates: licence plates with a custom number (character set). For example, a vanity license plate might read "MY TOY". Generally vanity plates are not allowed to have profane or obscene messages on them (but sometimes this does not always occur especially if it is in another language), and of course they must also be unique. In the US, Canada and Australia, vehicle owners may also pay extra for specialty plates: with these, the sequence of letters and numbers is chose ...

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There also exist novelty licence plates, often sold in gift or novelty shops. Similar to vanity plates, these novelties are printed with an individual's name, but unlike vanity plates they are not intended for legal identification of an automobile. They can be displayed in the rear window, for example, or on the front of vehicles registered in jurisdictions that only require a valid plate on the rear of the vehicle. Novelty license plates are usually installed by motorists or automobile dealerships. While automobile dealerships ...

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On the international level the licence plates of different countries are distinguished by a supplementary licence plate country code. This country designator is displayed in bold block uppercase on a small white oval plate or sticker on the rear of the vehicle near the number plate. The allocation of codes in maintained by the United Nations as the Distinguishing Signs of Vehicles in International Traffic, being authorized by the UN's Geneva Convention on Road Traffic (1949) and Vienna Convention on Road Traffic (1968). Many, but far from all, vehicle codes created since the adoption o ...

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In Australia, license plates, usually known as numberplates, are normally issued by the State or Territory government; some are issued by the Commonwealth government. Plates are associated with a vehicle and generally last for its life, though as they become unreadable (or for other reasons) they may be recalled or replaced with newer ones. For a long period of time from the 1970s to the late 1990s, most Australian plates were of the form xxx·xxx (with the x either letters or numbers), typically aaa·nnn as in Victoria or New South Wales. M ...

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Brazil adopted its current system in 1990, which uses the form ABC 1234, with a dot between letters and numbers. A combination given to one vehicle cannot be transferred to another vehicle. Above the combination there is a metallic band with the state abbreviation (SP = São Paulo, RJ = Rio de Janeiro, PR = Paraná, etc.) and the name of the municipality. This band can be changed by breaking the seal (plastic or lead-made). The size of the Brazilian licence plates is 380 x 130 mm (15" x 5" approx.) but plates can be made in Japanese o ...

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Eight types of licence plates are used in Pakistan. Each province and territory issues its own number plate; the federal government issues number plates for foreign diplomats and vehicles owned by the military, police and federal departments (red for foreign diplomats and green for the federal government.) Sindh's number plates are yellow with black letters and numbers; Islamabad, NWFP, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Balochistan and Northern Areas have white number plates with black letters and numbers. The number plates also have the province or t ...

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In Australia, license plates, usually known as numberplates, are normally issued by the State or Territory government; some are issued by the Commonwealth government. Plates are associated with a vehicle and generally last for its life, though as they become unreadable (or for other reasons) they may be recalled or replaced with newer ones. For a long period of time from the 1970s to the late 1990s, most Australian plates were of the form xxx·xxx (with the x either letters or numbers), typically aaa·nnn as in Victoria or New South Wales. M ...

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