ISLAMABAD: After a gap of nine months the Islamabad Traffic Police on Tuesday again launched a campaign against fancy and unauthorised registration number plates and this time they only fined the violator.

In January, the ITP launched a similar campaign and also imposed a ban on display of non-pattern and unauthorised registration number plates and their manufacturers.

When contacted the Islamabad Traffic Police SSP Malik Matloob said when a rule was constantly being violated it needed to be checked, therefore, the police have started the campaign.

“The use of unauthorised and non-pattern registration number plate has increased to a maximum and need to be restricted,” he added.

“Use of such registration number plate is a violation of rule and not a crime so the police do not intend to ban the number plate or impound vehicles,” he said.

“The users of the unauthorised nuber plate will only serve a ticket of Rs200,” he said.

Replying to a question, the SSP said similar campaigns were launched on a number of occasions but they remained unproductive.

The SSP urged the motorists to display only those number plates on their vehicles which were issued by excise an taxation officer.

Published in Dawn, October 15th , 2014