The Transport Department has extended the deadline for reserving fancy or special vehicle registration numbers. Owners of newly purchased vehicles can now select and reserve preferred numbers within two months of temporary registration, failing which the system will automatically allot a regular number.
Published Date – 11 June 2026, 12:40 PM
Hyderabad: The Transport Department has extended the time available for owners of newly purchased vehicles to reserve fancy or special registration numbers.
The department has announced that vehicle owners can now choose and reserve their preferred registration numbers within two months from the date of issuance of the Temporary Registration (TR).
Under the existing ‘Vahan’ system, a Temporary Registration issued for a new vehicle remains valid for 30 days. However, to provide greater convenience to vehicle owners, the Transport Department has decided to allow a two-month window from the TR issuance date for reserving fancy or special registration numbers.
Transport Department officials have advised vehicle owners who opted for a fancy number at the time of purchase but have not yet reserved one to do so at the earliest.
The department further warned that if a fancy or special number is not reserved within the two-month period, the ‘Vahan’ software will automatically assign a routine or random registration number to the vehicle.
The Transport Department has urged eligible vehicle owners to complete the reservation process within the stipulated timeframe to avoid automatic allocation of a regular registration number by the system.
According to the department, once the two-month deadline expires, the ‘Vahan’ platform will automatically generate and allot a standard registration number, leaving no further opportunity to select a fancy or special number.
