Kathmandu – The Department of Transport Management has announced that embossed number plates will be mandatory on all vehicles starting from October 17 (Ashwin1).

Issuing a notice, the department urged vehicle owners who are still using regular number plates to switch to the high-tech embossed number plates.

According to the department, from October 17 onward, vehicles will not be allowed to proceed with registration, ownership transfer, or renewal without installing embossed number plates.

The cost for installing the plates has been set at 2,500 rupees for motorcycles, 2,900 rupees for three-wheelers, 3,200 rupees for four-wheelers, and 3,600 rupees for heavy vehicles.