The Telangana Regional Transport Authority (RTA) collected Rs. 63.7 lakh through its latest fancy number plate auction held at the Khairatabad regional office. The highest bid was for “TG 09 G 9999,” purchased by Hetero Drugs Limited for Rs. 25.5 lakh.
According to RTC officials, the demand for personalised registration numbers has continued to grow, with car owners expressing a variety of preferences
An out-of-series VIP number will cost up to Rs 18 lakh in major cities including Mumbai and Pune, which incidentally is the cost of new cars in the mid-segment. Many fancy the covered '0001' for their vehicles. Now Maharashtra governemnt will collect Rs 5 lakh for four-wheelers, up from the current Rs 3 lakh. For two and three-wheelers, the fee will increase to Rs 1 lakh, doubling from the existing Rs 50,000.
