The Punjab government has opened online registration for the auction of premium vehicle registration numbers for motorcycles, private cars, and commercial vehicles.
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Faisal Yousaf said citizens can participate in bidding from home without visiting Excise Department offices. He added that the platform will publish information about successful bidders.
How to Register for the Punjab Vehicle Number Auction Interested citizens can apply until November 30 through the e-Auction mobile application or web portal .
Under the department’s e-auction policy, applicants must first check whether their preferred number is available. They can then select it and pay a non-refundable participation fee of Rs. 100 through e-Pay.
Applicants must provide their personal details, CNIC or NTN, and the vehicle’s chassis number. They must also deposit the reserve price or average price, whichever is higher, for their selected registration number.
Once the system approves their registration, applicants receive a system-generated login ID and password to participate in bidding. Each Automated Identification Number (AIN) allows an applicant to contest one registration number.
Those seeking numbers for multiple vehicles must register each vehicle separately and obtain a separate AIN through their login credentials.
The department will allot the number only to a vehicle owned by the applicant, firm or company, including a vehicle the applicant acquires through ownership transfer.
Reserve Prices for Premium Registration Numbers The published policy sets the following minimum reserve prices for selected attractive numbers: Bidding Increments and Auction Results Participants can increase their bids in multiples of Rs.
500 for four-wheelers and Rs200 for other vehicles. The department’s general policy provides a three-day registration window. Normally, the system announces results at 9pm that day.
However, a highest bid placed during the final 15 minutes triggers an automatic one-minute extension for the contested number. Further extensions continue until no bidder challenges the highest offer during the additional minute.
Payment, Registration and Cancellation Rules Successful bidders must pay the auction amount in addition to the prescribed vehicle registration fee. They must also register their vehicles within 15 days of the result announcement.
In exceptionally compelling circumstances, the Director of Excise and Taxation may allow a further 30 days to complete registration. Paying the auction amount does not immediately authorise the winner to display the number.
The owner must first complete the vehicle’s registration. If a successful bidder fails to pay within the required period, the department can forfeit the deposited reserve amount and cancel the allotted number.
The policy also provides for adjusting applicants’ initial reserve or average-price deposits against the relevant vehicle registration fee challan.
This applies to both successful and unsuccessful applicants, subject to the vehicle and identity details supplied during registration. The department pays no interest on deposited reserve amounts.
It also retains the right to cancel bidding or the final allocation of a particular number.
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