Vehicle Registration Plates of India - Unique Letters

Unique Letters

If all the 9999 numbers are used up, the RTO adds the letter 'A before the number space so that more numbers can be accommodated. In some states, the two letters also give the description of the make of the vehicle. E.g. In Mumbai, MH-01 AA would point to a two-wheeler; whereas MH-01 CA is a small car. MH-01 J **** and MH-01 X **** are taxis.

The letters may also reflect the subdivision of the district if the district is geographically large.

In Tamil Nadu, the letter G is reserved for Government (both the Union Government of India and State Governments) vehicles and the letter N is reserved for Government Transport Buses. For e.g. TN 69 G 3333 could be a government vehicle registered in Thoothukudi District, whereas a TN 72 N 2222 could be a government Bus registered in Tirunelveli District.

In Andhra Pradesh, the letter Z is reserved for the State Road Transport (APSRTC) buses (AP9Z,AP10Z, AP11Z, AP28Z and so on). The letter P (AP 9P, 9PA and 9PB;— Khairatabad RTO) is reserved for the state police vehicles.

In Kerala, the number series KL 15 is reserved for the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses. For e.g. KL 15 3431 is an Ashok Leyland KSRTC bus with vehicle code TS-340.

Karnataka started number series KA 01 AA 1111 from 1 January 1990. While issuing these numbers they reserved the "AA" for certain categories of vehicles. Numbers issued without AA e.g. KA 01 1111 was for commercial vehicles, E for two wheelers and M for cars. The letter G is reserved for Government vehicles, F for KSRTC and BMTC buses, T for Tractor and trailer. The letters I and O,were never issued. In all cases when the last number 9999 number is exhausted the next letter is used for that vehicle category. So A to D for commercial vehicles, E, H, J to L, Q to S, U to Y for two wheelers M, N, P, Z for private vehicles. Additional letters are added as each series is exhausted e.g. M, MA, F FA and so on.

In Madhya Pradesh the Numbering System is similar to other states, with a few exceptions. MP-01, and MP-02 are reserved for the state government, while MP-03 is reserved for the police. Other vehicles are registered in RTOs starting from MP-04.In Madhya Pradesh vehicles used in agricultural purpose are numbered with series A e.g. AA, AB, AC etc. Big cars by BA, BB. small cars by C, special purpose vehicle such as ambulance crane by D. medium size goods vehicle by G. hevy vehicles by H. small loading vehicle by L. motor cycles by M. passenger buses by P. passenger auto by R. Scooter by S and taxis by T. When a series is exhausted or reaches MZ rto can start any othr series. For example Bhopal adopted AM, DM, EM following M while Indore started NA, NB, NC, and so on...

In Goa, the letter X is reserved for the State Road Transport (Kadamba Transport Corporation) buses (e.g. GA 03 X 0109).

In Uttarakhand, the letter C is reserved for commercial vehicles, T for Taxis, P for public transport vehicles and G for government vehicles with an additional letter added such as TA, TC, GA, PA and so on. For Example, UK 07 TA 0251, could be a taxi in Dehradun and UK 07 PA 0250 could be a local bus in Dehradun.