How does ValetBee handle plates?

Staff type the plate, or photograph it in the staff app so the number is filled in for them to check. ValetBee strips spaces and dashes, corrects common letter/digit mix-ups by position, and rejects anything that is not a valid Indian format. The plate photo is read on the phone and is not uploaded.

What about older plates with fewer than four digits?

ValetBee expects the four-digit number used on current plates. Enter shorter numbers with leading zeros, for example DL1C0456.

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Understanding Indian Vehicle Registration Formats

A practical guide to Indian number plate formats (state series and Bharat series) and the mistakes that creep in when plates are written down or read by software.

1. Standard registration numbers

Most Indian plates have four parts: a two-letter state or UT code (such as MH, DL, KA or TS), a district code, an optional series of letters, and a four-digit number. For example: TS 09 AB 1234.

2. Bharat (BH) series

BH series plates start with the two-digit year of registration, then BH, four digits and one or two letters, for example 22 BH 1234 AA. Any valet system used in India should accept them.

3. Common mix-ups

Whether a plate is typed by hand or read by a camera, the same confusions appear: the letter O and the digit 0, I and 1, Z and 2. Because each position in an Indian plate is either a letter or a digit, many of these can be corrected automatically.

Frequently asked questions

How does ValetBee handle plates?: Staff type the plate, or photograph it in the staff app so the number is filled in for them to check. ValetBee strips spaces and dashes, corrects common letter/digit mix-ups by position, and rejects anything that is not a valid Indian format. The plate photo is read on the phone and is not uploaded.
What about older plates with fewer than four digits?: ValetBee expects the four-digit number used on current plates. Enter shorter numbers with leading zeros, for example DL1C0456.

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