Transport Department Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi notified amendment in Delhi motor vehicle rules 1993 regarding open auction of available series of registration marks for non Transport four Wheeled Vehicles.

       Now the Transport Department has decided to auction the fancy registration numbers for four Wheeled Vehicles by online auction. The auction will be conducted by the Delhi Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation (DTIDC) on behalf of the Transport Department Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Office of DTIDC is located at 2^nd floor, ISBT, Kashmere Gate. The residents of Delhi will be eligible to obtain fancy registration numbers through e-auction. The following numbers have been designated as fancy registration numbers and the corresponding minimum reserve price is as mentioned below:-

Initially about 140 fancy numbers will be put to e-auction in the first round. The desirous and eligible persons can participate in the e-auction by registering online. After successful on-line registration the person will receive a unique acknowledgement number (UAN). The online registration will be open for about one week. After Online registration the participating person/bidder will have to deposit a demand draft issued by any nationalized bank in the office of DTIDC at ISBT Kashmere Gate. The amount of the demand draft will be the reserve price of the desired fancy number. After depositing the demand draft the person will be eligible to participate in the online bidding process. After completion of registration process of about one week, the online bidding process will be held for three days. One person can bid for ten fancy registration vehicle numbers against one unique acknowledgement number of registration (UAN). However one person will be allocated only one fancy registration number against each UAN.

One person or entity may be desirous of obtaining more than one fancy registration number for more than one vehicle. This is permitted. However, for obtaining fancy registration number for more than one vehicle the person/entity will have to register separately for each vehicle and obtain Unique Acknowledgement Numbers (UAN). For example if one person/entity has Four vehicles and wants a fancy registration number for each of the Four vehicles then the person / entity will have to register on the website separately for each vehicle and obtain four different Unique Acknowledge Number(UAN). Thereafter the person/entity can participate in the bidding process separately for each UAN.

The result of the bidding process will be published on the Transport Department website http://transport.delhi.gov.in. The successful bidder will have to deposit the bid amount within three working days. The amount to be deposited will be the successful bid amount minus the reserve price already deposited as demand draft. After depositing the remaining amount the successful bidder will be given the allotment letter of fancy registration number. If bidder is found to be highest bidder (H1) bidder for more than one Fancy registration number, then the number for which he has quoted the highest bid amount, will only be allotted to him for each UAN. In case of more than 1 applicant applying at Minimum Reserve Price and where no further incremental bid is made by any of these applicants, that Fancy Registration Number will be allotted by the e-auction system through RANDOM selection. If the successful bidder fails to deposit the balance amount within the prescribed time, then the reserve price deposited by him shall be forfeited. If no Fancy Registration number is allocated to the applicant, the Minimum Reserve Price amount will be refunded back to the applicant. No interest shall be paid by the Transport department on the reserve price deposited by the bidder. The guidelines and instructions for the bidders will be available on the website. A helpline will also be established for guiding the interested persons.