Procurement of Number Plates in Punjab Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Department

Abstract

The Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control (ET&NC) Department issues number plates to motor vehicle owners at the time of registration of motor vehicle under the relevant provisions of the Provincial Motor Vehicles Ordinance, 1965 and the Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules, 1969. The registration number is allotted immediately upon payment of the fee and submission of documents, but number plates are issued after a gap of one week and delivered through a courier service along with registration documents. The department registers approximately 1.9 million vehicles during an average year, the bulk of which are motorcycles (85%). The annual requirement of number plates comes to around 2 million.