Newly registered vehicles will now be issued their number plates within one week of registration, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, Retired Air Vice Marshal Thushara Fernando announced.
Addressing the media, he explained that the production of number plates for vehicles registered between June 10 and August 31 this year has already been completed, and going forward, the process will be streamlined to ensure plates are delivered promptly.
In addition, all electric vehicles registered this year, including cars, SUVs, three‑wheelers and motorcycles, will be issued with green number plates for both front and rear.
This change will allow police officers to easily identify electric vehicles when checking revenue licences. While the background colour will be green for EVs, other features such as the Department of Motor Traffic reference will remain unchanged, he said.
Fernando noted that for other vehicles, yellow plates are issued for the rear and white plates for the front.
He added that the issuance of pending number plates for 2024, 2025 and 2026 is expected to be completed within the next six months. (Newswire)