Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Rajkot Bans Fuel Sales to Vehicles Without Number Plates
A city in India called Rajkot made a new rule about cars and bikes.
The rule says that vehicles without a number plate cannot buy petrol or diesel.
A number plate is the metal sign on a vehicle that shows its special number.
The police found more than 100 vehicles without number plates during their checks.
Officials say some people use such vehicles to steal things or commit other crimes without being caught.
So the city decided to stop giving fuel to these vehicles for the next two months.
Fuel stations that break the rule and sell fuel anyway could get in trouble with the law.
The city hopes this rule will make roads safer and help police catch bad people.
Rajkot has become the first city in Gujarat to ban fuel sales to vehicles without registered number plates.
The measure is effective immediately and will remain in force for two months, with no exemptions.
Police found over 100 vehicles without number plates during each of their 15-day enforcement drives.
Officials say untraceable vehicles are linked to reckless driving, road accidents, armed robbery, and broader anti-social behaviour.
Fuel stations supplying fuel to vehicles without number plates could face legal action under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Who
- Rajkot city police and administration, led by Joint Commissioner of Police Chaitanya Mandlik
- What
- Banned the sale of petrol and diesel to vehicles without registered number plates
- When
- Announced on Tuesday, effective immediately for two months
- Where
- Rajkot, Gujarat, India
- Why
- To address security threats and crimes linked to untraceable vehicles without number plates
- City
- Rajkot, Gujarat
- Measure
- Ban on petrol and diesel sales to vehicles without registered number plates
- Duration
- Two months, effective immediately
- Scope
- All vehicles across the city, no exemptions
- Prior Enforcement
- 15-day drives; over 100 vehicles without number plates found per drive
- Penalty for Violators
- Legal action under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for fuel stations
- Official
- Joint Commissioner of Police Chaitanya Mandlik