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Vehicle Registration and Licensing Regulations, 1999

Second Schedule: Provisions Relating to Letters & Figures of Registration Mark & Number

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(Sections 15 and 30)

Part I: Provisions Relating to Letters and Figures of the Registration Mark and Number

  1. In the case of a vehicle other than a motor-cycle:

(a) all letters and figures shall be 75 mm high. Every part of every letter and figure shall be at least 9mm, but not more than 11 mm, broad; and the total width of space taken by every letter or figure shall, except for the figure “i”, be a minimum of 40 mm and a maximum of 50 mm;

(b) the space between any letter and adjoining figure or between adjoining figures or between the hyphen and adjoining figures shall be a minimum of 10mm and the margin around the registration plate shall be a minimum of 15 mm;

(c) the hyphen shall be at least 20 mm in length and shall be at least 9 mm, but not more than 11 mm, broad.

  1. In the case of a motor-cycle:

(a) all letters and figures shall be 45 mm high. Every part of every letter and figure shall be at least 7 mm, but not more than 9 mm, broad; and the total width of space taken by every letter or figure shall, except for the figure “1”, be a minimum of 25 mm and a maximum of 30 mm;

(b) the space between any letter and adjoining figure or between adjoining figures or between the hyphen and adjoining figures shall be a minimum of 7,5 mm and the margin around the registration plate shall be a minimum of 10 mm;

(c) the hyphen shall be at least 15 mm in length and shall be at least 7 mm, but not more than 9 mm, broad.

  1. All letters and figures of the registration mark and number on every registration plate:

(a) shall be raised at least 1 mm, but not more than 2 mm, above the surface of the plate and shall be indelibly inscribed;

(b) shall, when they appear on a rear registration plate in 2 lines, not include a hyphen, and the distance between the 2 lines shall be not less than 15 mm.

Part II: Style of Registration Marks and Numbers

A B C D E F

G H I J K L

M N O P Q R

S T U V W X

Y Z 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 0

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