Vehicle Numbers in Delhi
Here is something that might be strange to you but is something that I have been noticing for past few days and it looks extremely innovative to me.
Look how.
Look at some of the numbers of vehicles registered in Delhi:
DL9C N 0144
DL8C A 5876
DL6C H 546
DL2S 8989
DL1R 5645
DL1R 4234
DL1T X 7865
DL1V 6754
Did you notice the common thing between them (other than that they are begining from DL) or the format that they follow?
Let me tell you what I have noticed.
They all follow a common nomenclature i.e.
DLXY A ZZZZ
Where:
DL stands for Delhi
X – is the running digit.
Y – the most important part of the number that identifies the type of the vehicle.
C – Car
S – Scooter
R – Rickshaw
V – Van
T – Taxi
X and Y together identifies the transport authority that they belong to.
A – running alphabet
ZZZZ - runing 4 digit numeric to identify the vehicle.
This may be an assumption but it is what I could make out from the numbers.
If you think otherwise, do let me know.
Update: 21st Aug 2010
X is not a running digit but is alone responsible to identify the authority and Y identifies the class of the vehicle.
Delhi has 9 authorities:
- M.L.O. HQ, 5/9 Under Hill Road, Delhi – Distt. Zonal – 01
- Tilak Marg, New Delhi – Distt. Zonal – 02
- Seikh Sarai Authority, New Delhi, Distt Zonal – 03
- Janak Puri, New Delhi. District Zonal – 04
- Loni Road, Delhi. District Zonal – 05
- Sarai Kale Khan, New Delhi. District Zonal – 06
- Anand Vihar Zonal Office, Delhi. District Zonal – 07
- Ashok Vihar Zonal Office, Delhi. District Zonal – 08
- Palam Authority, New Delhi. District Zonal – 09
I am just guessing we have one in Vasant Kunj, recently opened, if I am right, then yes we have 10 authorities.
