Unique Numbering
The last four digits numbers are unique to the vehicle. Usually, the lower 100 numbers are government registered numbers, but it may not always be the case. Special "lucky" numbers (also called fancy numbers) such as 3333 or 6666 fetch a premium and may touch above rupees 1,00,000.
Prior to 2005 Karnataka used to charge Rs 1000 for obtaining a unique last four digit number. These numbers used to be issued either from the current running series or from one or two future series. When the numbering system was computerised numbers could be issued from any future series. However the Karnataka RTO steeply hiked these charges to Rs 6000 if the number to be obtained is in the current series, and Rs 25,000 if it was to be issued from a future series. It was increased again in 2010 from Rs 6,000 to Rs 20,000, and from Rs 25,000 to Rs 75,000.
As of 2007, Maharashtra has increased the price of unique numbers to the range of Rs. 25,000 to Rs. 1,25,000.
In Uttarakhand, number 0001 and 0786 has the highest charge of Rs. 50,000.
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